Printing file & caption on contact sheet- Problem seeing full string

I am attempting to print a two column, 4 row contact sheet with file name & caption below the image. I can tweak the cell spacing vertical size slider which reduces the size of the image and can see all the file name & caption, which may be 2-3 lines. I have selected file & caption along with a space after the string in the photo info section on the right and clicked done, then control clicked and saved template settings. I can print that sheet with all info. When I switch to another group of images using that saved template, all I can see is a single line of text. If I slightly tweak the vertical size slider, the image becomes a bit smaller and I can see the full text string, but in order to see full file & caption info, I have to tweak the slider for each sheet. If I go back to the previous group of images, the image is larger, I see a single line of text and I have to re-tweak the vertical size slider. I have a large number of sheets to print with file & caption info. How do I configure settings so I can save the full text string and don't have to tweak each sheet.

Ben3C,
I have found the same problem. What I have done is saved a template with the number of colums and rows desired. I went into the 'Photo Info'under the Page area and using custom set up what I want to be printed below each image. As I said, this is saved as a template. Then when I select a group of images to print I select the previously displayed template. This is when the caption will revert to only one line. Then just select a different template (I usually select the filename. Then reselect your custome template that you built. All the lines of the caption will then show and print. I have printed contact sheets with up to 10 rows of information and Lightroom will automatically resize the image so both the image and caption will fit within the cell area.
Hope this helps -- dbmazz

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