I was always baffled by the fact that Photoshop's Picture Package command did not offer an option for three 4x6's on a page. Little did I know, it's extremely easy to customize these layouts and create your own just by editing a plain text file. These instructions also work for Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Album.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 2 minutes
Here's How:
- Important: Mac OS X users much first apply an update to Photoshop before attempting to customize the Picture Package layouts. Information and and a download link can be found at [url]http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/[/url] (Thank you Matt Jones for this tip!)
- Copy the next five lines and paste them into a text editor, like NotePad or SimpleText:
I 8 10
Letter (3) 4x6
0 0 6 4
0 4 4 6
4 4 4 6 - Name this file FourBySixes.txt
- Copy the file to your Adobe\Photoshop X.0\Presets\Layouts folder where X represents your version of Photoshop.
- Open Photoshop and try it!
Tips:
- The ReadMe.txt file in the Layouts folder explains how to make your own custom picture package layouts.
- If you've never used the automated Picture Package function in Photoshop 6 and up, it can be found under the File > Automate submenu.
- Adobe Photoshop Album and Adobe Photoshop Elements use the same format for Picture Packager layouts, so this tip will also work in those programs.
