Importing and exporting page layouts for chapters, sections, and pages

You can import and export page layouts. This will enable you to add page layouts for use within your titles (import) and save a copy of a page layout (export) in a location for easy access for sharing or emailing. Custom layout files contain the .alt file extension.

To import a page layout:

In the Title Explorer, select the chapter, section, or page to which you want to import the page layout and click the Properties ribbon. Alternatively, double-click the chapter, section, or page to display the corresponding Properties ribbon.
In the Page Layout group, click Manage. The Manage Page Layouts window opens.
Click Import Layout to navigate and add a custom layout to the list of available page layouts.
Click Done.

To export a page layout:

In the Title Explorer, select the chapter, section, or page from which you want to export the page layout and click the Properties ribbon. Alternatively, double-click the chapter, section, or page to display the corresponding Properties ribbon.
In the Page Layout group, click Manage. The Manage Page Layouts window opens.
Select the layout you want to export and click Export Layout. The Save As window opens.
Navigate and save the layout to the desired location.
Click Done.