Laying out photos in a picture package



    Choose a Picture Package template

    A Picture Package template allows you to print one photo in a variety of sizes on one or more pages.

    1. In the Library, select the photo you want to print.
    2. In the Template Browser of the Print module, select a Picture Package template.
      Note: Confirm the type of template you’ve chosen by looking in the Layout Engine panel to see if the template is a Grid or Picture Package template.

    The preset templates appear under the Lightroom Templates folder, but you can add new folders and custom templates. Click the arrow next to a folder to expand or collapse it.

    Specify picture package cell options

     In the Image Settings panel of the Print module, select any of the following options:
    Zoom To Fill
    Fills the entire image cell with a photo, cropping the edges of the image as necessary.

    Rotate To Fit
    Rotates images if necessary to produce the largest image that fits in each image cell.

    Photo Border
    Adds a border of the specified width to the photo in each image cell.

    Inner Stroke
    Adds an inner stroke of the specified width and color to the photo in each image cell.

    View picture package page guides

    1. In the Rulers, Grid & Guides panel, select whether you want to view a page ruler, a layout grid, and page bleed guides.
    2. Specify a unit of measurement for the ruler, grid snap behavior, and whether to display image size with the bleed layout.
    3. Turn Cut Guides on in the Overlays panel to view cut lines.

    Customize a picture package layout

    You can add as many image cells as you like to a picture package layout, and arrange them on the page automatically or manually. Lightroom offers six standard photo cell sizes. If you add more photos than fit on a page, Lightroom automatically adds pages to the layout.

    1. In the Cells panel, click to add cells in the desired size or sizes to the layout. Lightroom optimizes their placement on the page for the fewest cuts.
      Note: Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to duplicate a cell.
    2. (Optional) Drag the image cells on the page to rearrange them.
    3. Select any of the following options:
      New Page
      Adds a page to the layout.

      Auto Layout
      Optimizes the arrangement of the photos on the page for the fewest cuts.

      Clear Layout
      Erases the page layout.

      Note: To delete a page, click the red X in the upper-left corner of the page in the work area.
    4. (Optional) To resize a cell, select it in the work area and drag the handles from the side or from a corner. Or adjust the Height or Width slider in the Cells panel.

    You can save custom picture package layouts as a custom print template.