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-x +====== Contact Sheet ======
-====== Contact Sheet PowerScript ======+
  
 +Make a contact sheet of your files in seconds: drop in images, PDFs and Illustrator files, and get neat pages of labelled previews, with file names, sizes and page numbers. Great for proofs, catalogues of artwork and checking a folder of customer files.
  
 +[[https://o2creative.co.nz/shop/Powerscripts/Contact_Sheet_PowerScript_for_Adobe_Illustrator_for_Adobe_Illustrator|See it in the shop]] · Version 1.6.7 · Needs PowerScripts 3.8.42 or later
  
-====== Interface ======+===== Where to find it =====
  
-===== Options Tab ===== +Open the PowerScripts panel (**Window > Extensions > PowerScripts**) and choose **Contact Sheet** from the **Tools** scripts. The script has three tabs: **Options**, **Layout** and **Page Sizes**. You don't need a document open.
-{{::contact_sheet_1.5.2.png?}}+
  
-=== Page Layout Section === +===== Quick start =====
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +
-| **Page Size** | Size of the page to create - Page sizes can be edited in the Page Sizes Tab | +
-| **Automatically Layout Previews** | When ticked the page will be filled with previews at the size set in the Layout tab, When not ticked you can manually select the number of rows and columns in the options below  | +
-| **Previews across** | The number of previews across the page | +
-| **Previews down** | The number of previews down the page | +
-| **Scale Previews to Fit** | Scales the preview larger or smaller |+
  
-=== Previews Section === +  - Choose a **Page Size**, for example A4. 
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +  - Drag your files onto the file list (or press **Select Files**). 
-| **Preview Padding** | The gap between the thumbnail and the preview frame | +  - Press **Create Contact Sheet**.
-| **Gutter** | The gap between each preview box  | +
-| **Rasterize Previews** | Converts the preview to a rasterized image at the specified DPI, this can dramatically reduce the file size and speed up re-draws, and eliminate issues with re-linking images later on | +
-| Embed files | If ticked files will be embedded into the document \\ **WARNING: This can dramatically increase the file size and slow down illustrator** |+
  
-=== PDF Section === +A new document opens with your previews laid out over as many pages as they need.
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +
-| **Preview all pages from the PDF file** | When previewing PDF files all pages will be previewed individually , if not ticked only the first page will be previewed | +
-| **Crop PDF files to** | Set which box size set in the PDF file is used for cropping the PDF preview |+
  
-=== Labels Section === +Supported files: .ai, .bmp, .eps, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .pdf, .png, .psd, .svg, .tga, .tif, .tiff
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +
-| **Page Title** | When ticked you can set a custom title to display on the preview page | +
-| **Filename** | When ticked the filename is displayed under the preview | +
-| **Original artwork size** | When ticked the size of the original artwork is displayed under the preview | +
-| **Artboard Number** | the filename the artboard number (page number) is displayed on each artboard |+
  
-=== Files Section === +===== Options =====
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +
-| Files | Drag and Drop all the files you want in the contact sheet here, also set the page range for PDF files  |+
  
 +==== Options ====
  
-===== Layout Tab =====+{{:contact_sheet:options_tab.png?380|The Options tab}}
  
-{{::contact_sheet_1.5.2_layout_tab.png|}}+=== Page Layout ===
  
-^ Option ^ Description ^ +^ Option ^ What it does ^ 
-| **Page Border** | Page border | +| **Page Size** | The size of each page. Add your own sizes on the **Page Sizes** tab | 
-| **Font** | The font used for labels  | +| **Automatically Layout Previews** | Fill each page with previews at the **Preview Width** and **Height** below. Untick to set the grid yourself | 
-| **Frame offset** | The frame is a box that is size of the maximum preview size, The frame offset is the border between the preview and the frame | +| **Previews Across**, **Previews Down** | The grid, when you set it yourself | 
-| **Frame stroke** | The width of the stroke around the frame | +| **Scale Previews to Fit** | Make the previews as big as the grid allows |
-| **Title Font Size** | Font size of the title | +
-| **Label offset** | The vertical offset (spacing) from the frame to the label | +
-| **Filename Lines** | The number of lines to be used for filenames. Often filenames are long and will not fit on one line without being cut short, setting 2 or more lines allows the filename to wrap to a new line if it is too long | +
-| **Label Font size** | The size of the font used in the label | +
-| **Label Align** | Alignment of the label, left, right, center | +
-| **Background** | Background color of the frame | +
-| **Fit Frame to imported artwork size** | Usually the frame is set to the size of the maximum preview, ticking this option will change the frame to be the size of the artwork | +
-| **Remove extension from filename** | Removes the extension such as .jpg |+
  
