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Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Creating an Album

Easy-PhotoPrint EX allows you to create your own personalized photo album.

Steps

  1. Start Easy-PhotoPrint EX.

    Starting Easy-PhotoPrint EX

  2. Click Album from Menu.

    The Page Setup screen appears.

    figure: Page Setup screen for Album
  3. Set Paper Size, Orientation, etc. in the General Settings section.

    Note
    • See Help on the paper size that can be selected.

    • You can select whether to display images on the inside of the front and back covers in the Cover Options dialog box. To display the Cover Options dialog box, select Front or Front & Back for Cover and click Options....

    • Select the Double page album checkbox to enable the spread page layout (consisting of two-page master). In a double-page album, you can arrange an image across the left and right pages.

    • You can customize the page numbers (position, font size, etc.) in the Page Number Settings dialog box. To display the Page Number Settings dialog box, select the Page number checkbox and click Settings....

    • You can customize the margins of the front cover, inside pages and back cover in the Margin Settings dialog box. To display the Margin Settings dialog box, click Margins....

  4. Select the theme you want to use from Theme in Sample Layout.

  5. If you want to change the layout, click Layout....

    The Change Layout dialog box appears.

    In the Change Layout dialog box, you can change the layout or select whether to print the date (on which the photo was taken) on the photo.

    Note
    • The layouts that can be selected may vary depending on the Paper Size, Orientation, Double page album, or the type of page selected (front cover, inside pages or back cover).

    • You can customize the date (position, size, color, etc.) in the Date Settings dialog box. To display the Date Settings dialog box, select the Print date checkbox in the Change Layout dialog box and click Date Settings....

  6. If you want to change the background, click Background....

    The Change Background dialog box appears.

    In the Change Background dialog box, you can paint the background in a single color or paste an image file to it.

  7. Click Select Images in the step button area on the left side of the screen.

    The Select Images screen appears.

    figure: Select Images screen for Album
  8. Select the folder that contains the image you want to print from the Folder Tree area.

    The images in the folder will be displayed as thumbnails (miniatures).

    Important
    • If Easy-PhotoPrint EX is started from another application (MP Navigator EX or ZoomBrowser EX), the Folder Tree area will not be displayed.

      The images selected in the application will be displayed as thumbnails.

    Note
  9. Select the image(s) you want to print, and click one of the buttons below.

    To print on the front cover: (Import to Front Cover)

    To print on the inside pages: (Import to Inside Pages)

    To print on the back cover: (Import to Back Cover)

    The selected image(s) is (are) displayed in the selected image area.

    You can also select the image(s) you want to print by dragging it (them) into the selected image area.

    Note
    • To delete an image in the selected image area, select the image you want to delete and click (Delete Imported Image).

      To delete all images from the selected image area, click (Delete All Imported Images).

  10. Click Edit in the step button area on the left side of the screen.

    The Edit screen appears.

    figure: Edit screen for Album
  11. Edit your album if necessary.

    Other Settings

    Important
    • The edit information will be discarded if you exit Easy-PhotoPrint EX without saving the edited album. It is recommended that you save the item if you want to edit it again.

      The page numbers on the front and back covers of the album are displayed as follows:

      C1: Front cover

      C2: Inside the front cover

      C3: Inside the back cover

      C4: Back cover

      • "C2"/"C3" appears only when the Leave the inside of front cover blank/Leave the inside of back cover blank checkbox is selected in the Cover Options dialog box.

      Saving

  12. Click Print Settings in the step button area on the left side of the screen.

    The Print Settings screen appears.

    figure: Print Settings screen for Album
  13. Set Media Type, Paper Source, etc. according to the printer and paper to be used.

    Note
    • The media types may vary depending on the printer and the paper size.

    • Duplex Printing appears if the selected printer and media type support duplex printing. Select this checkbox to print on both sides of the paper.

    • Automatic appears if you select the Duplex Printing checkbox after selecting a printer that supports automatic duplex printing and media type that supports duplex printing. Select this checkbox to print on both sides of the paper automatically.

    • The paper sources may vary depending on the printer and the media type.

    • You can set a custom print quality level in the Print Quality Settings dialog box. To display the Print Quality Settings dialog box, select Custom for Print Quality and click Quality Settings....

    • Select the Borderless Printing checkbox to print each page of the album on a full page without borders.

    • You can specify the print range and the amount of extension for borderless printing in the Print Settings dialog box. To display the Print Settings dialog box, click Advanced....

  14. Click Print in the step button area on the left side of the screen.

Note

Questions and Answers

How Can I Move (or Copy) the Saved File?

What Is "C1" or "C4"?

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