Getting One 5x7


Getting One 5x7", Two 2.5x3.5", and Four Wallet-Size Photos on One Print

I've often joked that we're now one click away from becoming a Sears Portrait Studio since Adobe invented the Picture Package feature, which lets you gang-print the standard, common photo sizes together on one sheet. With Picture Package, Elements does all the work for you. All you have to do is open the photo you want gang-printed, and then Elements will take it from thereexcept for the manual cutting of the final print, which is actually beyond Elements' capabilities. So far.

Step One

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Open the photo in the Elements Editor that you want to appear in a variety of sizes on one page, and then go under the File menu and choose Print Multiple Photos.

Step Two

When the dialog appears, on the right-hand side choose which printer you want to use. Then in section 2, choose Picture Package from the pop-up menu.

Step Three

In the third section down, choose the sizes and layout for your Picture Package from the Select a Layout pop-up menu. In this example, I chose Letter (1) 5x7 (2) 2.5x3.5 (4) 2x2.5, but you can choose any combination you like.

Step Four

Even though you've chosen a layout, only one photo will appear in the layout preview in the center of the dialog. You'll need to click the Fill Page With First Photo checkbox to place your image multiple times.

Step Five

When you click Print, Elements 4.0 automatically resizes, rotates, and compiles your photos into one printable page that you can then cut. This is a simple use of Picture Package, but it's actually more flexible than it looks, as you'll see in the next step.

Step Six

Another option you have is to add a custom frame around the photos in your Picture Package. To add a frame, just choose one from the Select a Frame pop-up menu and your choice will be immediately reflected in the preview.

Step Seven

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If you'd like to create more Picture Package layouts using your same settings, all you have to do is import another photo. You do that by first clicking on the Add button near the bottom left-hand corner of the dialog. This brings up the Add Photos dialog, where you can find the photo you want to import from the Photo Browser, the Catalog, etc. Just click on the checkbox to the left of the image's thumbnail in the dialog, and click Add Selected Photos. Once imported, a small thumbnail of your photo will appear in the list of photos on the left side of the dialog (you can see a second photo has been added in the capture shown here).

Step Eight

To see the layout with your new photo, click the right-facing arrow button just below the large preview in the center of the dialog. It will toggle you to a layout for your second photo. If you import several photos, you'll be able to toggle to a layout for each photo.

Step Nine

If you're a more advanced user who understands Color Management options and assigning color profiles, you can click on the More Options button, located directly below the preview, and assign a color space to your photos before printing. But if you're not comfortable making these choices, just skip the More Options button.

Step Ten

Click Print and here's how your additional Picture Package output will look.



The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers
The Photoshop Elements 4 Book for Digital Photographers
ISBN: 0321384830
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 201
Authors: Scott Kelby

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