multiple photo frames the same size

[VJS]

I'm trying to create 8 equal-size photo frames on one page in Publisher 1.10. I can easily do it in InDesign CS6 (12 years old), but not in Publisher.

[thomaso]

You can either create one Picture Frame in the wanted size and copy it seven times via power-duplicate.

Or you can, without using Picture Frames, place the 8 images: drag-place the first image in the wanted size and use the snapping options to drag-place the other seven images in the same size. Snapping will highlight an edge and display a snapping guide if the width or height fits to the first frame.

[Catshill]

You can also create an asset from the frame and duplicate it as required.

[VJS]

I appreciate all the answers, but none seem to allow me to easily and instantly create multiple duplicate frames. I have attached an InDesign CS6 quick video on how you can easily and quickly create multiple frames by simply pressing an arrow key while drawing out the frames within your margins: up/down arrow keys increase or decrease the number of rows, right/left arrow keys increase or decrease the number of frames in each row. There are other key combinations to increase/decrease the spacing between frames. All so simple, yet nothing even remotely resembling this exists in Publisher. I haven't tried this with Publisher 2 on my laptop.

 

 

[dominik]

4 minutes ago, VJS said:

I have attached an InDesign CS6 quick video on how you can easily and quickly create multiple frames by simply pressing an arrow key while drawing out the frames within your margins:

Hi @VJS,

this was introduced in V2 of the suite and works about the same, even with picture frames. It is very fast to eyeball an array of picture frames across a certain layout area.

Since you are with V1 this unfortunately won't work for you right now.

d.

[lance1572]

On 6/17/2023 at 11:40 AM, dominik said:

Hi @VJS,

this was introduced in V2 of the suite and works about the same, even with picture frames. It is very fast to eyeball an array of picture frames across a certain layout area.

Since you are with V1 this unfortunately won't work for you right now.

d.

 

Do you know if spacing between the picture frames is possible this way? I'm on V2. I can create multiples by hitting the arrow keys but would like to have space between them.

 

 

[walt.farrell]

29 minutes ago, lance1572 said:

 

Do you know if spacing between the picture frames is possible this way? I'm on V2. I can create multiples by hitting the arrow keys but would like to have space between them.

 

 

It should.

Help: https://affinity.help/publisher2/en-US.lproj/pages/ObjectControl/objectGrids.html

[lance1572]

5 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

It should.

Help: https://affinity.help/publisher2/en-US.lproj/pages/ObjectControl/objectGrids.html

Thank you! I was just about to post a solution. At about 1:13 this shows you also how to do it.  A lot of times it's knowing what to search for. Previously I was just looking for picture frames. Affinity does so much!! ❤️
 

 

[dominik]

1 hour ago, lance1572 said:

Do you know if spacing between the picture frames is possible this way? I'm on V2. I can create multiples by hitting the arrow keys but would like to have space between them.

Well, @walt.farrell beat me by giving you a good answer (thanks for that).

The only thing I can add is that this way of creating grids is more of a visual technique. There is no way to control distances precisely during  their creation. That is not a bad thing. It is just good to know.

d.

[lance1572]

3 hours ago, dominik said:

Well, @walt.farrell beat me by giving you a good answer (thanks for that).

The only thing I can add is that this way of creating grids is more of a visual technique. There is no way to control distances precisely during  their creation. That is not a bad thing. It is just good to know.

d.

Thanks!! I realized this after playing with it. I'm glad it is in there. It works just fine. 

[jmwellborn]

@VJS If you have Publisher v2 you should be able to do just what you want with picture frames.  I have used Designer v.2.1.1 for my example, but did the same thing in Publisher, using picture frames.

[VJS]

8 hours ago, jmwellborn said:

@VJS If you have Publisher v2 you should be able to do just what you want with picture frames.  I have used Designer v.2.1.1 for my example, but did the same thing in Publisher, using picture frames.

 

[jmwellborn]

15 hours ago, VJS said:

 

Did you have a question or comment?  It doesn't seem to have come through in your post.  Have you tried this with your Publisher V2 on your laptop?

[R C-R]

On 7/5/2023 at 10:10 AM, lance1572 said:

Do you know if spacing between the picture frames is possible this way? I'm on V2. I can create multiples by hitting the arrow keys but would like to have space between them.

The technique demonstrated in the video & by @jmwellborn will do that, although if you want equal spacing both vertically & horizontally, as I understand it you have to do that by eye because there is no way (?) of increasing spacing in both directions at the same time.

[jmwellborn]

@R C-R  You are right.  I think you would have to place a series of horizontal and vertical GUIDES and then hold the arrow keys down until the frames reach them.  I will try it out and see. 

[R C-R]

4 minutes ago, jmwellborn said:

@R C-R  You are right.  I think you would have to place a series of horizontal and vertical GUIDES and then hold the arrow keys down until the frames reach them.  I will try it out and see. 

I have tried that. The problem is there is no snapping so it has to be aligned by eye, which is not precise.

[jmwellborn]

2 minutes ago, R C-R said:

I have tried that. The problem is there is no snapping so it has to be aligned by eye, which is not precise.

Just tried it too.  It is a pain in the neck!  I have noticed that there is a tiny individual movement each time the picture frame (or shape) moves either horizontally or vertically.  If one can manage to get to CMD +1 or CMD +2 while still holding the mouse button down (🙄) one can actually count the movements for one direction, then count the same number for the next direction.  Currently, I think eyeing it is easier.  If absolute precision is needed, one can place guides afterwards, and individually drag the frames to fit.   

[jmwellborn]

@R C-R  Got!  Not as quick as apparently Photoshop does it, but possible, all the same.  First set up VIEW>GUIDES with the number of columns and lines you want and the spacing between. Then perform the placing steps plus moving the frames/shapes with the arrow keys held down to approximately the space you want.

Then make a vertical marquee selection of each set of frames (top to bottom) and slightly adjust it to the Guides.  Each frame will now fit to the horizontal Guides.  (If you need to, you can create a group for each, and then drag the outside to fit.)  Repeat for each vertical group.

Then make a horizontal marquee selection of each line of frames and slightly adjust to the Guides. Each frame can now be made to fit the vertical Guides. Repeat for each horizontal group.  Same thing about grouping.

Dead-on accuracy.  Hopefully, if it is what one wants to use again for another document, one exports it as a template!

[R C-R]

13 minutes ago, jmwellborn said:

Not as quick as apparently Photoshop does it, but possible, all the same.

Yes, I more or less ended up trying what you suggested .... but given the number of steps involved I decided it would be simpler just to set up the guides & spaces & then draw the rectangles one at a time using snapping to position them in the guides.

[Circulus]

Another approach is powerduplicate and transform objects separately.
Perhaps in combo with a guides setup and should work with the quick grid option too.
See videos:

 

 

 

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[Westerwälder]

Ach so auch als Jpg!

Oh, also as a jpg!

[jmwellborn]

@Return  Love it!!  So elegant.

[jmwellborn]

@Return I could not get your method to work, using the quick grid option, but did find that if the Guides are set up beforehand, and Snapping is on, the process is quite easy.

 

 

[thomaso]

1 hour ago, jmwellborn said:

if the Guides are set up beforehand

Alternatively we can use the align options … for instance with a specific value for the first row / column, via the align buttons for the other columns.