Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

Is there a way to precisely control text placement with respect to the image both vertically and horizontally?  Text annotation will put the text below the image at a fixed location but doesn't allow centering under the image.  Floating text allows left, right or center placement but relies on a calibrated eyeball to place the text vertically. 

I'm trying to print calendars on 11x17 paper using borderless printing.  I size the image to 11x8 and place it 0.25 inches from the top of the page.  This leave about 0.25 inches below the image to place a caption before the fold in the paper.  The full page editor display is too small on my monitor to allow placing floating text accurately.

Since I use Word Perfect to print the calendar text, I suppose I could include the captions in that document.  If you are not familiar with Word Perfect it has an advance to command that MS Word lacks. This command allow precise vertical placement of text. 

Printing calendars is not the only reason I would like to control the placement of floating text more precisely.  I also like to print 4x6 prints with a 0.2 inch border and place a caption within the border.  This is a little easier to do in the full page editor display since I'm working with either letter or 4x6 paper.

Any suggestions, or have I missed something obvious?

Bob

Unfortunately not.
Be careful with borderless printing & text, the overspary/expansion created by the driver will mess up text placement anyway, especially near the edges; it can disappear altogether. However, Qimage does have a function in the Page Formatting menu that disables expansion.
Terry.

When I use "CUSTOM PAGE"  for print size I no longer can reposition added text (no hand cursor) nor can I add second text label to an image. It works fine with "original size" and "fit to page".
Am I doing something wrong?
Thank you!

The cross cursor becomes a hand with a finger pointer when it is placed over the little blue dot of the text. Then you can drag it.
 I print using Custom Size all the time when I make DVD covers.

Fred

Fred for some reason I don't get a hand cursor, but I do with other settings for print size. Something gives here.
Also, how do I apply filter in QIS?

Which filter?  The kind that is made when you apply an adjustment in the batch screen or the Raw Refine screen?
I don't understand the question at all.
Please explain?

Fred