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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: PeterAit on May 11, 2013, 02:52:00 pm

Title: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: PeterAit on May 11, 2013, 02:52:00 pm
I recently took photos at a fashion show (don't ask) and wanted to send a few dozen of them to a friend. Rather than exporting all these individual jpegs, I wanted to put thumbnails into a single file for easy viewing. I could not figure out how to do this. As LR is an Adobe product, I am surprised that it does not have PDF support built in (or I am missing it). The Print module will do just what I want, but only to paper. Tanks for any ideas.
Title: Re: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: JRSmit on May 11, 2013, 04:18:16 pm
Quote from: PeterAit on May 11, 2013, 02:52:00 pm
I recently took photos at a fashion show (don't ask) and wanted to send a few dozen of them to a friend. Rather than exporting all these individual jpegs, I wanted to put thumbnails into a single file for easy viewing. I could not figure out how to do this. As LR is an Adobe product, I am surprised that it does not have PDF support built in (or I am missing it). The Print module will do just what I want, but only to paper. Tanks for any ideas.
With the print function you can also print to a file, it will be a jpeg. Perhaps you know how to convert that tot pdf.
Title: Re: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: jrsforums on May 11, 2013, 04:43:53 pm
Quote from: PeterAit on May 11, 2013, 02:52:00 pm
I recently took photos at a fashion show (don't ask) and wanted to send a few dozen of them to a friend. Rather than exporting all these individual jpegs, I wanted to put thumbnails into a single file for easy viewing. I could not figure out how to do this. As LR is an Adobe product, I am surprised that it does not have PDF support built in (or I am missing it). The Print module will do just what I want, but only to paper. Tanks for any ideas.

Not built in, but....

I have Acrobat and can select the 'Adobe PDF' "printer" to create a PDF in LR.

If you Google 'PDF creator' you should find a free one which works.
Title: Re: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: PeterAit on May 11, 2013, 05:29:43 pm
That's good idea. Thanks.
Title: Re: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: tomrock on May 12, 2013, 09:04:40 am
It's built in to LR. In the Print module, scroll down to Print Job and there's a dropdown for printing to a printer or a jpeg file. It's just above the Draft Mode Printing checkbox.
Title: Re: Sending a contact sheet to a file
Post by: PeterAit on May 12, 2013, 11:15:47 am
Quote from: tomrock on May 12, 2013, 09:04:40 am
It's built in to LR. In the Print module, scroll down to Print Job and there's a dropdown for printing to a printer or a jpeg file. It's just above the Draft Mode Printing checkbox.

Thanks! LR has all sorts of goodies if you know where to find them (or where to ask!).