Printing with Paint Shop Pro X3

[Grampadave]

I am new to Paint Shop Pro. I would like to find out how I can print more than one picture on the same page. eg. 4 copies of 3.5" x 5". These may be of the same picture or of different pictures.

Thanks in Advance
Grampadave

[df]

Try clicking File > Print Layout. Once the Print Layout screen comes up, click File > Open Templates to find the template you want to use, then click File > Open Image to find more images for you to print with.

Play around with it a bit before you try printing anything important. It's somewhat clunky, if you try to put a series of portrait oriented images into a landscape oriented frame you'll have to turn every image by yourself. If you try to move one image when you have Apply Placement To All Cells (under Edit) activated it won't let you move anything.

[LeviFiction]

Just like DF, who beat me to the punch, says.

Print Layouts.

A print layout allows you to arrange all of your open photos into a single page. There are templates you can use to give you a good starting point if you want as well.

However, something Df said is not entirely correct. If you want the images in landscape mode you don't have to rotate the images you can rotate the layout.

Keep in mind that the layout is based on your printer settings. So if you want borderless, or a specific sized piece of paper, or even just in landscape view you have to change your printer settings to get the view in Print Layout to update so you know exactly what you're dealing with.

Of course you also have to make sure that your image is 3.5'' x 5''. You said you're new to Paint Shop Pro so I can assume you know what size your images are but I just want to make sure. Df, could probably give you better help on getting your images the correct size but here is what little I know on the subject.

First see if the image needs resizing, Go to the menu and select (Image->Image Information) or press (Shift + I). In this dialog you should see size in pixels, inches, and the resolution in pixels per inch. If it says 3.5'' x5'' you're good to go.

If you image is not set up to print at 3.5'' x 5'' you can force it to print at this size with the crop tool if your image isn't the correct aspect ratio: This video might help it might not. Just thought I'd show it off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCUarE9NKxU

You can also use the Resize command. (Image->Resize) Just make sure that you turn off resampling or else it'll actually resize the image either throwing out pixels or creating them. Which is almost never pretty.

To turn off resampling look at the bottom of the dialog and select "Advanced Settings" and the dialog should extend lower you'll see "Resample Using" checked. Deselect that to turn resampling off. At the top you'll see the proposed Width, Height, and resolution of the image. Change the size to 3.5 and 5 in the proper areas and it'll adjust the resolution for you. If it won't let you get the exact size you want you may have to settle or use the crop tool to remove excess pixels.

Hope this helps a little.

[Grampadave]

Thanks to the both of you for you help.
Would it not be much simpler for Corel to place all of these templetes in their print setup under a title of
Print Multiple Picture on Single Page and then have the software either reduce or increase the picture to fit onto the paper for you, as is in most far less expensive Photo Software.

Thanks Again
Grampadave

[LeviFiction]

It could be simpler and a lot more automated but they mix simplicity with options. Not necessarily always very well though. XD

Honestly, the power I get in Paint Shop Pro by comparison to much less expensive pieces of software that automate most of the options makes any manual work worth it for me personally. This is especially true because most automated systems suck.

[MikeRoger]

Well what i believe it is much easy to create this design printing from the Corel.
I personally do not have any experience of paint shop pro.