IPhoto Printing

How can I print multiple pictures & have the images automatically scaled to fit the page? For example, I wanted to print 4 pictures on a 4x6 page because I like small pictures. When I did this, the pictures didn't automatically scale for the space. Therefore, I scaled the images to 2x2, but the images were still too large. I tried downsizing the original file size to 2x2. It didn't work. I tried customizing all the fields & images to get this to work. Nothing is working for me! I'm using a Canon REbel XT 8.0 and a MacBook iPhoto 8. Thanks for the help!

Kamela
Welcome to the Apple user discussion forums
I am not aware of any automatic scaling feature available in iPhoto - a couple of things
If you select four photos and click print, select the printer and the paper size (4 x 6) then select the print size - try 1.8 x 2 - you will get a preview with all four on one sheet in the preview (if you don't click customize and in the settings - the gear looking thing at the bottom, select print multiple photos on a page -
If you only have 2 showing then try 1.7 x 2 - experiment until the preview shows 4 photos on the preview
Also if you are going to print square photos you should crop the photos to be square or iPhoto will guess at where to crop them and you may not like its guess
LN

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