-===== Page Sizes Tab ===== +=== Previews === 
-Add, remove and create page sizes+ 
 +^ Option ^ What it does ^ 
 +| **Preview Width**, **Preview Height** | The size of each preview box | 
 +| **Preview Padding** | The gap between the artwork and its frame | 
 +| **Gutter** | The gap between previews | 
 +| **Rasterize Previews** | Turn each preview into an image at this resolution. Keeps the file small and fast, and nothing needs relinking later | 
 +| **Embed Files** | Embed the files instead of linking them. **This can make the file very big** | 
 +| **Rotate to best fit** | Turn previews **Clockwise** or **Counter Clockwise** when they fit the box better that way, or **None** | 
 + 
 +=== PDF === 
 + 
 +^ Option ^ What it does ^ 
 +| **Preview all Pages from the PDF file** | A preview for every page. Untick for the first page only | 
 +| **Crop PDF files to** | Which box of each PDF page to show: **CropBox**, **TrimBox**, **BleedBox**, **MediaBox**, **ArtBox**, or just round the artwork (**Shapes**) | 
 + 
 +=== Labels === 
 + 
 +^ Option ^ What it does ^ 
 +| **Page Title** | A title at the top of each page, for example ''CONTACT SHEET'' | 
 +| **Filename** | The file name under each preview | 
 +| **Original artwork size** | The artwork's real size under each preview | 
 +| **Artboard Number** | The page number on each page | 
 + 
 +=== Files === 
 + 
 +  * **File list**: drag and drop files here. For PDFs, set the pages to show (**Page Start** and **Page End**). Tick and untick files to sort them before clearing. 
 +  * **Place AI and SVG files**: place Illustrator and SVG files as linked files. Untick to copy their artwork onto the sheet. 
 +  * **Select Files**, **Clear All**, **Clear Checked**, **Clear Unchecked**: add files, or clear all, the ticked or the unticked ones. 
 +  * **Create Contact Sheet**: does it. 
 + 
 +==== Layout ==== 
 + 
 +{{:contact_sheet:layout_tab.png?380|The Layout tab}} 
 + 
 +^ Option ^ What it does ^ 
 +| **Page Border** | The margin round each page | 
 +| **Font** | The font for the title and labels | 
 +| **Frame Offset** | The gap between the preview and its frame | 
 +| **Frame Stroke** | The width of the frame's outline | 
 +| **Title Font Size** | The size of the page title | 
 +| **Label Offset** | The gap between the frame and its label | 
 +| **Filename Lines** | How many lines a long file name can wrap onto | 
 +| **Label Font Size**, **Label Align** | The labels' size, and **Left**, **Center** or **Right** | 
 +| **Background** | The colour behind each preview | 
 +| **Fit Frame to imported artwork size** | Make each frame the size of its artwork, instead of the full preview box | 
 +| **Remove Extension from Filename** | Show ''logo'' instead of ''logo.png'' | 
 + 
 +==== Page Sizes ==== 
 + 
 +{{:contact_sheet:page_sizes_tab.png?380|The Page Sizes tab}} 
 + 
 +The list of page sizes in **Page Size**: add, change or remove sizes (**Name**, **Width**, **Height**). 
 + 
 +===== How to... ===== 
 + 
 +==== Proof a folder of logos for a customer ==== 
 + 
 +  - Drop the files in. Tick **Filename** and **Original artwork size**, and set a **Page Title**, for example the customer's name. 
 +  - Leave **Rasterize Previews** ticked to keep the file light. 
 +  - Press **Create Contact Sheet**, then save it as a PDF to send. 
 + 
 +===== Tips ===== 
 + 
 +  * Save your layouts as presets (see [[using_presets|Using Presets]]), for example "A4 proof, 3 across". 
 +  * For one artboard per PDF page at full size (instead of previews), use [[multipage_pdf_import|PDF MultiPage Import]]. 
 + 
 +===== Good to know ===== 
 + 
 +  * A damaged or unsupported file doesn't stop the contact sheet: it gets a red placeholder with the file name and why it couldn't be shown. 
 +  * PDF pages are placed one at a time straight onto the sheet, so big PDFs work smoothly. 
 + 
 +===== What's new ===== 
 + 
 +  * **1.6.7**: Safer when copying AI and SVG files onto the contact sheet. Needs PowerScripts 3.8.42 or later. 
 +  * **1.6.6** 
 +    * Fixed: a damaged or unsupported file no longer stops the contact sheet: it gets a red placeholder showing the file and why. 
 +    * Fixed: the Filename label option works. 
 +    * Improved: general bug fixes, reliability and speed. 
 +  * **1.6.5** 
 +    * Improved: more stable PDF importing: PDF pages are loaded one at a time straight onto the contact sheet, so big and multi-page PDFs are much lighter and no temporary documents open. 
 +    * Improved: better detection of PDF page counts and sizes. 
 +    * Improved: .tiff and .gif files can be added to the list. 
 +    * Improved: more stable opening of AI and SVG files, which are now copied onto the contact sheet instead of moved. 
 +    * Fixed: "Place AI and SVG files" was spelled wrong. 
 +  * Older changes: [[releasenotes|PowerScripts Release Notes]]
  
-===== Release Notes ===== 
-  * **Version 1.6.0** 
-    * Added Rotate to fit option to auto rotate 
-  * **Version 1.5.6** 
-    * Fixed issue with SVG and AI locked Layers 
-    * Added: Option to cancel if files fail to load 
-    * Added: Option to place SVG and AI files 
-    * Requires 3.5.1 
-  * **Version 1.5.3** 
-    * Fixed issue with locked source layers 
-    * Requires 3.3.31 
-  * **Version 1.5.2** 
-    * Requires 3.3.31 
-  * **Version 1.5.0** 
-    * Requires 3.3.23 
-  * **Version 1.4.0** 
-    * Requires 3.3.23 
-  * **Version 1.2.0** 
-    * Requires 3.3.16 
-  * **Version 1.1.6** 
-    * Requires 3.2.9 
-  * **Version 1.1.5** 
-    * Requires 3.2.9 
-  * **Version 1.1.1** 
-    * Requires 3.2.9 
-  * **Version1.0.0** 
-    * Requires 3.0.0 
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