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What is PhotoRecord?

PhotoRecord can easily and speedily arrange your collection of digital photos on a page to produce an attractive photo album.

You can decide what type of album to create, and then specify which photos to position on the page. As an alternative to PhotoRecord performing automatic layouts, you can choose your own layout and effects.

With PhotoRecord, you can produce and print your own, personalized photo album in next to no time.

To help get you started, read 10 Quick Tips.

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About the Main window

The Main window has the following organization:

A menu bar. In addition to the items on the menu bar, you can also right-click on an object to display a shortcut menu.

 A Page Display Area. This is where you position photos on the page. Depending on the print mode (album style) you choose, PhotoRecord will automatically place the photos on the page and clip them if necessary.

 A control panel. Depending on the print mode you choose, PhotoRecord displays a different control panel. You can choose to display the control panel as a toolbar, a floating window, or make it disappear.

 A status bar at the bottom of the window, that shows information about the current state of the program.

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About the Page Display Area

The Page Display Area of your album consists of one or more pages. PhotoRecord always adds a blank page at the end of the album but this page is never printed.

Each page has an associated Page Options [image] button located halfway down the left-hand side of the page. The options change the layout of the page and gives you access to the shortcut menu.

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About Photo Layout Options

On page three of the Print Modes Wizard, Artwork/Layout Album mode, you can select to arrange your photos automatically, in an index format where photos are displayed in a grid, or manually. You can also adjust the settings on the floating control panel when in Artwork/Layout Album mode.

In the PhotoRecord window, Photo Layout Options display in Artwork/Layout Album mode when the layout is set to ‘Auto’ only.
Click here [image] for more information.

Each page in your album has one or more Photo Layout Options located halfway along the left-hand side of the page. The number of Photo Layout Options depends on the number of photos on the page. To automatically change the layout of your page, click each Layout control until you find a layout you like.

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About Page Options

Each page in your album has a Page Options [image] button, located halfway along the left-hand side of the page. Clicking this button displays a shortcut menu. The options depend on any one of PhotoRecord's Print Modes:

Artwork/Layout Album Mode

When PhotoRecord is in this mode, you can:

 Change Page Artwork - Change the artwork (background and photo frames) of the current page, including colors.

 Change Photo Frames - Change one or more photo frames on the current page including the color of frames.

 Title – Displays the title submenu.

 Add Text - Add a block of text.

 Add Clipart - Add clipart.

 Paste Photo From Clipboard - Paste a photo from the clipboard.

 Insert Page Before - Insert a new page of the same style before the current page.

 Delete Page - Delete the current page.

 Re-layout From This Page On - Re-layout your album, starting from the current page.

 Photo Layouts - Select a different layout for the photos on the current page.

Fixed Photo Size Mode

When PhotoRecord is in this mode, you can:

 Add Text - Add a block of text.

 Add Clipart - Add clipart.

 Paste Photo From Clipboard - Paste a photo from the clipboard.

 Delete Page - Delete the current page.

Tiled Photo Printing Mode

When PhotoRecord is in this mode, you can:

 Add Text - Add a block of text.

 Add Clipart - Add clipart.

 Paste Photo From Clipboard - Paste a photo from the clipboard.

 Delete Page - Delete the current page.

Perforated Paper Printing Mode

When PhotoRecord is in this mode, you can:

 Add Text - Add a block of text.

 Add Clipart - Add clipart.

 Paste Photo From Clipboard - Paste a photo from the clipboard.

 Delete Page - Delete the current page.

Tip

Additional modes may be available, depending on the printer you have selected.

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About the control panels

PhotoRecord operates in several print modes, depending on the type of printer installed on your computer. Each mode has its own control panel that displays when you change modes. The Photo Viewer also has its own control panel.

On which control panel do you want more information?

 Artwork/Layout Album mode control panel

 Fixed Photo Size/Tiled Photo Printing mode control panel

 Perforated Paper Printing mode control panel

 Photo Viewer control panel

You can display the control panels as a toolbar, a floating window, or you can hide the control panels altogether.

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About the Artwork/Layout Album Mode control panel

The Artwork/Layout Album mode control panel helps you to quickly manage photo album pages. You can display the control panel as a toolbar, a floating window (the default), or you can hide the control panel altogether.

Toolbar

When viewed as a toolbar, the Artwork/Layout Album mode control panel displays the following buttons:

	Stop	Clicking this button stops the photo fetching process.
	Print Modes	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings for your album.
	Fetch Photos	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Automatic Layout	Clicking this button places PhotoRecord in Automatic Layout.
	Index Layout	Clicking this button places PhotoRecord in Index Layout.
	Manual Layout	Clicking this button places PhotoRecord in Manual Layout.
	Undo	Clicking this button undoes the previous action. You can undo up to 100 actions.
	Redo	Clicking this button redoes an action you have just undone. You can redo up to 100 actions.
	Artwork	Clicking this button results in the Change Page Artwork dialog box displaying. Here you can choose background and photo frame styles, as well as modifying their colors.
	Print	Clicking this button results in the Print dialog box displaying. Here you can view or change print settings and print your album.
	Maximize	Clicking this button changes the Artwork/Layout Album mode control panel from a toolbar to a floating window.
Floating window

When viewed as a floating window the Artwork/Layout Album control panel displays the following buttons:

	Moving this lever places PhotoRecord in Automatic Layout, Index Layout or Manual Layout.
	Moving this lever increases or reduces the size of every photo in the album. Move the lever to the left to reduce, or to the right to increase the photo size.
	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings of your album.
	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Clicking this button results in the Change Page Artwork dialog box displaying. Here you can choose background and photo frame styles, as well as changing their colors.
	Clicking the left-hand button undoes the previous action; clicking the right-hand button redoes the action you have just undone. You can undo and redo up to 100 actions.
	Clicking this button cancels the photo fetching process.
	Clicking this button results in the Print dialog box displaying. Here you can view or change print settings and print your album.
	Clicking this button changes the Album mode control panel from a floating window to a toolbar.
	Clicking this button changes the cursor to a What's This? help cursor.
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About the Fixed Photo Size/Tiled Photo Printing Mode control panels

The Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode control panel helps you to quickly manage photo album pages. You can display the control panel as a toolbar, a floating window, or you can hide the control panel altogether.

Toolbar

When viewed as a toolbar, the Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode control panel displays the following buttons:

	Stop	Clicking this button stops the photo fetching process.
	Print Modes	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings of your album.
	Fetch Photos	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Undo	Clicking this button undoes the previous action. You can undo up to 100 actions.
	Redo	Clicking this button redoes the action you have just undone.
	Print	Clicking this button results in the Print dialog box displaying. Here you can view or change print settings and print your album.
	Maximize	This command changes the Fixed or Tiled Photo mode control panel from a toolbar to a floating window.
Floating window

When viewed as a floating window, the Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode control panel displays the following buttons:

	Moving this lever changes the Print Quality.  Draft will print more quickly but at a lower resolution. Standard produces a compromise between the two. High produces the best quality but takes longer to print.
	Clicking the left-hand green button decreases the number of copies to print; clicking the right-hand button increases the number of copies to print.
	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings of your album.
	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Clicking the left-hand button undoes the previous action; clicking the right-hand button redoes the action you have just undone. You can undo and redo up to 100 actions.
	Clicking this button cancels the photo fetching process.
	Clicking this button results in the Print dialog box displaying. Here you can view or change print settings and print your album.
	Clicking this button changes the Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode control panel from a floating window to a toolbar.
	Clicking this button changes the cursor to a What's This? help cursor.
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About the Perforated Paper Printing Mode control panel

The Perforated Paper Printing mode control panel helps you to quickly manage photo album pages. You can display the control panel as a toolbar or a floating window, or you can hide it altogether.

Toolbar

When viewed as a toolbar the Perforated Paper Printing mode control panel displays the following buttons:

	Stop	Clicking this button stops the photo fetching process.
	Print Modes	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings of your album.
	Fetch Photos	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Undo	Clicking this button undoes the previous action. You can undo up to 100 actions.
	Redo	Clicking this button redoes the action you have just undone.
	Print	Clicking this button results in the Print dialog box displaying. Here you can view or change print settings and print your album.
	Maximize	This command changes the Fixed Photo Size mode control panel from a toolbar to a floating window.
Floating window

When viewed as a floating window the Perforated Paper Printing mode control panel displays the following buttons:

	Moving this lever changes the Print Quality.  Draft will print more quickly but at a lower resolution. Standard produces a compromise between the two. High produces the best quality but takes longer to print.
	Clicking the left-hand green button decreases the number of copies to print; clicking the right-hand button increases the number of copies to print.
	Clicking this button results in the Print Modes wizard displaying. Here you can change the overall settings of your album.
	Clicking this button results in the Fetch Photos dialog box displaying. Here you can add one or more photos to your album.
	Clicking the left-hand button undoes the previous action; clicking the right-hand button redoes the action you have just undone. You can undo and redo up to 100 actions.
	Clicking this button cancels the photo fetching process.
	Clicking this button results in your album printing immediately. The Print Settings dialog box is not displayed.
	Clicking this button changes the Fixed Photo Size mode control panel from a floating window to a toolbar.
	Clicking this button changes the cursor to a What's This? help cursor.
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About Print Modes

PhotoRecord operates in several print modes, otherwise known as album styles, depending on the type of printer installed on your computer. You can choose the mode from the first page of the Print Modes wizard. When you launch PhotoRecord for the first time, the Print Modes wizard appears automatically.

The modes are:

 Artwork/Layout Album - This is the default album mode. In this mode you have full control of placing photos in your album, and can choose between Automatic Layout, Index Layout and Manual Layout. You can also add a page background of your choice and use photo frame artwork.

 Fixed Photo Size - Fixed Photo Size mode displays all photos on the page with the same predefined or custom size.

 Tiled Photo Printing - This mode displays a set number of photos on every page, with images butting against each other. The number of photos per page can be modified via a drop-down menu. The layout (in rows per page) changes according to the number of photos selected.

 Perforated Paper Printing - Perforated Paper Printing mode displays photos sized to match the perforated regions of the selected paper. The paper perforations display as dotted lines on the album page. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

Tips

•	If your printer supports Borderless printing, the print mode Tiled photo printing may instead be named as Borderless printing (Tiled photo).

•	Additional modes may be available, depending on the printer you have selected. These modes are beyond the scope of this help.

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About the Print Modes Wizard - Artwork/Layout Album Mode

Artwork/Layout Album mode is the default print mode. You can select this mode or another mode on the first page of the Print Modes wizard. While using this mode, you have full control of placing photos in your album and can choose between Automatic Layout, Index Layout and Manual Layout.

Characteristics

•	You can adjust the size, rotation, orientation, or position of photos.

•	Photo Layout Options display.

•	Photo frames and page backgrounds display.

•	Text blocks and page titles display.

•	Captions display below the photo.

•	You can change the page orientation between portrait and landscape.

•	You can change the colors of photo frames, backgrounds and text frames.

•	You can arrange your photos in a grid (Index Layout).

•	The Album Control Panel displays.

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About the Print Modes Wizard - Fixed Photo Size Mode

The Fixed Photo Size mode displays all photos on the page with the same predefined or custom size. You can also set print region margins. You can select Fixed Photo Size mode on the first page of the Print Modes wizard.

PhotoRecord calculates the photo orientation that maximizes the number of photos that will fit within the print area as defined by your margin settings, taking into consideration the chosen fixed photo size and the print region margins. Photos are displayed abutting each other in the center of the print area.

Characteristics

•	You cannot adjust the size of individual photos.

•	You can only reposition photos by dragging them to another location, causing a re-shuffle in the photo layout. If you have more than one page in your album, photos can be dragged to another page. The space left behind is filled when the photos are re-shuffled.

•	Photos can be rotated 180 degrees only via the right-click pop up menu (photo rotation handles are not available in this mode).

•	Photos can be flipped from top to bottom or left to right and visa versa.

•	Photos can be re-positioned to another page (causing a re-layout).

•	The number of photos per page can not be defined (but can be defined in Tiled mode).

•	Photo frames and page backgrounds do not display.

•	Page titles do not display.

•	Captions display overlaying the photo.

•	Captions can be moved clockwise or counter-clockwise at 90-degree increments.

•	You can turn on Automatic Clipping in the Print Modes wizard. When it is on, you can adjust the clip area of the photo in the Photo Viewer. The aspect ratio is kept consistent with the aspect ratio of the chosen fixed photo size.

•	You can change the page orientation between portrait and landscape using the Print Modes wizard. This action may cause the photos to move to a different position on the page.

•	The Fixed Photo Size mode control panel displays.

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About the Print Modes Wizard - Perforated Printing mode

The Print Modes wizard allows you to select the Perforated Paper Printing mode which displays photos sized to match the perforated regions of the selected paper. The paper perforations display as dotted lines on the album page. You can only select this mode within the Print Modes wizard when your printer supports perforated paper.

Photos display on the page using the following computation:

1.	The Photo Printing Area is determined as the size of the Perforated Photo Region plus an extension on each side (the perforation overlap). The extension distance can be adjusted via the Preferences dialog.

