Adding / Editing Photos

Adding & Editing Photo Positions

A photo can be added to the layout by selecting the photo number from one of the spare image dropboxes showing None in the top left corner of the editor window. Alternatively, a photo can be hidden by setting its dropdown list to None.

*You will see as many images as you have specified in the Folder Monitoring setup. Each image can be added numerous times to the layout if required.

In this Guide

• Positioning the Photo
• Photo Layers
• Manually Positioning

Positioning the Photo

The size, position, and rotation of the photo can be edited by left-clicking on the photo to select it and then using the mouse or keyboard cursor keys.

Move

Move the photo by moving the mouse to the center of the photo (a hand cursor will be displayed). Then hold down the left mouse button and drag the photo to the new position.

*Hold down the shift key to limit the movement to a horizontal or vertical direction only.

Alternatively, use the left, right, up, and down cursor keys to move the photo one pixel at a time.

*Hold down the shift key and use the cursor keys to move the photo 10 pixels at a time.

Resize

Resize the photo by moving the mouse to one of the circular control handles in the corners (the resize cursor will be displayed). Then hold down the left mouse button and drag the corner to resize the photo. The aspect ratio of the photo will be preserved.

*Hold down the shift key to resize the photo without preserving the aspect ratio (this may result in the photos being cropped when they are printed).

Rotate

Rotate the photo by moving the mouse to the circular control handle at the end of the red dashed line in the center of the photo (the rotate cursor will be displayed). Then hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse to rotate the photo.

Alternatively, hold down the ctrl key and use the left and right cursor keys to rotate the photo in 1/2 degree increments.

*Hold down the ctrl and shift keys and use the left and right cursor keys to rotate the photo in 15-degree increments.

Photo Layers

Photos are printed in the order in which they are defined. If the second photo’s position overlaps the first photo, the second photo will be printed on top of the first photo. You can change the order in which photos are printed by right-clicking on a photo and selecting:

• Move to back
• Move back
• Move forward
• Move to front

Manually Editing the Position

You can enter the photo position and angle directly by clicking on the “…” button for that photo on the left side of the editor window. This will display the Edit Position dialog. Alternatively, you can display the Edit Position dialogue by right-clicking on the photo and selecting Edit image position from the menu.

Pixel Adjustments

The left and top entries specify the distance in pixels of the photo from the left and top edges of the page respectively. The layout in the print editor window will be updated automatically as you change the settings. If the photo isn’t visible, you can press the Move to center button to center it on the page.

The width and height entries specify the width and height of the photo in pixels. To preserve the aspect ratio of the photo, you can enter 0 for the width or height, and the software will replace this with the correct value when you press the OK button.

The angle entry specifies the clockwise rotation of the photo in degrees.

!Entering a width and height with a different aspect ratio from the photos taken by the camera (3:2) will result in the photo being cropped when it is printed.