Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If you've come up with a layout you really like and want to be able to apply it
at any time with just one click, you need to save it as a template. But beyond just
saving your layout, print templates have extra power, because they can remember
everything from your paper size to your printer name, color management settings,
the kind of sharpening you want applied—the whole nine yards!
Step One:
Go ahead and set up a page with a layout
you like, so you can save it as a print tem-
plate. The page layout here is based on a
13x19" page (you choose your page size by
clicking the Page Setup button at the bot-
tom of the left side Panels area). The layout
uses a Page Grid of 5 Rows and 4 Columns.
The cell sizes are square (around 3 inches
each), and the page has a
½
" margin on the
left, right, and top, with a 3.69" margin at
the bottom. I turned on the Stroke Border
checkbox and changed the color to white,
and turned on my Identity Plate. Also, make
sure the Zoom to Fill checkbox (in the
Image Settings panel) is turned on.
Step Two:
Once it's set up the way you like it, go to the
Template Browser and click the plus sign (+)
button on the right side of the header to
bring up the New Template dialog (shown
here). By default, it wants to save any tem-
plates you create into a folder called User
Templates (you can have a s many folders
of print templates as you like to help you
organize your templates, so for example, you
could have one set for letter-sized templates,
one set for 13x19" templates, one set for
lay
outs that work with portraits, and so on).
To create one of these new template folders ,
click on the Folder pop-up menu (shown
here at bottom), and choose
New Folder
.
Give your template a name, click Create, and
now this template will appear in the folder
you chose. When you hover your cursor over
the template, a preview of the template
will appear up in the Preview panel at the
top of the left side Panels area.