2.	The photo is clipped to the aspect ratio of the Photo Printing Area.

3.	The photo is then resized and positioned to that it prints beyond each side of the Perforated Photo Region. This prevents white edges if the paper is slightly out of alignment in the printer.

Characteristics

•	You cannot adjust the size or position of photos.

•	The size and position of the photos on the page automatically matches the perforated paper regions of the paper type. PhotoRecord clips photos that do not have the same aspect ratio as the perforated paper regions.

•	Photo frames and page backgrounds do not display.

•	Captions display overlaying the photo.

•	The print command on the control panel is labeled either Print or Instant Print depending on the setting in the Preferences dialog box.

•	When you adjust the clip area of a photo in the Photo Viewer, the aspect ratio is maintained.

•	You cannot change the page orientation between portrait and landscape. The page orientation is the same as is required when inserting the paper into the printer.

•	The Perforated Paper Printing mode control panel displays.

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About album views

You can change the number of pages that display within the Main window. You can also view different parts of the album at the same time.

What do you want to do?

 Change the number of viewing pages.

 Split the Page Display Area.

 Resize the Main window.

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About fetching photos

When you fetch photos, PhotoRecord places the shortcut to the photo in your album, instead of copying the photo into the album. This method saves album space and accelerates the display of photos on the page.

You can fetch photos in a variety of ways. You can:

•	Drag photos from another program, or Web browser, and drop them onto a page in your album.

•	Click [image] Fetch Photos on the control panel or toolbar.

•	On the File menu, click Fetch Photos.

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About Automatic Layout

Automatic Layout is the automated positioning of photos on album pages. When first installed, Automatic Layout is the default, which means that PhotoRecord constantly lays out your album to provide you with the most suitable layout.

Automatic Layout occurs when you:

•	Fetch or drag photos into PhotoRecord. This occurs regardless of the position of the Layout switch on the Album control panel.

•	Manipulate photos and have the Layout switch (on the Album control panel) set to Auto.

•	Click Re-layout Entire Album on the Album menu. This occurs regardless of the position of the Layout switch on the Album control panel.

•	Click Re-layout From This Page On on the Page Options shortcut menu. This occurs regardless of the position of the Layout switch on the Album control panel.

When Automatic Layout is operating the following is taken into consideration:

•	The order in which the photos are fetched into PhotoRecord.

•	The number of photos on each page.

•	Whether or not a photo is rotated (if it is, then the rotation is maintained).

•	Clipart and text blocks anchored to the page are not affected by Automatic Layout.

While PhotoRecord is in Automatic Layout, and you:

•	Move a photo to a different page, then both pages are re-laid.

•	Move a photo to a different position on the same page, the photo is locked in that position (indicated by a [image] padlock). Any other unlocked photos on the page are re-laid.

•	Resize a photo, the photo is locked at that size (indicated by a [image] padlock). Any other unlocked photos on the page are resized.

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About Manual Layout

Manual Layout is when you position photos on the album page yourself. Use Manual Layout when you want total control over the size and position of all photos on a page.

When in Manual Layout, PhotoRecord will not move photos to a different page or resize other photos on a page if you move, resize, or delete a photo.

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About locking and unlocking photos

You can lock and unlock photos only in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

Automatic Layout

When you move, resize, or rotate a photo, a small padlock [image] displays on the photo.

If you moved the photo, the position is locked. If you resized the photo, the size is locked. If you rotated the photo, the rotation is locked.

Index Layout

When you rotate a photo, a small padlock [image] displays on the photo.

If you rotated the photo, the rotation is locked.

Manual Layout

When you rotate a photo, a small padlock [image] displays on the photo.

If you rotated the photo, the rotation is locked.

Note

Photos are unlocked and are automatically rearranged when you:

•	Click the [image] padlock.

•	Click a [image] Photo Layout Option.

•	Re-layout the album.

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About locking and unlocking text blocks

You can lock and unlock text blocks only in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

When you rotate a text block, a small padlock [image] displays on the frame. The rotation is locked.

Note

If you click the padlock, the text block is unrotated and the padlock no longer displays.

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About locking and unlocking clipart

You can lock and unlock clipart only in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

When you rotate clipart, a small padlock [image] displays on the frame. The rotation is locked.

Note

If you click the padlock, the clipart is unrotated and the padlock no longer displays.

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Working with text

Depending on print mode, you can only perform certain operations with text.

What mode are you working in?

 Artwork/Layout Album mode.

 Fixed Photo Size mode.

 Tiled Photo Printing mode.

 Perforated Paper Printing mode.

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Working with text - Artwork/Layout Album Mode

When working in Artwork/Layout Album mode, you can add text either as a:

 Page Title.

 Photo Caption.

 Text Block. Text blocks are associated either to the album page or to a photo.
Click here [image] for more information.

Selecting Text

When you move the mouse near the text or over the text, the editing controls are displayed. The blue border around the text signifies it is the currently selected object.

Red Arrows and Blue Arrows

The [image] Resize arrows indicate you can enlarge or reduce the text block. Clicking [image] displays [image] Rotate arrows that you use to rotate the text block.
Click here [image] for more information.

Page titles and photo captions cannot be resized or rotated.

Text Options control - Page Title and Photo Captions

Clicking [image] Text Options on a page title or photo caption displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the page title or photo caption.

 Change Text Frame - Change the frame surrounding the text.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the page title or photo caption.

Text Options control - Text Blocks

Clicking [image] Text Options on a text block displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the text block.

 Change Text Frame - Change the text block frame.

 Unrotate - Unrotate the text block.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the text block.

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Working with text - Fixed Photo Size/Tiled Photo Printing Modes

When working in either Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing modes, you can add text either as a:

 Photo Caption.

 Text Block.
Click here [image] for more information

Text Options control – Photo Captions

Clicking [image] Text Options on a photo caption displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the photo caption.

 Move Caption - Move the caption to another corner of the photo.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the photo caption.

Text Options control - Text Blocks

Clicking [image] Text Options on a text block displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the text block.

 Change Text Frame - Change the text block frame.

 Unrotate - Unrotate the text block.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the text block.

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Working with text - Perforated Paper Printing Mode

When working in Perforated Paper Printing mode, you can add text either as a:
 Photo Caption.

 Text Block.
Click here [image] for more information

Text Options control – Photo Captions

Clicking [image] Text Options on a photo caption displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the photo caption.

 Move Caption - Move the caption to another corner of the photo.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the photo caption.

Text Options control - Text Blocks

Clicking [image] Text Options on a text block displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Change Text - Edit the text inside the text block.

 Change Text Frame - Change the text block frame.

 Unrotate - Unrotate the text block.

 Delete Text Block - Delete the text block.

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Working with clipart

You can add clipart to a page in your album or to a photo.
Click here [image] for more information.

When you move the mouse near or over the clipart, editing controls are displayed. The blue border around the clipart signifies it is the currently selected object.

Red Arrows and Blue Arrows

The red arrows [image] indicate the clipart is in Resize and can be enlarged or reduced. Clicking [image] Change to Rotate displays blue arrows [image] that you use to rotate the clipart.
Click here [image] for more information.

Clipart Options control

Clicking [image] Clipart Options displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Unrotate the clipart.

 Delete the clipart.

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About placing text and clipart
About placing text blocks and clipart

PhotoRecord regards text blocks and clipart in a similar manner. They can be added to either the album page or a photo.

You can also drag text blocks and clipart from a photo:

•	To another photo.

•	Onto the album page.

The page or photo that you are about to drop the clipart or text block on highlights with a red border.

Text blocks and clipart attached to a photo are rotated or resized when the photo is rotated or resized.

You can rotate or resize text blocks and clipart attached to the album page.  The Rotate and [image] Resize controls display when you place the cursor over the object.
Click here [image] for more information.

To change or delete the text or clipart, right-click on the text or clipart and select from the available menu items.

Tip

Maximize the Main window to easily see the controls and to fine position the text or clipart.

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Working with photos

Depending on your selected print mode, you can only perform certain operations on photos.

What mode are you working in?

 Artwork/Layout Album mode.

 Fixed Photo Size/Tiled Photo Printing modes.

 Perforated Paper Printing mode.

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Working with photos - Artwork/Layout Album Mode

Moving the mouse near or over the photo will display the editing controls. The blue border around the photo signifies it is the currently selected object.

Red Arrows and Blue Arrows

The [image] Resize arrows indicate you can enlarge or reduce the photo.
Clicking [image] displays [image] Rotate arrows that you use to rotate the photo.
Click here [image] for more information.

Photo Options button

Clicking the Photo Options [image] button displays a shortcut menu. You can perform the following actions:

 Clip/Correct Photo - Displays the Photo Viewer, where you can clip the photo or automatically optimize the photo for printing.

 Change Photo Frame - Changes the photo frame.

 External Photo Editor - Edit the photo in the default photo editor, or change the default editing program via the Preferences dialog.

 Caption – Displays the caption submenu.

 Add Text - Add a new block of text and anchor it to the photo.

 Add Clipart - Add a new clipart and anchor it to the photo.

 Orientation - Rotate the photo by 90 or 180 degrees.

 Flip - Flip the photo left-to-right and top-to-bottom.

 Reset Photo - Unlock the position, rotation, and size of a photo.

 Cut (Remove) Photo - Remove the photo from the album and place in on the Windows clipboard.

 Copy Photo to Clipboard - Copy the photo to the Windows clipboard.

 Make Copies - Insert additional copies of the photo to the album.

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Working with photos - Fixed Photo Size/Tiled Photo Printing Modes

Moving the mouse near or over a photo results in the Photo Options [image] button displaying.

If you click this button, a shortcut menu displays. You can perform the following actions:

 Clip/Correct Photo - Displays the Photo Viewer, where you can clip the photo or automatically optimize the photo for printing.

 External Photo Editor - Edit the photo in the default photo editor.

 Caption – Displays the caption submenu.

 Add Text - Add a new block of text and anchor it to the photo.

 Add Clipart - Add a new clipart and anchor it to the photo.

 Orientation - Rotate the photo by 180 degrees.

 Flip - Flip the photo left-to-right and top-to-bottom.

 Cut (Remove) Photo - Remove the photo from the album and place in on the Windows clipboard.

 Copy Photo to Clipboard - Copy the photo to the Windows clipboard.

 Make Copies - Insert additional copies of the photo to the album.

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Working with photos - Perforated Paper Printing Mode

Moving the mouse near or over a photo results in the Photo Options [image] button displaying.

If you click this button, a shortcut menu displays. You can perform the following actions:

 Clip/Correct Photo - Displays the Photo Viewer, where you can clip the photo or automatically optimize the photo for printing.

 External Photo Editor - Edit the photo in the default photo editor.

 Caption – Displays the caption submenu.

 Add Text - Add a new block of text and anchor it to the photo.

 Add Clipart - Add a new clipart and anchor it to the photo.

 Orientation - Rotate the photo by 180 degrees.

 Flip - Flip the photo left-to-right and top-to-bottom.

 Cut (Remove) Photo - Remove the photo from the album and place in on the Windows clipboard.

 Copy Photo to Clipboard - Copy the photo to the Windows clipboard.

 Make Copies - Insert additional copies of the photo to the album.

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About clipping photos

You choose an album mode and specify settings for that mode in the Print Modes wizard. In Perforated Paper Printing mode, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode (with automatic clipping turned on), PhotoRecord automatically clips your photos. However, you can manually adjust the automatic clip area of a photo in the Photo Viewer. In Artwork/Layout Album, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode, with automatic clipping turned off, you can manually clip a photo by displaying it in the Photo Viewer and using the Clip button on the control panel.

Manual clipping

When you clip a photo, it is displayed with a blue overlay on the area you have clipped out. The remaining area of the photo (the clip area) has no overlay. There is a green outline around the clip area, and each corner has an arrow control. On the bottom edge of the clip area is a button you can click to rotate the clip area by 90 or 180 degrees.

When you have manually clipped a photo, the Clip button stays pressed in. In Artwork/Layout Album mode, you can click Clip again to remove the clip area.

Automatic clipping

You can turn Automatic Clipping on or off in Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode, but it is always on in Perforated Paper Printing mode. When it is on, your photos are automatically clipped to the correct aspect ratio for your chosen photo or perforated paper size.

Automatic clipping always maintains the aspect ratio of the clip area. You can manually adjust a photo that has been automatically clipped, but you cannot alter the aspect ratio or remove the clip area. After manually adjusting the clip area of a photo that has been automatically clipped, you can return to the automatic clip area by selecting Reset Clip Area from the Edit menu in the Photo Viewer. The automatic clip area (restored by the Reset Clip Area function) maximizes the amount of the photo within the clip area.

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About resizing photos

You can only resize photos in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

There are two methods to resize photos:

Resize an individual photo

By changing the photo into [image] Resize, and dragging any one of the four red arrows, you can resize the photo to your own requirements. The control for Resize is located on the base of each photo.

This control toggles between [image] Resize and [image] Rotate.

