HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Bringing Images into the Photo Gallery Use any of the following methods to add images to the photo gallery. The photo gallery is the left pane in the HP Photo Printing Software, and is the starting point for creating prints and photo album pages. a. Click Open Files to search for and open image files into the photo gallery. b. Click Acquire Images to acquire images from your attached camera, scanner, or another TWAIN device. a b c. Select files from Windows Explorer, My Computer, or the desktop, then drag-and-drop them into the photo gallery. c Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company, second edition, 2001. All rights reserved. Page 1 Bringing Images into the Photo Gallery, continued Here are more ways you can add images to the photo gallery: d. Drag images into the photo gallery from any program that supports the drag-anddrop function. d e. (Some devices only.) Press the Photo Reprint button on your HP scanner or other input device and follow the instructions on screen. e f. (Some devices only.) Press the Scan button on your HP scanner or other input device. The scanned image appears in the ACDSee software. In the ACDSee software, click the Print Photos button. TIP: In the HP Photo Printing Software photo gallery (left pane), right-click the image to see a pop-up menu that lets you rotate, copy, paste, save audio, and display the properties for the image. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 2 Adjusting Images In the Photo Gallery, click the magnifying glass or double-click the image to open the Image Adjustment window. Use the Rotate Clockwise and Rotate Counterclockwise buttons to rotate the image in the gallery. In the Image Adjustments window, use the crop handles to move the border of the photo and to select the part of the image you want to save. Use the Auto Adjust button to automatically adjust exposure and color at the same time. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 3 Using the Image Adjustment Tools If you are not using Auto Adjust, open a tool for adjusting exposure, color, sharpness, scaling, or rotation: · Show only the tools you need, and hide the rest. · Tools remember where they were when you last opened them. For example, open the color tool and the exposure tool. Use the eyedropper to select a point on the image that should be white (a highlight). Overall image color will be adjusted to make the selected point white. Use the Auto button to automatically adjust exposure. Use Reset to undo all changes for a tool, or use Undo in the Edit menu for more precise control over what functions you undo. Use the Auto button to automatically adjust color. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 4 Creating Standard Size Prints 1. Select images to print from the gallery. 2. Click Prints to open the Prints dialog box. 3. Select the print size (or create a new custom size). 4. Click OK to preview the results. The preview pages appear in the preview area (right pane). 5. When you are satisfied with your page layout and image adjustments, you can save and print your images. To save, select Save Images from the File menu. To print your images, click Print. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 5 Creating Automatic Photo Album Pages Create photo album pages quickly and easily with the Auto-Layout option. The software automatically creates album page layouts based on the images you select, and optimizes pages for the best use of space. 1. Select the images you would like to place in your album. 2. Click Album to open the Album Pages dialog box. 3. Select Auto-Layout. 4. Select the Design to Page Size and Photo Size on Album Page for your photo album pages. 5. Click OK to preview the results. The preview pages appear in the preview area (right pane). 6. To save your Album, select Save Album from the File menu. To print your Album, click Print. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 6 Creating Albums using a Template Create photo album pages with the Templates option if you have a favorite album layout, or if you want to customize your album layout. The Templates option also allows you to create captions for your photos. 1. Select the images you would like to place in your album. 2. Click Album to open the Album Pages dialog box. 3. Select Templates. 4. Click the template you want to use. 5. Click OK to preview the results. 6. From the preview, you can drag-anddrop to rearrange images, or doubleclick a caption box to add a caption. 7. When you are satisfied with your page layout and image adjustments, you can save and print your Album. To save your Album, select Save Album from the File menu. To print your Album, click Print. HP Photo Printing Quick Reference Page 7