Templates contain layouts for printing your photos,
including any text overlays and print job settings. The Lightroom
Template Browser in the Print module contains premade templates
for common tasks, such as making contact sheets. The Template Browser
also lists custom templates you have saved. Moving the pointer over
a name in the Template Browser displays its page layout in the Preview
panel at the top of the left column. Clicking a template name displays
a preview of selected photos in the work area. The preview updates
when you choose a different template or specify different print
options, such as add text overlays.
Lightroom offers three types of layout templates:
Single Image/Contact Sheet templates let you print one
or more photos all at the same size in various configurations, such
as in a 2-up greeting card.
Picture Package templates let you print one photo in various
sizes, such as for school photos and wedding portraiture.
Custom Package templates let you print various photos at
various sizes, in any configuration.
All templates have image cells for containing photos and margin
information. If you specify overlay options, a template can also
contain text areas. The image cells and margins in a template scale
to accommodate the paper size you specify.
Print job settings, including the paper size and printer, are
also saved in a print template.
You can create new templates by modifying the settings of existing
templates. Select a template, use the controls in the right panels,
specify the paper size and printer settings in the toolbar, and
then add a custom template. You can also modify the image cells
in a template by dragging the margin guides or cell boundaries.
Layout setting modifications, overlays, and print job specifications can
be saved as a custom template.
