Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

In the past, users have asked about making unequal image borders using QU. The standard borders are, of course, the same width on each side of the image.
In the past, I have suggested using a background image of the colour required (which can be made in QU) and placing that, at a larger size, behind the main image.
However, I had a brainwave the other day  :o that makes it unnecessary to make a special background image and use any image.

Here's how:
Place the main image at the size required in the queue and set page to Freehand mode.
Select the main image size from the thumb and it will be added on top of the background image. **
Open the page editor, See screen shot 09 below.
Now, here is the trick to make the background image appear coloured:  8)
Select the background image and set Border 1 to B and a large size such that only the border is visible around the main image.
See screen shot 12 below where B1 is set to 70mm (2.75"); I've also set a small B2 at 2mm (0.08").
Finally, size and set both images as required and position the main image to create the uneven border. Use the page editor size tab for accurate positioning by entering the numbers directly in the position boxes, or use the arrow keys.
See screen shot 11 below for the finished result
Screen shot 10 show that I added standard border to the main image too.

Not clear for you, ask me please ;)
Terry

** original post edited to simplify process. Terry

Nice one Terry, that's a neat way of doing it, now why didn't we all think to do it like that?

He really is a smart fellow even though he drinks a lot..... of TEA!

Here are a couple more hints with screen snaps because there just isn't enough allowed images in one post.

First snap my image
Next snap (image AA) is showing my settings.
I circled in red the areas of adjustment.

You can see I started with a Fit to Page background with a 4" blue border.
I laid an 8 x 10 of the image I want over it. Then I reset the size (as you can see in the red circle) to 10 x 7 and clicked APPLY to Selected.

Now all that remains is to adjust the placement to get the border sizes.
Note:   I wanted a 0.10 border at the top so I Held the CTRL and tapped up arrow.
That gave be a flush fit to the top where the location was showing .12, the margin of my paper.
I just changed the .12 to a .22....

Left to right? Hold CTRL key and tap a side arrow key and center the image using the new CENTER feature in the latest Ultimate.

A very smart post from "our" Terry

Fred

It's a job keeping up with you fellas.

However, was it really necessary to string up two pheasants just to illustrate the point? :) :) poor little sods. :) :)

Jeff 

Jeff that was a throw back to the French Revolution.
An edict was issued, as a deterrent to more vocal unrest, to string up two peasants.
Someone misread it!

Fred

Hi Jeff,
That's the National Trust for you   ::) - country living you know!

I've realised that I made one aspect of the process more complicated than necessary where I said:
No need to do that, once in Freehand mode, select the main image size from the thumb and it will be added on top of the background image.
Terry