Tutorials

Printing Your Photos

Aperture printing tools are simple to use, letting you create high-quality prints on your own printer.

  1. In the Browser, select the photos you want to print.
  2. Choose Print Image from the File menu to open the Aperture Print dialog.
  3. Choose a preset from the preset list on the left. Or just choose Sample Single Image Preset. (To print a contact sheet instead, choose Sample Contact Sheet Preset.)
  4. In the Printer Selection area of the dialog, choose the printer you want to use from the Printer pop-up menu. Don’t see your printer listed? Then choose Add Printer from the same menu to see a list of available printers, and pick the one you want.
  5. After selecting a printer, be sure to properly configure the printer’s software. Click the Print Settings button to access your printer’s specific options and make sure they’re set the way you want. For example, to print borderless images, you may have to turn on a Borderless Printing option in the printer software.
  1. Choose a paper size from the Paper Size pop-up menu. The menu options change to match the printer. Be sure to select a paper size matching the options set in Print Settings.
  2. Under Layout Options, use the Scale To pop-up menu to tell Aperture how to size your image on the page. Fill Entire Page yields a full-page print, but may cause cropping if the photo has a different aspect ratio from the paper stock. Fit Entire Image scales the photo so nothing is cropped.
  3. Once your options are set, click Print to begin printing.
  4. Save the settings you’ve changed as a Print Preset for future use. After you’re happy with the settings, click Save As and name the new preset. The next time you print, all your print options will be configured and ready to go.

For more advanced printing, use other options available in the Print dialog to set a custom ColorSync profile or add sharpening to prints. You can find details on page 474 in the Aperture User Manual.