Photo Pool
The Photo Pool is the panel on the left side of the window. It shows all the photos you have imported into the current project. Think of it as your working collection — photos wait here until you put them on a page, and you can add more at any time.
Working with photos
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Click a photo | Select it (deselects others) |
Ctrl+click | Add or remove a photo from the selection |
Shift+click | Select a range of photos at once |
Ctrl+A (cursor in Pool) | Select all photos |
| Drag one or more photos | Carry them over to a page or a new-page drop area |
Delete (with photos selected) | Remove selected photos from the project |
Dragging photos onto pages
To place a photo on a specific page, click it to select it (or select several), then drag it over to that page in the Central Panel. When you release the mouse, fotobuch places the photo in the next available slot.
You can also drag photos to the dashed area between pages. Dropping there creates a brand new page and puts your photos on it.
If pages already exist, select the photos and press P — fotobuch will distribute them across the existing pages by timestamp. To create the initial layout, click Rebuild in the toolbar (with nothing selected) and confirm.
Photo states
- Unplaced — the photo has not been put on any page yet; shown normally.
- Placed — the photo is already on one or more pages; shown with a small badge.
Adding more photos
Click Add in the toolbar (or press Ctrl+O) to open a folder picker and import additional photos. Photos you have already imported are recognised automatically and skipped, even if you pick the same folder again.