If, when you position your cursor over a photo, red arrows [image] display over each side of a photo, then you can Resize. You can then drag the arrows to make the photo larger or smaller.

PhotoRecord remembers and maintains the new photo size, regardless of where it is located on the page, until you unlock it or perform a re-layout.    How?

If, when you resize the photo, you have clipart and text blocks associated with the photo, they are also resized. Photo captions are not resized.

Resize all photos simultaneously

An easy way to quickly resize all of the photos in your album is to drag the Photo Size slider on the Album Control Panel. PhotoRecord must be in Automatic Layout, and the control panel must be a floating window.

Photos are re-sized relative to their current size, not their original size. This means you can enlarge or reduce an individual photo, then resize all photos simultaneously, thus performing two resize operations on the one photo.

If you have clipart and text blocks associated to a photo, then they are also resized. Photo captions are not resized.

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About rotating photos

You can rotate photos by 180 degrees in all modes, but you can also rotate photos by 90 degrees or freehand to any angle when in Artwork/Layout Album mode (Auto, Index or Manual setting).
Click here [image] for more information.

In Fixed, Tiled and Perforated Paper mode, you can only rotate a photo by 180 degrees in either the main window or the Image Viewer.   How?

In Artwork/Layout Album mode, there are two methods to rotate a photo:

Freehand

By changing the photo into [image] Rotate mode, and dragging any one of the four blue arrows, you can rotate the photo to your own requirements. The control for [image] Rotate mode is located on the base of each photo.

This control toggles between [image] Rotate mode and [image] Resize mode.

If, when you position your cursor over a photo, blue arrows [image] display over each side of a photo, then you can drag the arrows to rotate the photo.

PhotoRecord remembers and maintains the photo rotation, regardless of its size and its location on the page, until you unlock it or perform a re-layout.    How?

If, when you rotate the photo, you have clipart and text blocks associated to the photo, they are also rotated. However, if you associate new clipart and text blocks, you need to rotate them manually. Photo captions are not rotated.

90-degrees, 180 degrees and flip

PhotoRecord can rotate the photo [image] counter-clockwise (left) or [image] clockwise (right) by 90 degrees or by 180 degrees whenever you need precise control.    How?

You can also flip the photo [image] top to bottom or [image] left to right. This if useful when creating special effects, or when you need to recompose a shot.    How?

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The About dialog box
The About PhotoRecord dialog box

The About PhotoRecord dialog box displays software versions and copyright information. You may be required to supply this information when requesting technical support.

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About the Print Modes wizard

The Print Modes wizard is typically launched every time you start PhotoRecord. It controls the following information about your album:

•	Print mode (album style)

•	orientation

•	paper size

•	paper type (media)

•	print margins.

•	printer

The options in this wizard vary, depending on the printer and the print mode you select. Additional modes may be available but are beyond the scope of this help.

What print mode have you selected?

  Artwork/Layout Album

  Fixed Photo Size

  Tiled Photo Printing

  Canon Perforated Paper Printing

Tips

•	If your printer supports Borderless printing, the print mode Tiled photo printing may instead be named as Borderless printing (Tiled photo).

•	Some Canon printers (such as the CP-10) can support other modes such as Photo printer standard printing and Photo printer multiple printing, with bordered or borderless printing. If you have such a printer, the additional modes will appear in your Print Modes wizard. Refer to your printer’s manual for more information on these additional functions.

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Using the Print Modes wizard - Artwork/Layout Album Mode

When in Artwork/Layout Album mode, the Print Modes wizard displays the following options in three pages, the second two pages featuring a Preview field:

Page 1:

 Printer - Allows you to change the printer that will print the album.

 BJ Cartridge - Allows you to select the appropriate bubble jet cartridge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Print Mode - Allows you to select a print mode (album style). Available modes depend on the currently selected printer.

Next button takes you to the second page in the wizard.

Page 2:

 Borderless Printing - Allows you to print without margins, past the paper edge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Media Type - Allows you to select a media type compatible with the BJ Cartridge option. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Paper Size - Allows you to select a paper size supported by the printer.

 Orientation - Allows you to select portrait or landscape paper direction.

 Set Margins - Displays the Set Page Margins dialog box where you can alter individual printing margins.

Next button takes you to the third page in the wizard.

Page 3:

 Layout style - Allows you to select Auto layout, Index layout or Manual Layout.

 Photo Size - This is displayed when you select Index layout only. Select from Small, Medium or Large to make all your photos a relative size.

Finish button exits the wizard.

Tip

In the lower-left corner of each page of the wizard, there is the check box, Show this wizard on startup. Check this box if you want the wizard to appear each time you launch PhotoRecord.

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Using the Print Modes wizard - Fixed Photo Size Mode

When in Fixed Photo Size mode, the Print Modes wizard displays the following options in three pages, the second two pages featuring a Preview field:

Page 1:

 Printer - Changes the printer that will print the album.

 BJ Cartridge - Selects the appropriate bubble jet cartridge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Print Mode - Allows you to select a print mode (album style). Available modes depend on the currently selected printer.

Next button takes you to the second page in the wizard.

Page 2:

 Media Type - Selects a media type compatible with the BJ Cartridge option. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Paper Size - Changes the paper sizes supported by the printer.

 Orientation - Determines portrait or landscape paper direction.

Next button takes you to the third page in the wizard.

Page 3:

 Photo Size - Allows you to pre-define a uniform size for all photos from an available list, or define a custom size for all photos.

 Automatic Clipping - Determines if PhotoRecord will automatically clip photos with an aspect ratio different to that of the fixed photo size.

Finish button exits the wizard.

Tip

In the lower-left corner of each page of the wizard, there is the check box, Show this wizard on startup. Check this box if you want the wizard to appear each time you launch PhotoRecord.

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Using the Print Modes wizard - Perforated Paper Printing Mode

When in Perforated Paper Printing mode, the Print Modes wizard displays the following options in two pages, the second page featuring a Preview window:

Page 1:

 Printer - Changes the printer that will print the album.

 BJ Cartridge - Selects the appropriate bubble jet cartridge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Print Mode - Displays up to four album styles, depending on the currently selected printer.

Next button takes you to the second page in the wizard.

Page 2:

 Paper Types - Selects the predefined perforated paper type that is supported by both the Printer and the BJ Cartridge options.

Finish button exits the wizard.

Tip

In the lower-left corner of each page of the wizard, there is the check box, Show this wizard on startup. Check this box if you want the wizard to appear each time you launch PhotoRecord.

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About the Print dialog box

You can select the following options in the Print dialog box:

 Printer - Selects the printer and its properties.
You cannot change this option when PhotoRecord is in Perforated Paper Printing mode.

 Print quality - Changes the printout quality of the run.

 Print range - Determines which album pages to print.

 Copies - Alters the number of copies to print.

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About the Set Page Margins dialog box

The Set Page Margins dialog box controls the width of each margin on the page. You can only access this dialog box from the Print Modes wizard.

The values displayed under each margin change, depending on the currently selected printer. Changing a value in a margin also updates the picture in the center of the dialog box.

You can change the following options in four edit boxes:

Top edit box	Alters the top margin

Left edit box	Alters the left margin

Right edit box	Alters the right margin

Bottom edit box	Alters the bottom margin

Two fields are also available:

Center

Select to center the displayed area Vertically or Horizontally, giving an equal measurement on opposing margins.

Set To

This field gives you the following options:

•	Select Maximum Print Area to alter all four margins and fill the page.

•	Select Half Page to set the displayed area to the options: Left, Right, Top or Bottom (leaving half the page clear). This function is ideal if you wish to print on card material and fold the printed page to make a card.

•	Select Default Margins to return to the default margin settings.

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About Preferences

The Preferences dialog box allows you to set PhotoRecord preferences that suit your needs. The following options are available in three fields:

Photos

 Number of photos per album - Specify the number of photos that PhotoRecord places on your album when fetching photos (Artwork/Layout Album mode only).

 Photo Editor Path - PhotoRecord allows you to edit photos in your preferred photo editing application. Choose the Browse… button to search your hard disk for the required program or enter a path in the box provided.

 Image correction… - Enable automatic correction for new photos fetched into the album. The type of correction depends on the image format.

 Choose the direction… - You can change the direction in which you turn your camera for imported photos, when taking a portrait photo.

Printing

 Print each page separately - Print every page in your album as an individual print task, or print your album as one print task.
Separate print jobs print faster, but some complex operations such as duplex printing might not perform as expected. Clear the check box if you are experiencing printing problems.

 Instant Print… - When PhotoRecord is in Perforated Paper Printing mode, you can select this option in the Preferences dialog. Selecting this option bypasses the Print dialog box, sending the job directly to the printer.

 Vivid Photo Printing - When Instant Print is available, select this box for the special vivid printing mode (only available with some printers).

 Amount of Extension for Perforated Paper - Choose this option to overprint the perforated edge.

 Amount of Extension for Borderless Printing - This sets the amount by which PhotoRecord prints past the edge. As the alignment of paper may sometimes be out by a fraction, a selection of Medium or Large is recommended.

General

 Measurement units - Select between metric and imperial measurement units.

 Register – Ensures that this version of PhotoRecord is launched when printing from Canon ZoomBrowser. Only for use when Canon ZoomBrowser is installed as well as another version of PhotoRecord.

Tip

Some options may not be available, depending on the printer and mode you have selected.

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About the Change Page Artwork dialog box

The Change Page Artwork dialog box changes the style - that is, the page background and frame style - of one or more pages of your album You can also change the color of individual pages or all pages.

This tab has a number of sub-tabs, each representing a particular theme. Each tab displays a number of styles (backgrounds with appropriate frames) from which you can select.

If there are more styles than can display at one time, a scroll bar along the right-hand side of the tab scrolls to the remaining styles.

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About the Edit Text dialog box

The Edit Text dialog box creates page titles, text strings, captions and formats the text to your liking. You can:

•	Select the font name.

•	Select the font size.

•	Select whether you want the text bold, italicized, or underlined.

•	Select the font color.

•	Select the text alignment (left, centered or right).

•	Undo a change by clicking Undo.

•	Control the word-wrapping characteristics by resizing the edit box within the text editor.

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About the Change Photo Frame dialog box

The Change Photo Frame dialog box consists of a number of tabs displaying different frame styles organized by category. You can:

•	Select a frame style, if your photos are currently unframed.

•	Swap the current frame style for a different one.

•	Change the color of your photo frames.

•	Remove frames altogether, by clicking the Simple tab and choosing the first frame.

Once you have chosen the frame you can then apply your selection to the:

•	All photos.

•	Current page only.

•	Current photo only.

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About the Change Text Frame dialog box

The Change Text Frame dialog box changes the frame surrounding a page title, caption, or text block.

Just select the tab of the category you wish to use, select a frame and click OK.

The text block displays with the new frame.

Apply To options

The Apply To field allows you to make custom changes. Options vary according to what type of text you have chosen:

Type of Text	Available Options
Photo caption	• All captions • Captions on current page • This caption only
Page title	• All titles • This title only
Ordinary text block	• All text blocks • Text blocks on current page • This text block only
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About selecting clipart

The Select Clipart dialog box allows you to add clipart to a photo or page. Just select the tab of the category you wish to use, select a clipart thumbnail and click OK.

The clipart is placed on the photo or page.

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About the Photo Viewer window

You can display a photo in the Photo Viewer by double-clicking the photo in the Main window. Once displayed, you can clip, rotate, and flip the photo. You can also automatically adjust the photo for the best print and edit the photo in an external photo editor.

A Photo Viewer control panel also displays.

You can use the menu commands at the top of the window, or you can right-click over the photo to display a shortcut menu.

You can resize the Photo Viewer to suit your needs.

Tip

You cannot view clipart or text in the Photo Viewer.

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About the Photo Viewer control panel

The Photo Viewer control panel displays when you open a photo in the Photo Viewer. The following buttons are available:

	Clicking the green button next to the Photo Optimizer PRO box or Exif Print box (depending on the image format of the photo) applies automatic correction to the photo.
	Clicking the Apply to Page button applies automatic correction to all photos on the page.
	Clicking the Apply to Album button applies automatic correction to all photos in the album.
	Clicking this button results in the photo opening in the External Editor associated with the image file type.
	Clicking this button changes the cursor to a [image] clipping cursor. You can then drag a box around the part of the photo you want to display in your album. The parts of the photo outside the box are hidden.
	Clicking this button rotates the photo by 90 degrees to the left or to the right.
	Clicking the left-hand button undoes the previous action; clicking the right-hand button redoes the action you have just undone. You can undo and redo up to 100 actions.
	Clicking this button closes the Photo Viewer.
	Clicking this button changes the cursor to a What's This? help cursor.
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About undoing and redoing actions

PhotoRecord remembers your actions and permits you to undo them. The number of undo actions depends on where you are working;

Main Window

You can undo and redo up to 100 actions.

Text Editor

You can undo and redo the last action only.

Photo Viewer

You can undo and redo up to 100 actions. When you close the Photo Viewer, all of the actions are grouped together and treated as one action that can be undone from the Main window.

