You can create contact sheets—thumbnail previews of your images arranged on pages — that you can use to organize and share your images. You can use the Create Contact Sheet utility to save your contact sheets in multiple image formats, and as HTML image maps. You can save your options as a preset for future use.
The size of the thumbnails depends on how many columns and rows the contact sheet displays, and how much space is displayed between them.
To Create a Contact Sheet:
If you do not specify an output file path, the Create Contact Sheet utility places a file named Contact Sheet.<ext> in your default image folder. For multiple-page contact sheets, the utility adds a number to the file name; for example, Contact Sheet3.bmp.
Contact Sheet Format Options
Thumbnail settings |
Size |
Specifies the number of columns and rows to create on each page. |
Spacing |
Creates a frame around each thumbnail. Specifies the amount of space between rows or columns. In the Horizontal and Vertical spin boxes, type a value to indicate the amount of space to display. |
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Frame options |
Use thumbnail frame |
Creates a frame around each thumbnail. |
Margin |
Specifies the width of the frame. |
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Solid color |
Specifies the frame's color. Click the color picker to define a color. |
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Tiled image |
Specifies an image to use as a frame. Click Browse to locate the image you want to use. |
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Thumbnail options |
Colored drop shadow |
Creates a drop shadow effect around each thumbnail. Click the color picker to define a color. |
Colored edge fade |
Creates a fading frame effect around the image. Click the color picker to define a color. |
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Colored matte |
Uses a solid color as a background for the page. Click the color picker to define a color. |
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Beveled edges |
Creates a beveled edge effect on each thumbnail. This effect is not displayed in the Preview window. |
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Page background options |
Solid color |
Uses a solid color as a background for the page. Click the color picker to define a color. |
Tiled image |
Uses a tiled image as the background for the page. Click Browse to locate the picture you want to use. |