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andyapc · #1 (**permalink**) 07-25-2004

Help! I'm doing an 8x8 album for a friend and I need to do a 2 page layout.

If I make my canvas 8x16, can I just cut it in half? If so, how do I cut it in half and then save the separate layouts?

Thanks for any help!

Kristi · #2 (**permalink**) 07-25-2004

To cut the layout in half, go to Format>Crop>Canvas. Be sure you save the two sides with different names than you saved the complete layout or you'll lose it! When I do this, I usually crop the LH side and print it. Then I go to Edit>Undo so I have my full layout back. Then I crop and print the right side. I rarely save the two sides separately from the whole layout.

Kristi

andyapc · #3 (**permalink**) 07-25-2004

OK - I did a test run on this but I had a couple of more questions 'cuz I don't want to have to re-print and waste ink if the 1/2 layout doesn't fit perfectly into an 8x8 album.

I chose Format>Crop>Canvas and then chose a square proportion and dragged the cursor on my canvas. It showed my pixel dimensions as 2415x2415. I'm working on a 16x8 canvas at 300 resolution, which would mean my entire 2-page layout canvas should be 4800 by 2400, right? So, if I chop it in half, should I have a 8x8 square with a proportion of 2400x2400? Should I then manually decrease my pixel dimensions to 2400x2400?

Do those extra 15x15 pixels amount to much? Would it still print at 8x8 if pixels are at 2415x2415?

Also, after I crop it in half and it's on my screen, can I save the first half of my layout under one name and THEN hit undo and crop/save my other half? Or does the saving of the 1st half mean I can't "undo" to get the original 16x8 layout back?

Sorry for so many questions!

andyapc · #4 (**permalink**) 07-25-2004

Oops, forgot one more - will working on a 16x8 layout slow my computer down horribly? Sometimes a 12x12 does.

Kari · #5 (**permalink**) 07-25-2004

THis may be extra steps.. but what I do.... I save my double page layout... then duplicate that layout. Close the original so that I do not mess it up at all.

Then I duplicate that extra layout a second time. I crop each in half. Then I have my two pages to print. Often I will put a thin lightgray line in the middle of the layout to help me when I crop to make sure I know exactly where the middle is.

I have found that this size does slow it down signifigantly, but I just save often and keep working at it.