Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
In Lightroom 4, Adobe gives you the option to break away from the structured
cell layouts of previous versions to create your own custom cell layouts in any
size, shape, and placement, using a Print layout style called “Custom Package.”
Here's where you can create photos in any size and any layout you want,
without being tied into a grid.
Step One:
Start up at the top in the Layout Style
panel by clicking on Custom Package (we
want to start from scratch, so if you see
any cells already in place, go to the Cells
panel and click the Clear Layout button at
the bottom of the Add to Package section).
There are two ways to get photos onto your
page: The first is to go down to the Filmstrip
and simply to drag-and-drop images right
onto your page (as seen here). The image
appears inside its own fully resizable cell, so
you can just drag one of the corner handles
to resize the image (the image you see here
came in pretty small, so I resized it to nearly
fill the bottom of the page). It will resize
proportionally by default, but if you turn
off the Lock to Photo Aspect Ratio check-
box (at the bottom of the Cells panel), then
it acts like a regular cell with Zoom to Fill
turned on, in that you can crop the photo
using the cell. More on that in a minute.
Step Two:
Go ahead and hit the Clear Layout button,
so you can try the other way to get your
images into your layout, which is to create
the cells first, arrange them where you want,
then drag-and-drop your images into those
cells. You do this by going to the Cells panel,
and in the Add to Package section, just click
on the size you want. For example, if you
wanted to add a 3x7” cell, you'd just click on
the 3x7 button (as shown here) and it creates
an empty cell that size on the page. Now you
can just click inside the cell and drag it any-
where you'd like on the page. Once it's where
you like it, you can drag-and-drop a photo
into that cell from the Filmstrip.
