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Can I select and print multiple files in Photoshop with one command?

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March 20, 2017
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I find myself frequently selecting several hundred files to make contact sheets (using bridge) and then can find no way to print all of them at once in Photoshop.

Is there some solution to this? some command that prints all open files? I know it can be done in Lightroom, but that doesn't help since these files have not been imported to Lightroom and are just for a one time use...

thanks,

tom

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

You can also create an Action to print and close and run that via Automate > Batch command.

A script can be used to force the suppression of any dialogs.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/batch-processing-for-a-print-action-of-multiple-files-has-annoying-quot-the-command-print-is-not/m-p/14007050

Stephen Marsh

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You can also create an Action to print and close and run that via Automate > Batch command.

A script can be used to force the suppression of any dialogs.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/batch-processing-for-a-print-action-of-multiple-files-has-annoying-quot-the-command-print-is-not/m-p/14007050

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MATTHEW3678347307vd

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I know this is an outdated post, but I came here trying to do the same thing. On a whim I created an Action that prints the open file, saves the file and closes it out. I ran it and it worked like a charm.

SausalitoDogAuthor

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Zaid-

Many thanks. I took so long to reply because I had trouble first finding out what the Output module was and then installing it correctly.

All is good. It's exactly what I was looking for....my life just got a lot simpler :-)

cheers,

tom

Zaid Al Hilali

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You're wlcome mate, glad it worked out for you.

Derek Cross

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Try (in Photoshop): File > Automate > Contact Sheet II ...

SausalitoDogAuthor

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Thanks, Derek

I'm creating the contact sheets with the same format using Bridge>Tools>Photoshop>Contact sheet II but this creates multiple contact sheets and they need to be printed one by one. Do you know of a way to select all of them and print them all with one command?

thanks,

tom

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ahmad al haj qasem

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hey

please check this link maybe it will help you

Print photos in a picture package layout in Photoshop

SausalitoDogAuthor

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THANKS, Ahmad

Looks like that might work but it seems to be more effort than just using the Contact Sheet II extension in Bridge or PS...and I can't see how you would print the multiple contact sheets created in one command. I'm generally talking about 100-200 files put into contact sheets that are 3x4 frames, so it is a lot of printing.

appreciate the suggestion though

tom

Zaid Al Hilali

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I would use "Output" workspace in Adobe Bridge to print contact sheet with several images in a page or a single image per page. Surely the resulted file is a PDF with high res. or whatever resolution you specify, then print all pages from Adobe Reader/Acrobat.

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