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Ten Quick Tips
10 Quick Tips

These quick tips refer mostly to the print mode Artwork/Layout Album.

1.	How do I add photos?

You can drag photos from other programs and drop them onto PhotoRecord, or, on the File menu, click Fetch Photos.
Click here [image] for more information.

2.	Can I resize my Photos?

To resize all the photos at once, simply grab the slider on the Album control panel and move it until the photos are of the size you require. To resize individual photos simply move the cursor over the photo to display the red arrows and drag one of the arrows in the required direction (inwards or outwards). You can also rotate photos.
Click here [image] for more information.

3.	How can I add more photos?

To set the number of photos to be added to an album when you initially fetch photos, enter a value in the Number of photos per page… box, in the Preferences dialog box. If you subsequently want to change the number of photos automatically, you can re-layout part of your album, or your entire album and specify the number of photos you want as part of this process.
Click here [image] for more information.

4.	About dragging and dropping

When you move the mouse cursor over an object on an album page, the borders of the object are highlighted in blue if you are able to interact in some way with that object. For example, you might be able to edit it, move it, or rotate it. If you are dragging an object, the borders of photos or album pages onto which you can drop it are highlighted in red.

5.	I want to change the Page background

Clicking Page Art on the Artwork/Layout Album control panel displays the Change Page Artwork dialog box. Just select the theme you like and click OK.
Click here [image] for more information.

6.	How do I change the photo frames?

Right-click on a photo and click Change Photo Frame... from the shortcut menu. This brings up the Change Photo Frame dialog box. Select the frame style you wish and click OK.

7.	How do I alter the layout of individual pages?

Each page of your album has its own Page Options [image] button. To automatically change the layout of your page, click each layout control until you find a layout that you like.
Click here [image] for more information.

8.	Can I print all my photos the same size?

If you select Fixed Photo Size mode in the Print Modes wizard, you can specify a fixed size for all your photos. PhotoRecord will then place as many photos of this size as possible on each album page. Note that no artwork is available in this mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

9.	Can I add a caption?

Right-click on a photo, choose Caption and click Edit… from the shortcut menu. The Edit Text dialog box displays, from where you enter the caption.
Click here [image] for more information.

10.	Can I undo my changes?

If you are not pleased with the result of any changes you may have made, you can undo up to 100 actions. On the Edit menu, click Undo.

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More Quick Tips

1.	How do I print the album?

When your album is laid out to your satisfaction, you can print it. Click Print on the control panel.
Click here [image] for more information.

2.	What do I do to add text and clipart?

Right-click on an individual photo and click either Add Text... or Add Clipart... from the shortcut menu.
Click here [image] for more information.

3.	Getting the best printed results

In the Preferences dialog box, you can set preferences to ensure that all photos added to an album are optimized for printing. To do so, select the Image correction… check box, and, if it is available, the Vivid Photo check box.
Click here [image] for more information

4.	How do I change colors?

Right-click on an individual photo and click Change Photo Frame... from the shortcut menu, or right-click on the page background and click Change Page Artwork… from the shortcut menu. You can also right-click on a text block and click Change Frame. In the Coloring field, click a Recommended color from the palette or the Choose button to bring up the custom color palette.
Click here [image] for more information.

Tip

What’s This? Help can be useful for identifying controls and their actions. Just click [image] and then click on the item for which you need information.


Some of your photo frames do not match your background

Every page background has a matching photo frame associated with it.

However, you can change the frame of any photo so that it is different to the page style.

Whenever you select a new page background, any photos whose frames match the old page background will automatically be given the frame matching the new page background.

However, if you have photos whose frames do not match the old page background (that is, photos whose frames you have changed manually), PhotoRecord displays this message:

"Some of your photo frames do not match your background. Do you want to change them to match the new page background?"

Given the above example, here is what happens when you click either Yes or No:

Yes	All photo frames are changed to match the new page background.

No	Any photo frames that did not match the old page background are left unchanged.

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To display and hide the Status Bar

•	On the View menu, click Status Bar.

Tip

•	A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar displays.

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To display a control panel as a toolbar

•	Click [image] Minimize.

Tip

To redisplay the toolbar as a floating window, click [image] Maximize.

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To display a control panel as a floating window

The control panel is situated at the bottom left of the PhotoRecord window.

•	Click [image] Maximize on the control panel.

Tip

You can position the floating window anywhere on the screen. Simply click on the floating window and drag. Be careful not to click on any controls.

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To hide a control panel

•	Click [image] Close.

Tip

You can re-display the control panel by clicking Album control panel on the View menu.

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To change the number of visible pages

•	On the View menu, click Number of Columns, and then click the number (from one to four) you require.
The album pages are automatically resized to fit the available display area.

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To split the Page Display Area

1.	Position your cursor over the splitter control, located at the top of the vertical scroll bar.
The [image] Split cursor displays.

2.	Move the splitter bar downward.
The Page Display Area splits into two zones.

3.	In each window, scroll to the part of the album you want to view.

Tip

To return to a single window display, drag the splitter bar back to the top of the vertical scroll bar.

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To resize the Main window

•	You can resize the Main window in the same way as you resize any other window on your computer, although you cannot make it narrower than the width of the control panel.

Tip

If you enlarge the window, the control panel displays as a floating window.

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To fetch photos

There are two methods to fetch photos.

•	Drag photos from another program and drop them into PhotoRecord.

or

1.	On the control panel click [image] Fetch Photos.
The Fetch Photos dialog box displays.

2.	Navigate to the folder where the photos are located.

3.	Select the photos.

4.	Click Open.
The fetched photos are automatically positioned on the page, regardless of the print mode type and regardless of Automatic Layout, Index layout or Manual Layout.

Tip

•	To stop the fetching process, click Stop Fetch on the control panel or click [image] Stop on the toolbar.

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To stop fetching photos

While PhotoRecord is fetching photos:

•	On the control panel, click [image] Stop Fetch.

or

•	On the toolbar, click [image] Stop.

or

•	On the File menu, click Stop Fetching.

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Producing your first album

To fetch, layout, and print your photos with the minimum of effort, simply:

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Ensure that Automatic Layout is on.
  How?

3.	Drag or fetch the photos you want to print into PhotoRecord.    How?

4.	Move the photos into different positions or onto different pages if you want to reorder them.

5.	When you are ready, click Print.

Tip

The last page of the album displays differently to signify that this page does not print.

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To open an existing album

1.	On the File menu, click Open Album.
The Open dialog box displays.

2.	Browse the directory to locate the album file [*.alb] you wish to open.

3.	Click Open.

Tip

When you start PhotoRecord, an empty album automatically opens.

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To create a new album

1.	On the File menu, click New Album.
If you have an unsaved album open, PhotoRecord will prompt you to save the changes.

Tip

When you start PhotoRecord, an empty album automatically opens.

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To Undo/Redo an action

•	On the control panel, click [image] Undo.

•	On the control panel, click [image] Redo.

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To select a Print Mode

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard displays.

2.	Select an album type radio button from the Print Mode field.

Tips

•	If you want to be able to lay out your own album pages and include artwork, you should select Artwork/Layout Album.

•	If you want to print all your photos the same size so that you can print pages and cut out your photos, select Fixed photo size printing.

•	If you want to print your photos with the same number of photos on each page, select Tiled photo printing.

•	The Canon perforated paper printing option is only available with certain Canon printers.

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To change page artwork

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Page Art.
The Change Page Artwork dialog box displays.

2.	Scroll through the tabs for the theme that suits your album.

3.	Select a background that you like from the displayed thumbnails.

4.	In the Apply Properties To area, choose the option to apply the artwork to the entire album, to the current page, or to a specified range of pages in the edit box, e.g. 1,2 5-9.

5.	In the Coloring box, click either:
A Recommended Color from the palette displayed, or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog, or
Default to select the default color.

6.	Click Apply to see what the new settings look like, or OK to accept them.

Tips

•	You can download new artwork from the Web at www.photorecord.com.
Upgrades, Tips, Hints, and the latest information about PhotoRecord are also available here.

•	Although each background has a particular style of photo frame associated with it, you can always change the frames of one or more photos after applying a general page style.

•	If you change a page color, the colors of other objects may be affected.
Click here [image] for more information.

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To insert a page

1.	Locate the page before which you want to add a page.

2.	Click the Page Options [image] button.
The Page Options menus display.

3.	Select Insert Page Before.
A new page is inserted before the current page. It has the same artwork (background and frames) as the current page.

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To layout pages yourself

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Ensure that Manual Layout is on.    How?

3.	Drag the photos that you want into PhotoRecord, or click [image] Fetch Photos on the control panel.

4.	Move the photos on the page as required.

5.	Choose page artwork.   How?

6.	Change the frames of individual photos as required.   How?

7.	Scale and rotate photos as required.
 How?

Tips

•	If you drag a large photo on top of one or more small photos, none of the photos are re-positioned (as they are in Manual Layout), and the smaller photos may be hidden.

•	On the control panel, click [image] Undo to undo your last action (up to 100 actions may be undone).

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To re-layout the current page

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Locate the page you want to re-layout.

3.	Click the Page Options [image] button.
The Page Options menus display.

4.	Select Photo Layouts, then click a Photo Layout Option.
The photo layout changes.

5.	Repeat step three until you are satisfied with the layout.

Tip

Photo Layout Options are numbered Layout 1 to Layout 8.
The number of Photo Layout Options depends on the number of photos on the page.

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To re-layout your entire album

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	From the Album menu, click Re-layout Entire Album.
The Relayout Album dialog box displays.

3.	Enter the number of photos per page and click OK.
The album is re-laid, although the order and any rotation of photos are retained.

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To re-layout part of your album

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Locate the page from which you want to re-layout.

3.	Click the Page Options [image] button.
The Page Options menu displays.

4.	Select Re-layout From This Page On.
The Relayout Album dialog box displays.

5.	Enter the number of photos per page and click OK.

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To print your album

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Print.
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Make any required changes to the settings on the Print dialog box.
 How?

3.	If you want to change any of the printer settings, click Properties and make the required changes.

4.	Click OK to start printing.
A print animation displays whilst the album is printing.

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To save your album

1.	On the File menu, click Save.
If you have not already saved this album, the Save As dialog box displays.

2.	Navigate to and then open the folder in which you want to store the album.

3.	Enter the name of the album in the File Name box.

4.	Click Save.

You are prompted to save your album when you exit PhotoRecord, if you have made any changes since your last save.

Tip

•	Saved albums contain information about where images are stored; they do not contain the actual images.

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To copy and paste photos

1.	Click the Photo Options [image] button, then select Copy Photo To Clipboard.

2.	Locate the page where you want to paste the photo.

3.	Click the Page Options [image] button, then select Paste Photo From Clipboard.

Tip

If you use the clipboard to copy and paste a photo, any changes you have made to the photo, such as resizing, clipping, rotating, or adding a caption, are lost. However, you can use the Make copies command to make copies of a photo and its attributes and paste them at the end of your album.

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To select Print Quality on the control panel

1.	Ensure the print mode is Fixed Photo Size or Perforated Paper Printing.    How?

2.	Drag the slider to Draft, Standard, or High.

Tip

You can also select print quality on the Print dialog box.    How?

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To select print copies on the control panel
To specify print copies on the control panel

1.	Ensure the print mode is Fixed Photo Size or Perforated Paper Printing.    How?

2.	Enter a value in the Copies box.

Tip

You can also select print copies on the Print dialog box.    How?

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To get the best printed results

You can set preferences to ensure that all photos added to an album are optimized for printing:

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	If available, select the Vivid Photo check box in the Print field.

3.	Select the Image correction for new photos check box in the Photos field, then choose the Use Photo Optimizer PRO and Exif Print option.

4.	Click OK when finished.

If you did not set these preferences before adding photos to your album, you can still easily optimize all photos in an album for printing:

1.	Double-click any photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	On the Photo Viewer control panel, click the [image] green button next to the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box (depending on the image format of the photo).

3.	Click Apply to Album.

Tips

•	A [image] check mark displays in the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box when that option is enabled.

•	Exif Print correction is only available for photos whose image format is Exif version 2.2. This uses information about the camera settings stored in the image file when correcting the photo. Photos in other formats are corrected using Photo Optimizer PRO, which does not consider camera settings.

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To automatically optimize new photos

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	Select the Image correction for new photos checkbox.

3.	Select the Use Photo Optimizer PRO and Exif Print option.

Tips

•	Exif Print correction is only available for photos whose image format is Exif version 2.2. This uses information about the camera settings stored in the image file when correcting the photo. Photos in other formats are corrected using Photo Optimizer PRO, which does not consider camera settings.

•	If the Use Exif Print for Exif 2.2 photos option is selected, then only Exif version 2.2 photos fetched into your album will be corrected. Photos whose image format is not Exif version 2.2 will not have correction turned on when they are fetched into your album.

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To optimize a photo

1.	Double-click the photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	On the Photo Viewer control panel, click the [image] green button next to the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box (depending on the image format of the photo).

Tips

•	A [image] check mark displays in the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box when that correction is applied.

