How do I change the Pad Style? (Pro)

To change the style of the Pad paper, please follow these steps:

1. Click the Customize icon on the Pad toolbar:

2. Choose the “Pad Styles” sub nav:

3. Select which pad style you like and want to use for the entry in question:

There’s a total of 24 pad styles to choose from, each unique to Penzu. Unfortunately you can’t upload your own pad style at this time.

To make every entry in a journal have the same pad style, click on the “Make Default” link below the swatch:

For more information on customizing your Penzu, visit this link: http://penzu.com/customize

How do I customize the background of an entry? (Pro)

You can customize the background of an entry in two ways: by choosing from our amazing collection of 36 stock backgrounds, or uploading your own.

STOCK BACKGROUNDS

To change your background to a stock background (ones provided and designed by Penzu), follow these steps:

1. Select the Customize icon from the Pad toolbar:

2. Make sure the “Stock Backgrounds” sub-nav is selected:

3. Choose your background by scrolling through the swatches:

4. When you find the background you like, click “Select” to add it to the current entry. Once selected a green checkmark will appear on that swatch:

If you’d like every entry in that journal to have that background, choose “Make Default” underneath the swatch:

CUSTOM BACKGROUNDS

To add a custom background to an entry, either with a tiled image or a large photo, follow these steps:

1. Click the Customize icon on the Pad toolbar:

2. Choose the “Custom Backgrounds” sub-nav:

3. Click on the “Upload” button in the Upload Image swatch to bring up the upload popup:

4. Choose a background from your computer by clicking the “Choose File” button:

5. Click “Done” and the photo will appear as your background! It will also appear in the Customize swatch list:

You can choose to make the photo your default background by clicking Make Default below the image swatch:

Background images are sized to be 1280 pixels wide at the most if the image you uploaded is larger than that. Beyond 1280 pixels, your image will tile by default.

If you’d like to add a color as a custom background, you can do so with our color picker:

1. Click the “Choose” button on the Custom Color swatch:

2. Select the color you want from the color picker:

The middle square is the brightness of that color, while the outer ring is the hue.

3. Choose “Set Color” to add that color as your background and have it appear as a swatch in the tray: