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How to Print Photos in XP
Note: Vista is very similar but 'My Pictures' is just called 'Pictures'. |
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This white paper describes the steps necessary to print photos in XP. You can print photos on nice paper and you can specify the size of the prints. You can specify 4x6, 5x7, etc.. I attempt to show all of the details including the philosophy of storing your images. |
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Index:
How to organize your photos How to find your photos How to select your photos for printing How to print your pictures from the Print Wizard Under My Pictures, there will typically be a folder indicating the date Quick Steps How to print your pictures from the Print Wizard (Quick Steps) Where to store your photos The first thing you have to decide is where you want to store your pictures. Most camera programs automatically download photos to the 'My Pictures' folder under the 'My Documents' 
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(Folder order)
Start/My Computer
My Documents
My Music
My Pictures
My Videos
etc..
You can store your photos in My Pictures by default or you can create a
different folder on your C:\ drive.
I have a folder called C:\Canon SD700 IS ELPH which I store my photos in.
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How to organize your photos
If you don't know any better go with the default 'My Photos' but set up a
structure of folders under 'My Photos'.
My structure includes the following sub-folders;
Around the House
Pictures of my garden or my dining room, etc..
Around Town
Pictures of the beach or a park, etc..
Concerts
Pictures that I take at our summer Concerts in the Park
Events
Joes retirement, etc..
Family
Pictures of my daughter's family and our grand kids, etc..
Favorites
Copies of pictures that I like and want to find quickly to show friends.
Friends
Pictures of our friends
Holidays
Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc..
Movies
Movies that I take in "movie" mode
Old Slides
I took pictures of old family slides that I displayed on the wall.
Projects
Pictures of customer's PC or pictures of the attic, etc..
Quality
Sample Pictures that I took using each setting on my camera for comparison.
Sunrise Sunset
Collection of pictures of pretty sunrise/sunsets.
Trips
Pictures of trips that we have taken. Organized by year and location.
Example:
Hawaii 2006
Italy 2007
etc..
You can organize them anyway you like but like your garage;
o you have to be able to find them when you want to and
o you need to know where the next set will go.
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How to find your photos
If you have downloaded photos from your camera to somewhere on your PC but
don't know where they ended up you can do a search.
You can search two different ways.
o by Date and
o by Date
(there are two way so search by date)
First go to My Computer and right click on My Pictures.
This assumes that your pictures are somewhere below My Pictures.
If they are not below My Pictures then you will have to click on your C:\ drive
and search the whole hard drive.
On the right click of My Pictures, left click on "Search..."
That will bring up a new dialog box titled "Search Results"
On the left side under "All or part of the file name:" type,
*.jpg
All of your pictures have a suffix of .jpg
*.jpg says that you want all of them.
Then click on [Search]
The right side will start populating with all of your JPG files (photos).
When it comes to a halt, make sure that you are in the "Details" view.
On the top menu click on View and then down below select 'Details'.
This give you a list of your files which includes a title bar;
"Name" "In Folder" "Size" "Type" "Modified Date"
You may have to scroll to the right to see "Modified Date".
Click on "Modified Date" and look at the top date.
Click on "Modified Date" again and look at the top date.
Do this until the top date is cloest to now.
The "Name" and "In Folder" columns will tell you where your latest photos went.
The SECOND way to search by date is to click on "When it was modified?" in the
begining (after you entered *.jpg on the left)
"When it was modified?" is also on the left but further down.
Then select
(o) Within the last week.
and click on [Search] again..
You will get the same results but lesser files are returned. The first way
returns ALL files from the beginning and the second way returns just the files
modified in the last week, The one you are looking for.
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How to select your photos for printing
Once you are in the folder that contains the photos that you want to print,
you have to select which photos to print.
Again you have two choices;
o Select the files in the folder
o Select the files in the Print Wizard
It is easier to select the files in the folder because you can see better which
ones you want to print.
This time change the "view" to thumbnails.
On the top menu click on View and then down below select 'Thumbnails'.
Now you can see the photos.
Select the pictures that you want to print and Right Click/Print.
To select multiple pictures;
o Click on the first picture that you want.
o Then hold down 'Ctrl'
o Click the second, third, etc. pictures while STILL holding down 'Ctrl'
Right Click/Print to open up the "Photo Printing Wizard"
Note: if you are in the "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer", you can select
other pictures but you have to select from thumbnails.
There is no way to view the photos full size.
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How to print your pictures from the Print Wizard
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