Make digital photo contact
sheets
Contact
sheets are small, low quality copies of all the photos in a folder. Put only photos in the folder. Each sheet holds about 35 photos. Programs that
make contact sheets will generate as many sheets as necessary. It’s easier to
scan through pages of thumbnail pictures than lists of file names. You can also
cut the sheets up and use the pictures to visually plan a project. Great for
storyboarding.
You
do need a program to make contact sheets, but here’s the great thing. Making a
contact sheet of the images in a folder on your computer or CD is a feature of
the Windows system as well as many photo editing programs. There’s also free
shareware programs like Xorax Contact Sheet 1
Contact sheets in Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer is the
part of your Windows operating system that allows you to search for files and
folders on your computer or removable storage device.
1. Find the photo folder and click on
it—Windows Explorer window will open.
2. Should be a Task side bar. If
not, click on the folder icon, top tool bar.
3. Expand the Picture Tasks menu
and choose Print Pictures—Photo Printing Wizard will open.
4. Click Next—will open thumbnails
of all the photos in your folder.
5. Select All of the pictures
(Ctrl a). Click Next.
6. Select the printer to be used
and Printing Preferences—Printing Preferences window will open.
7. Select page size 8 ½ X 11;
quality, plain paper.
8. Click OK—will return to Photo
Printing Wizard. Click Next.
9. Choose Contact Sheet from
available layouts.
10. Click Next and your contact sheet(s) will print.
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