Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual

Printing Multiple Images

Sometimes it’s handy to print multiple images at one time. For example, you can combine images into a single document that prints across several pages—so you don’t have to wade through the Print Settings dialog box 10 times—or gather several images onto a single page for comparison and/or client approval. Photoshop used to include three handy features that let you quickly and easily organize, format, and print multiple images: PDF Presentation, Picture Package, and Contact Sheet. They were wildly useful and folks squawked when Adobe removed them in CS4. Happily, two of ’em made their way back into Photoshop: PDF Presentation and Contact Sheet II.

Tip

No matter which option you choose—PDF Presentation or Contact Sheet II—you can simplify things by gathering the images you want to use into a single folder first. That way, you can choose that folder instead of rooting through your hard drive for files scattered here and there.

PDF Presentation

To create a multipage PDF that contains one image per page, or a PDF that advances automatically like a slideshow, choose File→Automate→PDF Presentation. In the resulting dialog box (Figure 17-20), pick the images you want to include (by clicking Browse), what color background you want ’em displayed on (white, black, or gray), and which tidbits of info you want printed with them (such as file name, description, and so on).

When you get your settings just right, click Save and you’ll see the Save dialog box. Choose where you’d ...