Creating a P.I.F. Frame (for P.I.F. Software/Memory Card) / Editing a P.I.F. Frame (Step 3)

# Placing a Picture Frame

> Editing a picture frame
> Setting the image information

You can insert a photo in the picture frame you placed on the P.I.F. Frame.

| Note:

Some of the functions are not available in some areas.

To place a picture frame, follow the steps below.

| Note:

A picture frame is already set when you create or edit a P.I.F. Frame for digital camera.

| In the Toolbox window, select the Picture Frame button.

| Click to indicate the start point and then drag the cursor diagonally.

| Note:

- The picture is placed inside the blue and red line. The cycle and lines inside the picture frame is just a design.

- The number of items that can be displayed is as follows:
  When the paper setting is vertical, 20 items can be aligned horizontally. When the paper setting is horizontal, 20 items can be aligned vertically.

- When you register a P.I.F. Frame on an EPSON printer that comes with a memory card, you can add up to 4 items on the P.I.F. Frame; if you add more than 4 items, some of the items may not be printed correctly.

- To resize the picture frame, place the cursor on the control tag where the mouse pointer changes to , and then resize the picture frame.

- To move the picture frame, place the cursor where the mouse pointer changes to , and then drag the picture frame.

- The number is displayed inside the picture frame. The photo is inserted in this order when you are printing with the software for P.I.F. or on an EPSON printer that comes with a memory card.

| Select the picture frame in the Toolbox window and then drag it to the location below the background image.

## Editing a picture frame

To edit a picture frame, follow the steps below.

| For Windows users: Right-click the picture frame.

> For Mac OS X users:
> Click the picture frame while holding down the control key.

| You can change the following settings.

Cut | Cut the picture frame.
Copy | Copy the picture frame.
Delete | Delete the picture frame.
Select Image... | The Select image dialog box appears. Select the image to see a preview of the image when you apply it in the picture frame. The Select image dialog box also appears when you double-click the picture frame.
Cancel Image | Clear the image inserted in the picture frame.
Select Area of Image to Use... | Set the applied scope of the image. Drag the scope and then click OK. The Select scope dialog box appears when you double-click the image inserted in the picture frame.
Place Applied Image in Entire Frame | Place the image to fit the entire picture frame. When you apply the image in the frame, the upper and lower parts, or the left and right parts, of the image are trimmed.
Place Image Inside Frame | Place the image inside the picture frame.
Auto-Rotate Image | Rotate the image automatically to fit in the picture frame.
Image Information Display Settings | Set image information such as photograph date and information. See Setting the image information for details.
Aspect Ratio | Select an aspect ratio of the selected picture frame: 3:2, 4:3, or Do Not Fix.
Order | Change the stacking order of the selected picture frame.
Position | Align the picture frame along the vertical or horizontal center.
Rotate | Rotate by 90 degrees. If there is not enough space to rotate, move the picture frame and then rotate it.

| Note:

- You cannot change the image applied in the picture frame with the software for P.I.F. Therefore, be sure to use the file saved in the pfg format to edit the P.I.F. Frame with PIF DESIGNER.

- When you select more than one picture frame, some of the menus such as Select Image or Image Information Display Settings are not available. Therefore, select one picture frame at a time.

- In the Select scope dialog box, press the Shift key to make the square scope fit in the picture frame.

- The image information is attached to the picture frame. You can move just the image information by selecting it.

- When you are creating or editing a P.I.F. Frame for digital camera, the Only Select Image and Place Applied Image in Entire Frame settings are available. However, you cannot change the Place Applied Image in Entire Frame settings.

- You cannot select a file protected by the copyright. When you select a copyrighted image, you see the message "This file cannot be read because it is protected by copyright."

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## Setting the image information

You can print image information such as date of the picture taken and photograph information.

| For Windows users: Right-click the picture frame, and then click Image Information Display Settings.

> For Mac OS X users:
> Click the picture frame while holding down the control key, and then click Image Information Display Settings.

|  | Note:

Image Information Display Settings is not available when you are creating or editing a P.I.F. Frame for digital camera.

| You can change the following settings.

Input photograph information
Photograph date | Select this check box to display the date on the photograph.
Exposure time | Select this check box to display the exposure time on the photograph.
F stop | Select this check box to display F of the camera on the photograph.
ISO | Select this check box to display ISO on the photograph.
Camera name | Select this check box to display the camera name on the photograph.
Flash | Select this check box to display if the flash was on or off on the photograph.
File name | Select this check box to display the file name on the photograph.
Font settings
Font name, Font size, Font color | Make each of the settings to display Image Information when printing with the software for P.I.F.

| Note:

- The software for P.I.F. cannot change the image information that is set with PIF DESIGNER.

- PIF DESIGNER cannot read some of the information if the P.I.F. Frame is downloaded from a website, even if the P.I.F. Frame is set with photo information settings such as date and picture number.

- If you select a photo that does not have any image information, the image information cannot be printed.

- If you select Applied scope selection for image, the image information cannot be printed.

- The file name is automatically set when you are printing from Print (Using EPSON PhotoQuicker3.2 or later) (or Print (Using EPSON PhotoQuicker3.4 or later) for Mac OS X users) on the File menu. If you want to print using the actual file name, register the P.I.F. Frame in the software for P.I.F. Frame and then start the software for P.I.F. Frame from the Start menu.

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