Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 354)

Chapter 8 Print photos 354
4 In the print options area, specify the following settings:
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Choose a printer from the Printer pop-up menu.
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If necessary, choose a color profile from the Color Profile pop-up menu.
Note: Printer Managed, the default setting, is the appropriate choice in most cases. If you are
outputting to a specific device profile or if you have color calibrated your printer, you should
choose an appropriate profile from this pop-up menu.
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Choose a paper size from the available items in the Paper Size pop-up menu.
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In the Orientation pop-up menu, choose whether you want the contact sheet printed in
Landscape mode or Portrait mode.
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Choose a metadata view to display underneath each photo on the contact sheet.
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Specify the number of rows and columns to set how many photos are printed on the page.
The Preview area updates to show the new print dimensions for each photo in the contact
sheet. You can double-click a photo to adjust its scale within the image frame. You use the
Image Scale HUD to zoom in to and out of the photo.
5 If you want to modify the arrangement of the photos on the page, click the More Options button
at the bottom of the Print dialog, then use the Layout and Margins controls to adjust image
spacing between the photos and add margins.
Note: The margin lines are not visible unless you place the pointer over the Preview area of the
Print dialog.
6 To manually adjust the spacing margins, drag the row and column lines in the Preview area.
7 Confirm that the settings in the Print dialog are correct, then click Print.
The OS X Print dialog appears.
8 Confirm that the settings in the OS X Print dialog are correct.
Important: Make sure the paper type matches the color profile selected in the Aperture Print
dialog. If you chose Printer Managed, make sure to enable your printer’s color management. For
more information about enabling color management on your printer, see the documentation
that came with your printer.
9 Click Print.
Your contact sheet is printed.
Print books
You can print a book to check its final format and appearance before handing it off to a
professional printer, ordering a printed copy online, or distributing copies to others. You can also
create a PDF file of a book to store an electronic copy for use at another time or to send to others.
For more information about creating and working with books, see Creating books overview on
page 404.
Print a book
1 Select a book album in the Library inspector.
The book appears in the Book Layout Editor.
2 Choose File > Print Book (or press Command-P).
The OS X Print dialog appears.
3 Verify that the settings in the OS X Print dialog are correct, then click Print.
Your book is printed.
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