If you prefer to print photos at home, Elements has you covered. It’s quite easy to print from Elements, but this is one of the areas where your operating system makes a little bit of a difference. In Windows, you can print from either the Editor or the Organizer, and the process is pretty much the same from either, although you can only print groups of photos on a single page from the Organizer. On a Mac, all printing takes place from the Editor, no matter where you start.

Before you print, it’s really important to be sure the resolution (ppi) of your photo is what you want (see Resizing for Printing for more about resolution). It’s also a good idea to do any cropping (Cropping Pictures) before you call up the Print window. You can start from either the Editor or the Organizer, and once you’re in the Print window, you can choose to create individual prints, a contact sheet of small thumbnails of all your photos, or a picture package of several sizes of prints. The following sections explain all your options.