•	Exif Print correction is only available for photos whose image format is Exif version 2.2. This uses information about the camera settings stored in the image file when correcting the photo. Photos in other formats are corrected using Photo Optimizer PRO, which does not consider camera settings.

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To optimize all photos on a page

1.	Double-click any photo on the page.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	On the Photo Viewer control panel, click the [image] green button next to the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box (depending on the image format of the photo).

3.	Click Apply to Page.

Tips

•	A [image] check mark displays in the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box when that correction is applied.

•	Exif Print correction is only available for photos whose image format is Exif version 2.2. This uses information about the camera settings stored in the image file when correcting the photo. Photos in other formats are corrected using Photo Optimizer PRO, which does not consider camera settings.

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To optimize all photos in the album

1.	Double-click any photo in the album.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	On the Photo Viewer control panel, click the [image] green button next to the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box (depending on the image format of the photo).

3.	Click Apply to Album.

Tips

•	A [image] check mark displays in the Photo Optimizer PRO or Exif Print box when that correction is applied.

•	Exif Print correction is only available for photos whose image format is Exif version 2.2. This uses information about the camera settings stored in the image file when correcting the photo. Photos in other formats are corrected using Photo Optimizer PRO, which does not consider camera settings.

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To close the Photo Viewer window

•	Click [image] Close.

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To rotate a photo by 90 degrees in the Photo Viewer
To rotate a photo by 90 degrees

1.	Double-click the photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	Click [image] Rotate Right or [image] Rotate Left as necessary.

Tip

You can also right-click on a photo, select Orientation from the shortcut menu, then click Rotate Left or Rotate Right.

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To rotate a photo by 90 degrees in the Main window
To rotate a photo by 90 degrees

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.
The Photo Options menu displays.

3.	Select Orientation, then Rotate Left or Rotate Right.

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To rotate a photo by 180 degrees in the Photo Viewer
To rotate a photo by 180 degrees

1.	Double-click the photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	Right-click the photo, select Orientation from the shortcut menu, then click Rotate 180º.

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To rotate a photo by 180 degrees in the Main window
To rotate a photo by 180 degrees

1.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.
The Photo Options menu displays.

2.	Select Orientation, then Rotate 180º.

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To clip a photo

1.	Double-click the photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	On the Photo Viewer control panel, click [image] Clip.
The cursor changes to a clipping cursor.

3.	Click and drag a box around the area of the photo you want to keep.
The Clip button stays pressed in.

4.	To increase or decrease the size of the clip area (the area you want to keep), click and drag the green outline around the clip area, or one of the corner arrow controls.

Tips

•	If you are in Artwork/Layout Album mode, click Clip again to clear the clipping selection (otherwise, select Reset Clip Area from the Edit menu).

•	To move the entire clip area, click and drag within the clip area.

•	The portion of the image outside the clipping box will not display in your album, but is not actually deleted.

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To flip a photo (Photo Viewer control panel)
To flip a photo

1.	Double-click the photo.
The Photo Viewer displays.

2.	Right-click over the photo.
The shortcut menu displays.

3.	Click Flip, then click either Top to Bottom or Left to Right.

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To flip a photo (Main window)
To flip a photo

1.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

3.	Select Flip, then either Top to Bottom or Left to Right.

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To edit a photo in an external photo editor

1.	Right-click the photo you want to edit.
The shortcut menu displays.

2.	Select External Photo Editor.
The default photo editor opens, displaying the photo.

3.	Edit the photo as required and save.

4.	Switch back to PhotoRecord and it will automatically recognize your changes.

Tips

•	You can also invoke the default image editor from the Photo Viewer control panel.

•	You can change the default photo editor in the Preferences dialog box if necessary.
  How?

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To specify the number of photos per page whilst fetching

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the Photos section, enter a value in the Number of photos per page when fetching box.

Tip

This function only affects your album when the Print Mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album and the layout option is Automatic or Manual.

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To change the default photo editor

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the Photos field, click Browse to search your hard disk for the required program.
Alternatively, type the location and file name of the new photo-editor in the Photo Editor Path box.

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To change the default print settings

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the Printing field, select the Print each page separately check box to print every page in your album as an individual print task.

Clear the Print each page separately check box to print your album as one print task.

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To select the default measurement units

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the General field, select a metric or imperial unit from the Measurement Units list.

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To select Instant Print

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the Printing field, select the check box, "Instant Print" for perforated paper.

Tip

This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

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To unlock the size of a photo

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

3.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Reset Photo, then Unlock Size from the shortcut menu.

Tips

•	Click the padlock [image] on the photo to unlock and rearrange it according to the Automatic Layout rules, ignoring your manual changes.

•	This function is not available if your Artwork/Layout Album mode is set to Manual.

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To unlock the position of a photo

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

3.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Reset Photo, then Unlock Position from the shortcut menu.

Tips

•	Click the padlock [image] on the photo to unlock and rearrange it according to the Automatic Layout rules, ignoring your manual changes.

•	This function is not available if your Artwork/Layout Album mode is set to Manual.

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To unlock the rotation of a photo

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

3.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Reset Photo, then Unrotate from the shortcut menu.

Tips

•	Click the padlock [image] on the photo to unlock and rearrange it according to the Automatic Layout rules, ignoring your manual changes.

•	The rotation padlock and unrotate menu options are available in Manual layout, however once this function is used on a photo, the photo cannot be automatically laid out again.

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To resize an individual photo

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

3.	If necessary, change to Resize [image].
  How?

4.	Drag one of the red arrows [image] in the required direction (inwards or outwards), until the photo has reached the size you want.
Clipart and text blocks associated with the photo are also resized.

Tips

•	To increase the size of all your photos in your album at once (in Automatic Layout), drag the photo size slider on the Album mode control panel to the right. To decrease their size, drag it to the left.

•	When in Index mode, you have a choice of three set photo sizes throughout your album, namely Small, Medium and Large. You cannot change the sizes of individual photos.

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To resize clipart

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the clipart.
The Clipart options display.

3.	If necessary, change to Resize [image].
  How?

4.	Drag one of the red arrows [image] in the required direction (inwards or outwards), until the clipart has reached the size you want.

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To resize a text block

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the text block.
The Text options display.

3.	If necessary, change to Resize [image].
  How?

4.	Drag one of the red arrows [image] in the required direction (inwards or outwards), until the text block has reached the size you want.

Note

Page titles and photo captions cannot be resized using this method. You must format the font size in order to change the size of the frame.
  How?

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To resize all photos simultaneously

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Ensure you are in Automatic Layout.
  How?

3.	Ensure the Album control panel displays as a floating window.
  How?

4.	Drag the Photo Size Slider to the right to enlarge, or to the left to reduce the photos until the photos have reached the size you want.
Clipart and text blocks associated with any of the photos are also resized.

Tip

When in Index mode, you have a choice of three set photo sizes throughout your album, namely Small, Medium and Large. You cannot change the sizes of individual photos.

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To turn on Manual Layout

You can only turn on Manual Layout in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

•	On the Album control panel, drag the Layout slider to Manual.

Tips

•	Drag the slider all the way to the opposite side, without letting go, otherwise Index mode will be selected.

•	You can also click [image] Manual on the Artwork/Layout Album mode toolbar.

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To turn on Automatic Layout

You can only turn on Automatic Layout in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information.

•	On the Album control panel, drag the Layout slider to Auto.

Tips

•	Drag the slider all the way to the opposite side, without letting go, otherwise Index mode will be selected.

•	You can also click [image] Auto layout on the Artwork/Layout Album mode toolbar.

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To change to Rotate mode

1.	Place the cursor over the photo, clipart, or a text block.
The associated controls display.

2.	Click [image] Change to Rotate.
The [image] Rotate arrows display.

Tip

If in Step one, when you place the cursor over the photo, clipart, or a text block, the controls display blue arrows [image], you are already in Rotate mode.

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To change to Resize mode

1.	Place the cursor over the photo, clipart, or a text block.
The associated controls display.

2.	Click [image] Change to Resize.
The [image] Resize arrows display.

Tip

If in Step one, when you place the cursor over the photo, clipart, or a text block, the controls display red arrows [image], you are already in Resize mode.

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To rotate a photo (Freehand)

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo controls display.

3.	If necessary, change to [image] Rotate mode.
  How?

4.	Move the cursor over the blue arrow [image] at the corner you want to rotate.

5.	Drag the arrow in the required direction, until the photo is at a suitable angle.

Tip

PhotoRecord can also rotate your photos in 90-degree increments, or by 180 degrees.    How?

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To rotate clipart

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the clipart.
The clipart controls display.

3.	If necessary, change to [image] Rotate mode.
  How?

4.	Move the cursor over the blue arrow [image] at the corner you want to rotate.

5.	Drag the arrow in the required direction, until the clipart is at a suitable angle.

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To rotate a text block

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the text block.
The text frame controls display.

3.	If necessary, change to [image] Rotate mode.
  How?

4.	Move the cursor over the blue arrow [image] at the corner you want to rotate.

5.	Drag the arrow in the required direction, until the text block is at a suitable angle.

Note

Page titles and photo captions cannot be rotated.

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To add a photo caption

1.	Place the cursor over the photo.

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

3.	Choose Caption and select Edit… in the shortcut menu.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

4.	Type your caption in the Edit Text dialog box.

5.	To re-format all or part of the text, select the text to be reformatted, then make the required changes.
  How?

6.	When you are satisfied, click OK.

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To move a photo caption

If you are in Perforated Paper, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing mode, you can move the superimposed photo caption to another corner of the photo:

1.	Place the cursor over the photo caption.

2.	Click the Caption Options [image] button.

3.	Select Move Caption, then either Clockwise or Counter-clockwise.
The caption moves in the selected direction to the next photo corner.

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To delete a page

1.	Click the Page Options [image] button on the page you wish to delete.

2.	Select Delete Page from the shortcut menu.
A warning message displays, prompting you to confirm your action.

3.	Click Yes.
The page and its contents are removed.

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To add a page title

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Click the Page Options [image] button.

3.	Choose Title and select Edit… in the shortcut menu.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

4.	Enter the required text.

5.	If you want to re-format all or part of the text, select the text to be reformatted, then make the required changes.
  How?

6.	When you are satisfied, click OK.

Tip

You can have a different title for each page of your album.

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To change a text frame

1.	Ensure the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Place the cursor over the text box.
The Text options display.

3.	Click [image] Text Options.

4.	Click Change Frame.
The Change Text Frame dialog box displays.

5.	In the Apply To… field, select an option according to the type of text frame you have chosen.

6.	Click on a style, then click Apply to see what the new style looks like on the page.

7.	In the Coloring field, click either:
a Recommended color from the palette; or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog. You can create a custom color by selecting the Define Custom Colors button; or
Default to select the default color.
A preview window in the Coloring field shows the new color selected.

8.	Click OK when you are satisfied with your selection.

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To change a photo frame

1.	Ensure the Print Mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Right mouse-click over the photo.
The Photo options display.

3.	Alternatively, move your mouse pointer over the photo and click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Change Photo Frame.
The Change Photo Frame dialog box displays.

5.	In the Apply To box, click either:
All Photos,
Current page only, or
Current photo only.

6.	In the Coloring field, click either:
a Recommended color from the palette; or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog; or
Default to select the default color.
A preview window in the Coloring field shows the new color selected.

7.	Click each tab to view the different styles and select a frame you like.

8.	Click Apply to change the frame and leave the dialog box open, or click OK to accept the new frame and close the dialog box.

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To remove a photo

1.	Place the cursor over the photo.
The Photo options display.

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

3.	Select Cut (Remove) Photo from the shortcut menu.

Tip

PhotoRecord does not actually delete photo files from your computer, but it will remove the photo from your album.

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To delete clipart

1.	Place the cursor over the clipart you want to delete.
The clipart controls display.

2.	Click [image] Clipart Options.

3.	Click Delete Clipart from the shortcut menu.

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To delete a text block

1.	Place the cursor over the text you want to delete.
The text block controls display.

2.	Click [image] Text Options.

3.	Click Delete Text Block from the shortcut menu.

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To edit text

1.	Double-click the item you want to edit.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

2.	Make the required text changes.
You can also format the text.    How?

3.	Click Apply to view your changes, or OK to save them.

Tip

You can also change the frame surrounding the text.
  How?

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To format text

You can change the appearance of text in captions, page titles, and text boxes by editing part or all of a text string in the Edit Text dialog box.

1.	Double-click the text you want to format.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

2.	Select the word or text string you want to re-format.

3.	Change one or more of the following:

•	Font Name

•	Font Size

•	Font Color

•	Character Style

•	Text Alignment

4.	Click Apply to make the format changes and view them before saving, or click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.

Tip

To undo a change, click [image] Undo.

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To unlock the rotation of a clipart
To unlock the rotation of clipart

1.	Place the cursor over the clipart you want to unlock.
The clipart controls display.

2.	Click [image] Clipart Options

3.	Click Unrotate from the shortcut menu.

Tip

Clicking the padlock [image] on the clipart is a quicker method.

