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5. Working with PhotoLine / 5.4 Browse

### 5.4.2 Create Picture Catalog

The Functions menu of the browse window (see chapter 5.4 and chapter 7.1.11) offers the function Create Print Document.

This function is used to create a - possibly multi-page - document containing all pictures of the current browse window. Create Picture Catalog can be useful in many ways: you can create catalogs of pictures or distribute pictures on the paper in order to print them.

The main dialog contains several subdialogs:

- Source
Source controls whether to insert the Preview Images or the Original Images in the print document. The preview images are small and consume only few memory, but their quality is quite low. The original images offer a better quality but their memory consumption may be considerable higher.
Additionally you can choose to add all pictures from the current folder or to add only those one that are selected.
- Page
Page defines the page size of the resulting document. Optionally you can use a page template. This template will be used as a basis for every page.
- Size
Size allows you to set the size of the pictures in the document. You can choose between Screen Size, Original Size and several fix sizes. Screen Size places the pictures fix with a resolution of 300 dpi in the document and Original Size keeps the size of the pictures which was set on creation. Using one of these two settings results in a document, in which the pictures are not placed regularly but in a space saving way. In contrast to those the fix modes are creating a document in which the pictures are positioned grid-like. Therefore these modes are especially useful for picture catalogs.
If Scale Pictures Physically is activated, the resolution of the inserted pictures will be reduced to 300 dpi. This operation limits the memory consumption of the resulting document.
Rotate Pictures Appropriately rotates the pictures in order to increase the paper utilization.
- Place
Place controls the size of the edges and the distance between rows and columns in the document.
- Text
Text allows you to inscribe the pictures in the document. You can use all basic picture information like name, date of modification, file size and so on. You can add a continuous number, too. Additionally the text can have a background color to enhance readability.
Usually the text is placed at the bottom of the picture, but with Position you can move it up or down.
Furthermore it is possible to add the browse path and the current page number to each page.
- Line
Line controls whether every picture is outlined. In combination with the size mode Setup you can create a grid this way. Another option is to assign an effect to every image. A common effect is a light shadow.