Print module panels and tools
The
Print module lets you specify the page layout and print options
for printing photos and contact sheets on your printer.
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The Print module
- A.
- Template Browser
- B.
- Panels
for specifying layout and output options
- C.
- Show Previous
Page and Show Next Page buttons
- D.
- Page number
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.