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To add clipart to a photo

1.	Right-click the photo to display the shortcut menu.

2.	Click Add Clipart.
The Select Clipart dialog box displays.

3.	Click the clipart you wish to use, and then click OK.

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To add clipart to your album

1.	Right-click the page to display the shortcut menu.

2.	Click Add Clipart.
The Select Clipart dialog box displays.

3.	Click the clipart you wish to use, and then click OK.

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To add a text block to a page

1.	On the page where you want to add text, click the Page Options [image] button.

2.	Select Add Text.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

3.	Type the required text in the text editing box.

4.	Format the text.    How?

5.	When you are satisfied with the results, click OK.

Tips

•	Text is always within a frame. You can change the frame style.
Click here [image] for more information.

•	You can alter word-wrapping in a block of text by resizing the text box within the Edit Text dialog box.

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To add a text block to a photo

1.	Select the photo to which you want to add the text block.

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button of the photo with which you want to associate the text block.

3.	Select Add Text.
The Edit Text dialog box displays.

4.	Type the required text in the text editing box.

5.	Format the text.    How?

6.	When you are satisfied with the results, click OK.

Tips

•	Text is always within a frame. You can change the frame style.
Click here [image] for more information.

•	You can alter word-wrapping in a block of text by resizing the text box within the Edit Text dialog box.

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To unlock the rotation of a text block

1.	Click [image] Text Options on the text block.
The shortcut menu displays.

2.	Click Unrotate.

Tip

Clicking the padlock [image] on the text block is a quicker method.

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To make copies of photos

1.	Place the cursor over the photo.

2.	Click the Photo Options [image] button.

3.	Select Make Copies.
The Make Copies dialog box displays.

4.	Enter a number in the Number of Copies box.

5.	Click OK.
The photo is copied the specified number of times and placed at the end of the album

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To select a printer

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Select a printer from the Printer list.

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To select a BubbleJet Cartridge

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Select a cartridge type from the BJ Cartridge list.

Tips

•	This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

•	If the printer only supports one cartridge type, you cannot select the BJ Cartridge list.

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To select a Media Type

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Click the Next button to go to the second page in the wizard.

3.	In the second page of the wizard, select a media type from the Media Type list.

Tip

This option is only available with certain Canon printers, when the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing modes.

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To select a paper size

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Click the Next button to go to the second page in the wizard.

3.	In the second page of the wizard, select a size from the Paper Size list.

Tip

This option is only available when the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing modes.

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To select a fixed photo size

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	On the first page of the wizard, select the Print Mode radio button, Fixed photo size printing.

3.	Click the Next button twice to go to the third page in the wizard.

4.	In the third page of the wizard, select a size from the Photo Size drop-down list. You can even select a custom size by entering a value in the edit boxes below.

Tips

•	This option is only available when the print mode is Fixed Photo Size.

•	This option applies to all photos in your album.

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To select a custom photo size

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Select Fixed Photo Size mode and click the Next button twice to go to the third page in the wizard.

3.	In the third page of the wizard, select Custom from the Photo Size list.

4.	Enter width and height measurements in the Photo Size boxes.

5.	Click OK when done.

Tips

•	This option is only available when the print mode is Fixed Photo Size.

•	A photo/row size option is available in Tiled Printing mode.

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To select Automatic Clipping

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	In Fixed or Tiled modes, click the Next button twice to go to the third page in the wizard.

3.	In the third page of the wizard, select the Automatic Clipping box.

Tip

This option is only available when the print mode is Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing modes.

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To select paper orientation

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Click Next to go to the second page in the wizard.

3.	In the second page of the wizard, click [image] Landscape or [image] Portrait in the Settings box.

Tip

This option is only available when the print mode is Artwork/Layout Album, Fixed Photo Size or Tiled Photo Printing modes.

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To set page margins

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard displays.

2.	Click Next to go to the second page in the wizard.

3.	Click Set Page Margins.
The Set Page Margins dialog box displays.

4.	Enter values for each of the four margins. There are several options available:

•	Select Center Vertically and/or Center Horizontally to set your photo area within the given margin measurements. If you enter a new measurement in one edit box, click in another edit box to view the changes. The opposing edit box will have the same measurement.

•	Select Half Page to offset your photo area to one half of the page. Options are: Top, Bottom, Left or Right. This function is ideal if you are printing cards. The Half Page function behaves as follows:
Top – Image shifts to the top half of the page, leaving the bottom half clear.
Bottom – Image shifts to the bottom half of the page, leaving the top half clear.
Left – Image shifts to the left of the page, leaving the right half clear.
Right – Image shifts to the right of the page, leaving the left half clear.

•	Select the Maximum Print Area button to return to a full page spread.

•	Select Default Margins to return to the default margin settings.

5.	Click OK to return to the wizard.

Tips

•	This option is only available when the print mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album or Tiled Photo Printing.

•	To clear a half page margin setting, select Maximum Print Area, Default Margins , or change any of the edit box values manually.

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To select a perforated paper type

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard launches.

2.	Make sure the Print Mode radio button is set to Canon Perforated Paper (if available).

3.	Make sure you have selected an appropriate printer that supports perforated printing from the Printer drop-down list.

3.	Click Next to go to the second page in the wizard.

4.	In the second page of the wizard, select a perforated paper layout type. The types listed are compatible with your printer and cartridge.

5.	Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Tip

This option is only available with certain Canon printers when the print mode is Canon Perforated Paper Printing.

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To select a printer (Print dialog box)

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Print.
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Select a printer from the Name list.

Tip

If Instant Print for perforated paper is enabled in the Preferences dialog, you will not be able to select "Print". You will only be able to select "Instant Print" which bypasses the Print dialog. If you wish to invoke the Print dialog in Perforated mode, open Preferences and uncheck the Instant Print for perforated paper checkbox. Otherwise, select your printer in the Print Modes wizard.

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To select print quality (Print dialog box)

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Print.
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Select a quality option from the Print Quality box.

3.	Select Vivid Photo by clicking in the check box (only available with some printers).

Tip

To access this option when the print mode is Canon Perforated Paper Printing, first turn off Instant Print.    How?

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To select a print range (Print dialog box)

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Print.
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Enter a range of pages in the Print Range boxes.
The blank page at the end of the album does not print.

Tip

To access this option when the print mode is Canon Perforated Paper Printing, first turn off Instant Print.    How?

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To select print copies (Print dialog box)

1.	On the control panel, click [image] Print.
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Enter a value in the Number of copies box.

Tip

To access this option when the print mode is Canon Perforated Paper Printing, first turn off Instant Print.    How?

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Using the Print Modes Wizard - Tiled Photo Printing Mode

When in Tiled Photo Printing mode, the Print Modes wizard displays the following options in three pages, the second two pages featuring a Preview field:

Page 1:

 Printer - Changes the printer that will print the album.

 BJ Cartridge - Selects the appropriate bubble jet cartridge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Print Mode - Allows you to select a print mode (album style). Available modes depend on the currently selected printer.

Next button takes you to the second page in the Print Modes wizard.

Page 2:

 Borderless Printing - Allows you to print without margins, past the paper edge. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Media Type - Selects a media type compatible with the BJ Cartridge option. This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

 Paper Size - Changes the paper sizes supported by the printer.

 Orientation - Determines portrait or landscape paper direction.

 Set Print Margins - Invokes the Set Print Margins dialog where you can set the margins around your image area.

Next button takes you to the third page in the Print Modes wizard.

Page 3:

 Number of photo tiles - Changes the number of photos/rows to be displayed.

 Automatic Clipping - Determines if PhotoRecord will automatically clip photos with an aspect ratio different to that of the tiled photo size.

Finish button lets you exit the wizard.

Tips

•	If your printer supports Borderless printing, the print mode Tiled photo printing may instead be named as Borderless printing (Tiled photo).

•	The size and position of photos is automatically set so that the photos butt up against each other and fill the region within the print margin area.

•	In the lower-left corner of each page of the wizard, there is the check box, Show this wizard on startup. Check this box if you want the wizard to appear each time you launch PhotoRecord.

•	Page background and photo frame artwork is not supported.

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To change the number of photo tiles

You must first be in Print Modes wizard, Tiled Photo Printing Mode.

1.	Click the Next button twice to go to the third page of the Tiled Photo Printing mode.

2.	Click on the Number of Photos drop-down list.

3.	Select a suitable number of photos. The number of rows is indicated with the total number of photos selected.

Tip

The number of photos selected will be the same for every page in your album.

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About Index layout

Index Layout allows you to position photos in a grid while retaining their aspect ratios (unless modified by the user in the photo viewer window, using the clip tool). Index Layout is accessed via the Print Modes wizard in Artwork/Layout Album mode. Unlike Fixed and Tiled Photo modes, you can retain captions, borders and page artwork in your album.

You can control how many photos are placed on a page by selecting a size from the Photo Size slider on the Album Control Panel. You can also select a Photo size on page three of the Print Modes wizard, in Artwork/Layout Album mode.

Resizing options are Small, Medium and Large. The number of rows per selection changes according to the photo size chosen.

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To change the photo size throughout - Index Mode

Index mode allows you to print your photos in a grid, with a choice of three uniform sizes.

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes.
The Print Modes wizard displays.

2.	Select the Print mode to Artwork/Layout Album, then click Next twice to go to page three of the wizard.

2.	Select the Index layout Radio button.

3.	In the Photo Size drop-down menu, select Small, Medium or Large.

4.	Click Finish to exit the wizard and effect changes.

Tips

•	Photos retain their aspect ratio in this mode (unless modified by the user in the photo viewer window, using the clip tool), however the relative size will be consistent for every page in your album.

•	You can also select the photo size in the control panel’s Photo Size slider control.

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Using the Index Print Settings dialog

This dialog allows you to print your entire photo album in a grid, all photos being the same size.

1.	In the Printer field, select a printer (and adjust the Properties if necessary).

2.	In the BJ Cartridge field, select the ink cartridge installed in your printer (where available).

3.	In the Settings field, select your paper type from the Media Settings drop-down menu (where available).

4.	In the Settings field, select Paper Size and Orientation (landscape or portrait).

5.	In the Settings field, click on the Set Page Art button and choose a page art suitable for your album. The same page art will appear throughout your album.

4.	In the Copies field, select the Number of copies of your album you wish to print.

5.	In the Thumbnail size field, select Small, Medium or Large for your choice of photo size throughout your album.

6.	In the Print Quality field, select a suitable quality; Draft, Standard or High.

7.	Click OK to continue.

Tips

•	In the lower-left corner of the Index Print Settings dialog, there is an indication of the number of photos and pages to be printed, for example, "Printing 40 images over 2 pages". When you change the photo sizes (Small, Medium or Large), the number of pages and images per page will change accordingly.

•	If any of the photos you have selected are missing or invalid, the number of printable images will be less than indicated.

•	A Draft print quality may be a good first print run if you are not sure about your index layout.


To rotate the camera direction

In Perforated, Fixed and Tiled modes, photos may be automatically rotated when placed on a page.

1.	You must first have the Preferences dialog open. To do so, select Edit, then Preferences.
The Preferences dialog is displayed.

2.	In the Photos field, you can Choose the direction in which you take portrait photos.

•	Select the [image] radio button if you turn your camera to the right when taking portrait photos, or

•	Select the [image] radio button if you turn your camera to the left when taking portrait photos.

3.	Click OK to close the Preferences dialog and keep your settings.

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To enable Vivid Photo printing

This function is only available with certain types of Canon printers. There are two ways to enable this function:

Via the Print dialog

1.	On the File menu, click Print….
The Print dialog box displays.

2.	Select the Vivid Photo check box if available.

3.	Click OK to close the dialog and keep settings.

Via the Preferences dialog

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	Select the Vivid Photo check box if available (activated when Instant Print is selected, if available).

3.	Click OK to close the dialog and keep settings.

Tip

If your album is set to Canon Perforated Printing and Instant Print is selected via the Preferences dialog, you won’t be able to enable vivid photo printing as the Print dialog is not available. You must select Vivid Photo via the Preferences dialog, or uncheck Instant Print in Preferences.

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To turn on Index Layout

You can only turn on Index Layout in Artwork/Layout Album mode.
Click here [image] for more information about this mode.

•	On the Album control panel, drag the left Layout slider midway to Index.

•	Select File, Print Modes to bring up the Print Modes Wizard. Select Artwork/Layout Album mode, then click Next twice to get to page three of the wizard. Select Index layout, then click Finish to close the wizard.

Tip

You can also click [image] Index on the Artwork/Layout Album mode toolbar.

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About Changing Colors

You can change the color of backgrounds (page art), photo frames and text frames when the Print Mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album. Color selection can be easily made by clicking on a Recommended color from the palette of choices provided in the Coloring field. The colors in palettes vary according to the type of frame or background selected. These best suit the selected frame or background. A preview window adjacent to the palette gives you an idea of how your background or frame will appear before you commit your changes.

You can even set up your own custom color by selecting the Choose button. This brings up the general colors menu.

What do you want to do?

 Change the color of photo frames.

 Change the color of the background.

