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zroboy
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December 8, 2016
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printing 4 pictures on 1 piece of paper

  • December 8, 2016
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I have been using elements 1. Yes, 1. The photomerge on it could be used to put 4- 4x5 pictures on one piece of paper to print them on 8.5x11 paper. I am sure this can be done with elements 15 that I just upgraded to but need to figure it out quick. My wife wants pictures printed for tomorrow. Any tips on how to do this with 15. I really don't understand layers yet. Thanks, a 15 beginner

      Correct answer zroboy

      Okay, I did a variation on what Mark suggested.

      1. resize 4 pics to 3.5x5 300 dpi rotated and put in a folder

      2. open photo editor

      3. create blank page 300 dpi 8x10 by using file-new-blank

      4. put the 4 pics in bin

      5. click on blank in bin

      6. drag photos to position using drag tool under select

      7. file- print- select 8x10

      8. change settings

      9. print

      Worked and printed fine. Thanks

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      Mark_Sand
      Inspiring
      December 9, 2016

      Wow, PSE1!  And I thought my PSE2 was old .

      Anyway, in my PSE there is a Picture Package option where you can define 4 4x5's to print.

      I don't know if PSE15 has such an option (I would hope so).

      If not, here is a way to do it.

      1 .Create a blank file 8.5 x 11 and with the same resolution (DPI) as your picture.

      2. Open the picture and select it: Select > All.

      3. Copy the selection to the clipboard: Edit > Copy.

      4. Open the blank file and paste from the clipboard (Edit > Paste). This places the picture on a new

      layer.

      5. Using the Move tool, position the picture in one corner.

      6. Duplicate the layer 3 times and position them.

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        zroboyAuthor
        Participant
        December 9, 2016

        I found print- picture package but it looks nothing like yours. I was able to get 4 photos on a page but that messed up proportions. Only allowed 4 3.5x5. The strange thing is that when I printed the pictures they were muddy. Dark and little contrast. I printed the same pictures with irfanview and they came out fine- but only one at a time. The other process you showed sounds complicated but I will try it later today. Thanks.

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        zroboyAuthorCorrect answer
        Participant
        December 9, 2016

        Okay, I did a variation on what Mark suggested.

        1. resize 4 pics to 3.5x5 300 dpi rotated and put in a folder

        2. open photo editor

        3. create blank page 300 dpi 8x10 by using file-new-blank

        4. put the 4 pics in bin

        5. click on blank in bin

        6. drag photos to position using drag tool under select

        7. file- print- select 8x10

        8. change settings

        9. print

        Worked and printed fine. Thanks

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