Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The Collections panel in the Print module has a hidden feature—
it can remember the last print layout you used for each collection (even
if you created it from scratch, and didn't save it as a template). However,
there is one big “Gotcha!” and you're about to learn how to avoid it.
Step One:
First, click the Page Setup button (at the
bottom of the left side Panels area), and
choose a 13x19" page size. Then, in the
Print module's Collections panel, click on a
collection, and in the Filmstrip, Command-
click (PC: Ctrl-click) on three photos you
want to appear in your print layout. In
the Layout panel, set your Left, Right, and
Top Margins to 0.75 in, and your bottom
to 5.00 in. Set your Page Grid to 1 Rows
and 3 Columns. Now, set your cell Height
to around 13.25 in, Width to 3.50 in, and
Horizontal Cell Spacing to 0.50 in. In the
Image Settings panel, turn off the Rotate
to Fit checkbox, but turn on the Zoom to
Fill checkbox. Go to the Page panel and
turn on your Identity Plate, and position
it like you see here. Let's say, at this point,
you either made a print of this layout, or
saved it as a JPEG file (it's actually not nec-
essary to print it now, but this is the point
where you'd normally print, right?).
Step Two:
Now switch to a different collection of
images, select one or more photos down
in the Filmstrip, then go up to the Template
Browser and click on Fine Art Mat (as seen
here). So far, so good. Now, if you were to
go to the Collections panel and click on that
same collection you used in Step One, it
actually remembers which layout you used
last with that collection of photos—even if
you didn't save it as a template (go ahead
and try that now, and you'll see what I
mean). This is a good thing, but there's a
“gotcha” that might getcha if you don't
take things one step further.