 Change the color of a text frame.

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To change the background color

1.	Ensure the print mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Right mouse-click over the background to bring up the floating menu and click Change Page Artwork.
The Change Page Artwork options display.

3.	Alternatively, move your mouse pointer over the edge of the page and click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Change Page Artwork.
The Change Photo Frame dialog box displays.

5.	In the Apply To box, click either:
All Photos,
This page only, or
Pages:.
If you clicked Pages:, enter a number in the edit box separated by commas, e.g. 1,3,5-14.

6.	In the Coloring box, click either:
A Recommended Color from the palette displayed, or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog, or
Default to select the default color.

Tips

•	If you wish to return your album to the original colors, click the Default button.

•	When you change the color of a page, photo frame colors may also change to best suit the new page color.

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To change the color of a text frame

1.	Ensure the print mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album mode.    How?

2.	Right mouse-click over the text to bring up the floating menu and click Change Frame.
The Change Frame options display.

3.	Alternatively, move your mouse pointer over the photo and click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Change Frame.
The Change Frame options displays.

5.	In the Apply To box, click a suitable option depending on the type of text frame selected.

6.	In the Coloring box, click either:
A Recommended Color from the palette displayed, or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog, or
Default to select the default color.

Tips

•	If you wish to return your album to the original colors, click the Default button.

•	Changing the frame and color of caption text frames in Fixed, Tiled or Perforated modes is not supported.

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To change the color of a photo frame

1.	Ensure the Print Mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album mode.  How?

2.	Right mouse-click over the background to bring up the floating menu and click Change Photo Frame.
The Change Photo Frame options display.

3.	Alternatively, move your mouse pointer over the photo and click the Photo Options [image] button.

4.	Select Change Photo Frame.
The Change Photo Frame options displays.

5.	In the Apply To box, click either:
All Photos,
Current page only, or
Current photo only.

6.	In the Coloring box, click either:
A Recommended Color from the palette displayed, or
Choose to bring up the color selection dialog, or
Default to select the default color.

Tip

If you wish to return your album to the original colors, click the Default button.

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Text Frame options

Text frame options vary depending on the text selected:

Photo caption: All captions, Captions on current page, This caption only

Page title: All titles, This title only

Text block: All text blocks, text blocks on current page, This text block only


About Borderless Printing

Certain printers allow you to print past the edge, effectively eliminating page borders. You can enable this function via the Preferences dialog and set the amount of extension. When you go to the Print Modes wizard, you can then activate the extension.

•	To enable and set the amount of extension, you must open the Preferences dialog.

•	To activate the extension function, you must launch the Print Modes Wizard.

What do you want to do?

 Activate the Amount of Extension for Borderless Printing function.

 Define the Amount of Extension for Borderless Printing.

Tip

This function is only available with certain printers in Artwork/Layout Album mode or Tiled Printing mode.

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To activate the amount of extension for borderless printing

1.	On the File menu, click Print Modes. Ensure the print mode is set to Artwork/Layout Album or Tiled Printing mode.    How?

2.	In the Print Modes wizard, click Next to go to the second page of the wizard.

3.	In the second page of the wizard, select Use Canon Amount of Extension for Borderless Printing checkbox.

4.	Click Next to continue to the third page of the wizard, then click the Finish button.

Tips

•	This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

•	The amount of extension distance can be modified in the Preferences dialog.

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To set the amount of extension for borderless printing

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	In the Printing field, select the check box, Amount of Extension for Borderless Printing.

3.	In the drop-down menu to the right of the checkbox, select None, Small, Medium or Large.

4.	Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.

Tip

This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

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About the Print Modes Wizard - Tiled Photo Printing Mode

The Tiled Photo Printing mode displays all photos on the page with the same predefined size per selected row. You can also set print region margins. You can select Tiled Photo Size mode on the first page of the Print Modes wizard.

Photos are displayed abutting each other in the center of the print area.

Characteristics

•	You cannot adjust the size or position of individual photos.

•	Photos can be rotated 180 degrees only via the right-click pop up menu (photo rotation handles are not available in this mode).

•	Photos can be flipped from top to bottom or left to right and visa versa.

•	Photos can be re-positioned to another page (causing a re-layout).

•	Size and number of photos per page can be defined in the wizard with the row selector.

•	Photo frames and page backgrounds do not display.

•	Page titles do not display.

•	Captions display overlaying the photo.

•	Captions can be moved clockwise or counter-clockwise at 90-degree increments.

•	You can turn on Automatic Clipping. When it is on, you can adjust the clip area of the photo in the Photo Viewer. The aspect ratio is kept consistent with the aspect ratio of the chosen fixed photo size.

•	You can change the page orientation between portrait and landscape. This action may cause the photos to move to a different position on the page.

•	The Tiled Photo mode control panel displays.

Tip

If your printer supports Borderless printing, the print mode Tiled photo printing may instead be named as Borderless printing (Tiled photo).

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Missing Images

When fetching images to your album, a dialog box may appear if PhotoRecord cannot locate an image.

You have the following options:

•	Select Yes to find the new location for the image.

•	Select No to remove the missing image from the album.

•	Select Cancel to stop loading the album.

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To set the amount of extension for Perforated Printing

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

5.	In the Printing field, select the check box, Amount of Extension for Perforated Paper.

6.	In the drop-down menu to the right of the checkbox, select 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm or 3mm.

7.	Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.

Tip

This option is only available with certain Canon printers.

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To register this version of PhotoRecord for printing

You can register this version of PhotoRecord to be used by Canon products, such as ZoomBrowser, rather than any previously installed version of PhotoRecord.

To register

1.	On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
The Preferences dialog box displays.

2.	Click the Register button.

3.	Your new version of PhotoRecord will be used next time you launch these products and choose the print function.

Tips

•	This action cannot be undone.

•	Canon ZoomBrowser is an image management application that is provided with some Canon products such as digital cameras, and printers.

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Displays on-line Help topics for PhotoRecord.


Unrotates the clipart.


Flips the clipart from top to bottom.


Flips the clipart from left to right.


Deletes the clipart from your album.


Inserts a text frame on the page.


Changes the frame surrounding the text.


Changes the text.


Deletes the text.


Unrotates the text.


Changes the page Background and Style for one or more pages in your album.


Pastes the photo from the clipboard onto the page.


Automatically lays-out your album from this page onwards.


Changes the photo frame for the current photo, all photos on this page, or all photos in your album.


Changes the page title.


Inserts a blank page before the currently displayed page.


Deletes the current page. Photos and text are deleted.


Select an Automatic Layout option. The number of layout options depends on the number of photos on the page.


Displays the photo in the Photo Viewer window.
For more information, click [image].


Changes the photo title.


Click Cancel to reject any changes you have made and to close the window. Changes will not be kept.


Applies the selected photo frame to all of the photos in your album.


Applies the selected photo frame to all of the photos on the same page. Photos on other album pages are not affected.


Applies the selected photo frame to the current photo. Other photos on the same page are not affected.


Select the Preview check box to display a thumbnail of the selected photo.


Previews the selected photo. Clear the Preview check box to turn this off when your computer is running low of memory.


Prints your album so that the long edge of the paper is the top of the page.


Enter the distance you want between the bottom of the page and your photos.


Enter the distance you want between the left of the page and your photos.


Enter the distance you want between the right of the page and your photos.


Enter the distance you want between the top of the page and your photos.


Prints your album so that the short edge of the paper is the top of the page.


Limits the width of your album when your computer is low on memory.
For more information, click [image].


You can specify another program to edit your photos.

Enter the location for another program so you can modify your photos or click Browse... to search your computer for the program.


Click Browse... to look in your computer for another photo editor.


Select this option for a high-resolution printout. This option provides the best print quality but your album may take longer to print.


Select this option for a draft printout. This prints your album more quickly but produces low quality results.


Select this option for standard printing. This takes an average time to print your album.


Applies the selected style and background to all of the pages in your album.


Applies the selected style and background to all of the specified pages.

Type page numbers with commas between them. Type a range of pages with a hyphen between the starting and ending numbers in the range.

For example, to print pages 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8,
type 2,4-6,8.


Click Page Setup... to change page settings.


Applies the selected style and background to this page only. All other pages in your album are not affected.


Applies the selected optimization(s) to all photos in your album.


Applies the selected optimization(s) to all photos on this page.


Controls the photo brightness. Drag the slider to the left to make the photo darker (closer to black), or to the right to make it lighter (closer to white).


Clips the photo so that only a portion displays on the page.


Controls the amount of color saturation. Drag the slider to the left to make the photo less colorful (closer to monochrome), or to the right to make the colors more intense.


Optimizes the Photo. Drag the slider to the left for less intensity, or to the right to optimize the color settings for the photo.


Click one of the controls above to rotate the photo 90 degrees to the left or right.


Undoes and redoes up to 100 of the last actions you performed on this window.


Undoes up to 100 of the last actions you performed on this window.


Redoes up to 100 of the last actions you performed on this window.


Zooms in to the photo.


Zooms out of the Photo.


Zooms in and out of the photo.


Click Apply to see the results of the change you have selected. The dialog box remains open so that you can make another choice.

To accept your changes click OK or Close.


Click a tab to display the contents in that category.


Click OK to accept any changes you have made and to close the dialog box.


Displays the What’s This?  cursor.

Click on any item to display help for the item.


A page in your album. Pages hold photos and text.

PhotoRecord adds a blank page at the end of the album, but this page is never printed.


A photo that you can edit, move, resize, rotate or reset. Note that some options are not available, depending on the mode you have selected.
For more information, click [image].


The PhotoRecord environment that displays album pages.


This control has two states:

 indicates the photo is in Resize mode. Click and drag a [image] Resize arrow to enlarge or reduce the photo.

 indicates the photo is in Rotate mode. Click and drag a [image] Rotate arrow to spin the photo to your liking.


A Page Title. Right-click over the title to edit or delete it, or change the text frame.
For more information, click [image].


Click and drag a [image] Resize arrow to enlarge or reduce the photo.


Click and drag a [image] Rotate arrow to change the orientation of a photo.


A photo caption Title. Right-click over the caption to edit or delete it, or change the text frame.
For more information, click [image].


Click [image] Options to change the properties.
For more information, click [image].


Click [image] Unlock Position, Size and Rotation to reset the photo.

The photo is unlocked and rearranged according to the Automatic Layout rules, ignoring manual changes.


Click a [image] Page Layout button to automatically change the layout of your page until you find a layout that you like.
For more information, click [image].

The number of controls that display is dependent on the number of photos on the page.


Click the Page Options [image] button to change the page artwork, add text, insert a new page before the current page, or change the photo frame style.
For more information, click [image].


A text block. Right-click over the text to edit, unrotate, or delete it, or change the text frame.
For more information, click [image].


Previews the available artwork.

Scroll up and down the window to view available artwork in the selected category.

Click a tab above to display available artwork in another category.


Changes the font of the selected text and numbers. In the Font box, select a font name.


Changes the size of the selected text and numbers. In the Font Size box, enter a size. The sizes in the Font Size box depend on the selected font and active printer.


Makes selected text and numbers italic.

If the selection is already italic, clicking [image] removes italic formatting.


Underlines selected text and numbers.

If the selection is already underlined, clicking [image] removes underlining.


Makes selected text and numbers bold.

If the selection is already bold, clicking [image] removes bold formatting.


Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed. Clicking this again reverses the undo action.


Formats the text with the color you click.


Centers the paragraph.


Aligns the paragraph to the left with a ragged right edge.


Aligns the paragraph to the right with a ragged left edge.


Reduces the number of photos to a page when:

•	PhotoRecord automatically lays out your album.

•	You import photos.

•	You click Re-Layout Entire Album.


Increases the number of photos per page when:

•	PhotoRecord automatically lays out your album.

•	You import photos.

•	You click Re-Layout Entire Album.


Increases or reduces the size of every photo in your album.

Move the lever to the left to reduce, or to the right to increase the photo size.

Note

This lever is only available in Automatic Layout when the number of photos per page is two or greater.


The counter displays the number of photos per page that PhotoRecord places when:

•	PhotoRecord automatically lays out your album.

•	You import photos.

•	You click Re-Layout Entire Album.

Use the up and down arrows to increase or reduce the number.


Launches your web Browser and connects to the PhotoRecord home page.

Note

Your computer must have access to the Internet before you select this option.


Launches your web Browser and connects to the PhotoRecord new art page.

Here you can download new artwork for page backgrounds, photo frames, and text frames.

Note

Your computer must have access to the Internet before you select this option.


Launches your web Browser and connects to the PhotoRecord Frequently Asked Questions page.

Here you can find tips and answers to common problems that you might be experiencing.

Note

Your computer must have access to the Internet before you select this option.


Click Fetch Photos... to select the photos you want to import into your album.
For more information, click [image].


 Rotates the photo counter-clockwise by 90 degrees.


 Rotates the photo clockwise by 90 degrees.


Rotates the photo by 180 degrees.


Flips the photo from the top to the bottom.


Flips the photo from the left to the right.


Returns the photo to its original size.


Unlocks the photo position.


