$(cpicName) Help - Picture Indexes

The Picture Index utility lets you create catalogs of your images which <#if win> can be printed or saved as files. <#else> can be saved as files. <#endif> Many customizable settings allow you to create unique contact sheets and picture albums from your images. Picture Indexes created as image files are a great way to easily show your collection online. | -->

Creating a Picture Index To create a Picture Index, you must first select the files to include in your index. Select any number files in the File List to use.

To start your index creation, click on the 'Pict. Index' button on the main toolbar or select Create Picture Index from the Picture Index menu under Utilities.

The window which appears will allow you to set up your index.

Preview

The preview shows you what the current settings will look like when you create the Picture Index. If your index contains multiple pages, you can view the additional pages using the 'First', 'Previous', 'Next' and 'Last' buttons. The preview area also contains the 'Create' and 'Cancel' buttons, used to start the creation or cancel the index respectively. |

Layout Options

The layout options control how the images are arranged on the page. 'Across' is the number of images across the page. 'Down' is the number of image down the page. 'Spacing' is the number of pixels in between each image. |

Based on the options you set here, the images will be resized as needed to fill the page. Fewer images across and down will create larger images on the index. More images across and down will create smaller images on the index.

Page Options

Page options allow you to add headers, footers, borders, and shadows to your index. The buttons in this area will open the Text String Editor which is covered in its own section of this documentation. The 'Page Header' button sets the text to be displayed at the top of the page, above all the images. The 'Page Footer' button sets the text to be displayed at the bottom of the page, below all the images. |

The 'Image Headers' and 'Image Footers' buttons set the text that appears above and below each individual image. The text you specify here will appear right around the image.

'Border' will add a thin black border to your image. 'Shadows' will add a drop shadow.

'Turbo' will make the index be created faster, but will also make it lower quality.

<#if win> Output Options

The output options include 'Printer', which will print a copy of your index on your printer, and 'Files' which will save each page of the index as a file. Check the radio button for the output option you prefer. |

The 'Print Setup' button will open your printer's configuration screen. The 'File Setup' button will open a special file configuration window where you can specify how you want the pages to be saved.

Information on saving Picture Index as files can be found here. <#endif>

Creating the Picture Index
To start your Picture Index creation, click the 'Create' button under the preview. Your index will be created in the background. Depending on the number of pages, it may take a while to create the index.

Related Topics

- Saving Picture Indexes as Image Files
- Picture Index Text Help