Creating layouts

You can create a print layout and position images individually, or you can apply the same settings to all of the images.

By rotating and zooming, you can change the print layout of your images. Images are displayed at 100% magnification by default. You can zoom in to get a closer look at image detail, or zoom out to view a larger portion of the image.

When you use a print layout, you can add descriptive text captions, undo or redo the changes you make, and save the layout for future use as a template.

To add images to a layout

Edit workspace

Open the image that you want to print.

If you want to select more than one file, hold down Ctrl, and click the files. If the files are in sequential order, click the first file, and then press Shift and click the last file.

Choose File

Print Layout to open the Print Layout window.

Thumbnails of the selected images appear on the left side of the window; the page layout appears in the main workspace.

If you want to add additional images to the Print Layout window, choose File

Open Image, and choose the images.

Drag the thumbnails into a template cell or onto the custom layout page.


You can also
Print the page with the current settings	Click the Print button .
Change the print setup options	Choose File Print Setup. In the Print Setup dialog box, make changes to any of the settings.
Close the Print Layout window	Click the Close Print Layout button .

To position images in a layout

Edit workspace

In the Print Layout window, choose a cell.

Click one of the following buttons:

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Fill Template with Image

— fills the template with the image

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Free Format

— lets you manually resize and position the image in the cell

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Size and Center

— retains the image size and centers it in the cell

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Fill Cell with Image

— centers the image and scales it to fill the cell. The aspect ratio is maintained, but parts of the image may not be visible.

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Fit and Center

— centers the image and scales the image to fit entirely inside the cell. The image aspect ratio is maintained.

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Make Cell Elliptical

— creates an elliptical cell shape

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Make Cell Rectangular

— creates a rectangular cell shape

You can display the grid if you want to position images with precision.

To rotate an image in a layout

Edit workspace

In the Print Layout window, select an image.

If you want to rotate multiple images, hold down Shift, and select the images.

On the toolbar, click one of the following buttons:

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Rotate Right

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Rotate Left

To zoom

Edit workspace


To	Do the following
Zoom in	Click the Zoom In 10% button .
Zoom out	Click the Zoom Out 10% button .
Zoom in on a specific area	Click the Zoom to Rectangle button . Drag in the page layout to choose an area to zoom in on.
Zoom to the fill the workspace with the layout	Click the Zoom to Page button .

To create a caption

Edit workspace

Choose File

Print Layout to open the Print Layout window.

Thumbnails of the open images appear on the left side of the window; the page layout appears in the print layout workspace.

Drag the thumbnails into a template cell or onto the custom layout page.

Click the Create a Text Field button

Drag to create the text box.

In the Text Field dialog box, type the text that you want to appear on the printed page.

Set the font, font attribute, and alignment controls.

To continue to use these settings, mark the Retain text settings check box.

Click OK.


You can also
Move the text box in the image	Drag the text box.
Size the text box	Drag the corner handles in or out.
Rotate the text	Right-click the text box, and choose Rotate Right or Rotate Left.

To undo or redo a change to a layout

Edit workspace

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Choose Edit

Undo to undo a change to a layout, or Edit

Redo to redo a change to a layout.

To change the Print Layout workspace

Edit workspace

In the Print Layout window, choose View

Options.

The Print Layout Options dialog box appears.

Choose a unit of measurement from the Units drop-list.

In the Auto Arrange group box, mark one or both of the following check boxes:

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Use borders — creates a border around all images. This option requires you to set values in the Horizontal border size and Vertical border size controls.

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Stretch to fit — automatically enlarges images to fit, while maintaining their aspect ratios

In the Template options group box, do one or both of the following:

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To apply the new default placement option to all cells of the current template, mark the Apply to current template check box.

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To specify the default placement of images in template cells, choose an option from the Default Placement drop-list.

In the Grid Settings group box, mark any of the following check boxes:

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Show Grid — displays the grid

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Snap-to-Grid — snaps images to the gridlines where you position them

If you marked the Show Grid check box, you can also mark the Dot Grid check box to use a dotted-line grid. Clear the check box to use a solid-line grid.

Click OK.


You can also
Change the grid color	Click the Grid color area, and choose a color from the color palette.
Change the horizontal and vertical spacing	Set values in the Horizontal Spacing and Vertical Spacing controls.