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Adding a basic identity plate is very simple. In the right-
hand sidebar, open up the Page panel and click in the
check-box for Identity Plate. The default name that is added is
the name on the account that you used to register Lightroom,
in large letters in the Tahoma sans-serif typeface, positioned in
the centre of the image.3
You can rotate the identity plate by clicking on the angle
menu, which you can find just to the right of the Identity
Plate check-box option in the Page panel. The rotation options
are limited, either 90 degrees one way or the other, or a
180-degree flip but combined with a wide border it does allow
for an arty look to your prints.2 You can move the identity plate to anywhere on the page
by simply clicking and dragging it; it doesn’t have to be
on the image itself. if you want, you can increase the size of
a border using the sliders in the Layout panel and move the
identity plate onto that border, leaving an unobstructed view of
your image.4 You can change the size of the identity plate in two ways.
You can move the Scale slider in the Page panel but a
more precise and controllable way to change the size is to
grab and drag one of the corner handles on the bounding box
of the identity plate itself. You can see that the slider moves by
itself when you do this.Naming Photos
with Identity Plates
You can add your name, your company or your website address to your
printed photographs by using the Lightroom Print Module Identity
Plates feature. It’s easy to do and adds individuality to your prints.
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