Unrotates the photo.


Opens your default photo editing program to edit the photo.


Click Page Art to change the background and photo frames in your album.
For more information, click [image].


Displays 10 Quick Tips that help new users of PhotoRecord to get started.


Click Re-layout Entire Album to reset your album layout to the default format. The entire album is re-laid out, with the order and rotation of photos retained.

Any changes to photo size or position will be lost.


Move the lever to switch between Automatic Layout, Index Layout and Manual Layout.
For more information, click [image].


Stops fetching (importing) photos into your album.


Click Automatic Layout for PhotoRecord to automatically lay out your pages to best effect.
For more information, click [image].


Click Manual Layout to lay out your album pages as you wish.
For more information, click [image].


Click Preferences... to adjust the settings for your album.


Cancels any pending print jobs.


Click Change Photo Frames... to change all of the photo frames in your album in one action.
For more information, click [image].

Tip

To change one photo frame, or all photo frames on a single page, right-click over the photo and click Change Photo Frame... from the shortcut menu.


Displays the Readme.txt file for this version of PhotoRecord.

This file lists release notes, system requirements, known problems, and work-arounds for them.


Click One Column to display one album page across the width of the window.


Click Two Columns to display two album pages across the width of the window.


Click Three Columns to display three album pages across the width of the window.


Click Four Columns to display four album pages across the width of the window.


Click Page Setup... to change the orientation and margins of your album. You can also gain access to print settings.
For more information, click [image].


Creates a new album.

If necessary, PhotoRecord prompts you to save changes to the current album.


Opens an existing album.

If necessary, PhotoRecord prompts you to save changes to the current album.


Saves the current album with its current file name, and location.


Opens a recently viewed album.


Saves the current album with a different file name, or location.

Note

You can only save the album with a [*.alb] file extension.

The All Files [*.*] option in the Save as type box allows you to view other file types in the folder.


Displays the Print dialog box where you can select print settings and print your album.


Prints your album without displaying the Print dialog box.


Copies the photo and places it on the clipboard.


Removes the photo from the page and places it on the clipboard.


Inserts the photo from the Clipboard to the page.

This command is available only if you have cut or copied a photo from this or another program.


Reverses the last action or command. PhotoRecord remembers the last 100 actions and commands.


Re-instates the last undone action or command.


Displays the version number and copyright information.


Closes this program after prompting you to save any unsaved album.


Closes the window.


Displays or hides the Control Panel, which you can use to position objects, change photo sizes, page backgrounds, and print albums.

The Control Panel displays as either a toolbar or a floating window.
For more information, click [image].


Displays or hides the Status bar at the bottom of the window.

The bar displays information about a command or toolbar, or an operation in progress.


The Title Bar at the top of the window.


The boundary of a PhotoRecord window.


The shaded bars along the right side of the album window. To scroll to another part of the album, drag the box or click the arrows in the scroll bar.


Activates the arrow keys on the keyboard so you can change the size of the program or document window by using the keyboard.


Select the Print each page separately check box to print every page in your album as an individual print task.

Clear the Print each page separately check box to print your album as one print task.
For more information, click [image].


To use the arrow keys on the keyboard to change the location of the program or document window, click Move.


Reduces the program to a control on the taskbar. To restore the window to its previous size and location, click the control on the taskbar.


Enlarges the program window to fill the screen. To restore the window to its previous size and location, click [image], or double-click the title bar.


Type your text into this box. You can drag the window borders to change the horizontal dimensions.


Restores the window to its previous size and location.


The Photo Viewer window displays photos in full-size. When the Photo Viewer window displays, a Photo View Control Panel is also available.
For more information, click [image].


Toggles the Control Panel between a toolbar and a floating window.


This control has two states:

Enlarges the program window to fill the screen.

Restores the window to its previous size and location.


The status bar at the bottom of a window displays information about a command, toolbar, or an operation in progress.


Closes the Photo Viewer window.


Closes the Photo Viewer window.


Displays information about the Photo Viewer window.


Displays and hides the Photo Control Panel.


Rotates a caption in a clockwise direction.


Prints all album pages.


Lists available printers.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Select one of the Settings options to set the perforated paper type and size.


Lists other perforated paper settings.


Prints a specified page range.


Lists available ink cartridge types.


Lists the only type of ink cartridge that is available for the selected printer.


Removes the clip area you had defined on a photo.


Click here to increase the number of copies.


Click here to reduce the number of copies.


Displays the number of copies to be printed.


Allows you to enter the start number for the range of pages to be printed.


Displays Help for the Print dialog box.


Automatically lays our your album, starting from the currently displayed page.


List the available media types for the selected printer.


Rotates a caption in a counter-clockwise direction.


Displays the Make Copies dialog box, where you can enter the number of copies of a photo to be added to the end of your album.


Allows you to enter the end number for the range of pages to be printed.


Lists the available printers.


Lists the available photo sizes.


Displays the Set Margins dialog box, where you can modify page margins.


Produces a high-resolution printout.


Produces a standard-resolution printout.


Produces a draft-resolution printout.


Displays the Properties dialog box for the selected printer.


Turns the vivid photo feature on or off.


Turns automatic correction on or off.


Displays the Print Modes wizard where you can change the setup of your album.


Displays Help for the Preferences dialog box.


Lists available paper sizes.


Displays Help for the Print Modes wizard.


Sets the print mode to Artwork/Layout album.


Sets the print mode to Fixed photo size printing.


Sets the print mode to Canon perforated paper printing.


Turns instant printing on or off in perforated paper mode. If instant printing is turned on, the Print dialog box is not displayed when you click Instant Print.


Allows you to specify the number of copies you want printed.


Allows you to specify the number of copies of a photo you want to add to the end of your album.


Allows you to specify the required height for fixed-size photos.


Allows you to specify the required width for fixed-size photos.


Turns automatic clipping on or off.


Control Panel - Print


The menu bar contains the program menus, which list the various available commands in logical categories.


To change the font, click the down arrow to the right of the font name box to display a list of fonts, and select the required font.


To change the size of the font, click the down arrow to the right of the font size box to display a list of font sizes, and select the required size, or enter a new value in the box.


Click [image] to change the color of all your text. Select a color from the drop-down list.


To change the character style, click:

 for bold text,

 for italics, or

 for underline.


To change the text alignment, click:

 for left-aligned text,

 for centered text, or

 for right-aligned text.


Each album page has an associated Page Control, located on the left-hand side of the page. Use this to:

Select a page layout. Each control represents a different layout option.

Display a shortcut menu listing actions you can perform that affects only that page.


The status bar displays messages that describe what processing is taking place, or what happens when you click a particular control.


PhotoRecord operates in several modes, depending on the type of printer installed on your computer. Each operating mode has its own Control Panel that displays when you change modes. The Photo Viewer also has its own Control Panel.

You can display the Control Panel as a toolbar, a floating window, or you can hide the Control Panel altogether.


You can view photos in full-size in the Photo Viewer window. When the Photo Viewer is displayed, a Photo View Control Panel is also available.

With the Photo View Control Panel you can:

•	Optimize the color of a photo.

•	Zoom-in to portions of the photo and pan around them.

•	Rotate the photo by 90 or 180 degrees.

•	Clip the photo to a specific rectangular size.

•	Edit the photo in an external image editor.

•	Undo and redo operations performed in this window.


Click Index Layout to arrange your album in a grid. Page art backgrounds are kept.

For more information, click [image].


When taking portrait photos, indicate whether you turn (rotate) the camera clockwise (right) or anti-clockwise (left).


When taking portrait photos, indicate whether you turn (rotate) the camera clockwise (right) or anti-clockwise (left).


Select to keep your camera settings such as zoom, F-stop and focus.


Select to enable vivid photo printing.


Select how many photos you would like to fetch to each page.


Select your preferred unit of measurement, millimeters or inches.


You can change how far the photo prints past the perforated edge.


Select to have automatic correction applied to new photos fetched to your album.


You can change how far the album prints past the paper edge when doing

borderless printing.


Select a printer from the drop-down menu.


Opens your printer properties dialog so you can make any necessary changes before printing.


Select the print quality. If you are printing your album for the first time, it is recommended to set the quality to Draft or Standard, especially if you are unsure of your album setup. This will also save your ink cartridge.


Select the print quality. If you are printing your album for the first time, it is recommended to set the quality to Draft or Standard, especially if you are unsure of your album setup. This will also save your ink cartridge.


Select the print quality. If you are printing your album for the first time, it is recommended to set the quality to Draft or Standard, especially if you are unsure of your album setup. This will also save your ink cartridge.


Select your printer cartridge from the drop-down list.


Select Fixed Photo Size mode for a fixed photo size layout throughout your album.


Select Artwork/Layout Album mode for a stylized album with a choice of photo frame styles and backgrounds.


Select Tiled Photo Printing to arrange your photos side-by-side, the same size throughout your album. Photo size and their equivalent numbers per row can be modified.


Select Perforated Printing mode if your printer supports perforated printing. Photo sizes are restricted to perforated edges but an overprint option is available.


Select to print without margins, past the paper edges.


Select a paper type from the drop-down list.


Select a paper size from the drop-down list.


Click to bring up the Set Margins dialog. You can adjust your margin settings from here.


Select to automatically arrange your photos in your album.


Select to arrange your photos in a grid, keeping each photo's aspect ratio. Aspect rations can be modified in the photo viewer window, using the clipping tool.


Select an Index Mode size from the drop-down list. This size will apply to all photos relatively.


Selecting Manual Layout allows you flexibility in laying out your own album.


Select your printer from the drop-down list


Select a photo size from the drop-down list, or select Custom to define your own size in the edit boxes below.


Allows you to specify the width of the photos.


Allows you to specify the depth of the photos.


Turns automatic clipping on or off.


Select a portrait orientation for your album.


Select a landscape orientation for your album.


Click the Help button to find out more about changing these settings.


Click the Back button to return to the previous page in the wizard, if you need to revise any new changes.


Click Help if you want to find out more about changing these settings.


Click Next to go the next page in the wizard and Finish (on the last page) to close the wizard. Your changes are kept.


Click to change the number of photos per page.


Select to enable Vivid Photo printing.


Drag the slider to select a print quality: Draft for fast output, Standard for normal print quality or High for good quality printing.


Check this box to have the Print Modes wizard start automatically each time you launch PhotoRecord.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select a layout that best suits your perforated paper or glossy photo card.


Select the number of photo tiles you would like per page. The number of rows change according to the number of photo tiles selected. The Preview window to the right will indicate your new selection.


Select the number of photos to be placed per page.


Select to suit your particular printer's additional features.


Select this special mode to suit your particular printer's additional features.


Click Default to keep the default colors. Any changes made to colors will revert to the default color settings.


Select a recommended color by clicking a color square of your choice. A preview of your color and selection is shown below.


Click the Choose button to bring up the Color selection window. You can create your own custom colors from here.


When you choose a color, it is shown in this preview window. The preview window to the right shows the selection with the new color applied to it.


You can click any blank area on this panel and drag to move the panel anywhere on your screen. Make sure you do not click on a control.


Select to have the maximum print area for your album pages. The preview window below will show an example of the maximum area available.


When you click this button, a popup window appears with the options Top, Bottom, Left and Right. When you choose an option, the image is sent to that half of the page. For example, if you chose Top, the printable area will be the top half of the page, and so on.


Click this button to select the default margins settings. Any previous changes will be lost.


Select an available media type from the dropdown list.


Select to center the printable area vertically in your album. An example of your selection is given in the preview window below.


Select to center the printable area horizontally in your album. An example of your selection is given in the preview window below.


Page numbers are indicated under each page of your album. Use the scroll bar to the right of the PhotoRecord display window to locate the desired page.


Click to apply your changes to all text blocks in your album.


Click to apply your changes to text blocks in the currently selected page.


Click to apply your changes to the selected text block only.


Brings up the Set Margins Dialog. You can modify your margin settings from here.


Select a relative photo size for your index layout.


Select to print your album now.


Click to select a page art background for your index layout.


Click and drag the slider to change the relative size of all photos. The left-most setting is Small, the center setting is Medium and the right-most setting is Large.


Click Index Layout for PhotoRecord to automatically arrange your photos in a grid. All photos are of relevant size (not cropped) and page art backgrounds are kept.

For more information, click [image].


To automatically correct the photo, click in the boxed area or on the green button beside it.


In this area of the Photo Control Panel, you can optimize the appearance of photos. You can apply correction to the individual photo selected in the Photo Viewer Window, all photos on the current page or all photos in your entire album.


The toolbar is situated in the bottom left corner of the PhotoRecord window. You can modify your album pages and also fetch photos from here, or convert the toolbar to a floating control panel.


Ensures that automatic correction is applied to new photos fetched into the album that are in Exif version 2.2 format. Photos in other image formats will not have automatic correction.


Ensures that automatic correction is applied to all new photos fetched into the album, regardless of image format.


If you have Canon ZoomBrowser installed as well as another version of PhotoRecord, click this button to ensure that this version of PhotoRecord is launched when printing from ZoomBrowser.