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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
Printing photos
The Print module includes the following panels:
Preview
Displays the layout of a template. Moving the pointer over a template name in the Template Browser displays
the page layout for that template in the Preview panel.
Template Browser
Selects or previews the layout for printing photos. Templates are organized into folders that include
Lightroom presets and user-defined templates.
Collections
Displays the collections in the catalog.
Layout Engine
Indicates whether the selected template is a Grid or Picture Package layout. Grid layouts let you print
one or more photos at the same size on one or more pages. Picture Package layouts let you print one photo in various
sizes on one or more pages.
Image Settings
Determines how the photos fill the cells in a page layout.
Layout
(grid layouts) Specifies margins, number of rows and columns, and cell size in a Grid page layout.
Guides
(grid layouts) Shows rulers, bleeds, margins, image cells, and dimensions in a Grid page layout.
Rulers, Grid & Guides
(picture package layouts) Determines whether and how rulers, page grid, and bleeds appear in
Picture Package layouts.
Cells
(picture package layouts) Adds cells and pages to Picture Package layouts.
Overlays
Specifies the text and other items that get printed with the photos.
Print Job
Specifies the print resolution, color management, and sharpening.
The Print module also has controls for opening the Print Setup dialog box (Windows) or Page Setup dialog box
(Mac
OS) to set the print orientation and paper size, and for opening the Print Setup dialog box (Windows) or Print
dialog box (Mac
OS) to choose a printer and specify printer driver settings.
Note:
Although it’s possible to set the Scale value in the printer’s Advanced Options dialog box (Windows) or Page Setup
dialog box (Mac OS), it’s best to leave it at 100%. Changing the scale in these printer dialog boxes applies a second scaling
operation to any scaling you set in Lightroom, so your photos may not print at the size you expect.
For a video about all of the output modules in Lightroom, go to
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2212_lrm
.
For a video about using the Print module in Lightroom, go to
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2214_lrm
.
Specify paper size
1
In the Print module, click the Page Setup button.
2
In the Print Setup dialog box (Windows) or Page Setup dialog box (Mac
OS), choose a printer from the Name
(Windows) or Format For (Mac
OS) menu.
Note:
(Mac OS) Choose Any Printer from the Format For menu if you want to apply the page setup settings to all printers
used by your computer.
3
Choose a paper size from the Size (Windows) or Paper Size (Mac
OS) menu.
4
Choose an orientation.
Note:
(Mac OS) It’s best to leave the Scale at 100% and let Lightroom scale the image to the page using a specific template.
Changing the Scale setting might cause your photo to print at a size you weren’t expecting.
Set up a printer
1
In the Print module, click the Print Settings button.
Updated 03 September 2009