Montage

Montage Settings are adjusted on the 'Create a Layout' Worksheet. Here are all of the Montage Settings with a description of what they do and their default settings:

Page Layout
Measurement:			cm				units for how everything will be measured, default = cm
Paper Size:				A4				the paper size - adjacent Width/Height, default = A4
Orientation:			Portrait		which way up your document will be generated, default = Portrait


Cell Shape & Borders
Cell Shape:				Square			the Excel cell shapes that will be generated, default = Square
Size [cm]:				10				dimension of a single cell
Border [px]:			5				internal border size of a single cell
Apply Cell Format:		No				apply a Cell Format to all of the Cells, default = No

The Number of Images & Dimensions that fit your chosen Paper Size
Recommended:			(RadioButton)	system recommended settings
Custom:					(RadioButton)	your own custom settings.  Important!: Row Heights must be <=14 cm

Miscellaneous Settings
Embed Images:			Yes				will embed any images selected as opposed to maintaining a link to the Filename and Filepath of the image (linked images will not travel with this Workbook, but selecting 'No' will dramtically reduce the Workbook Size), default = Yes
Add Images:				Yes				will run the AddImages() Subroutine upon document generation, default = Yes.  If No is selected, this Subroutine will apply all of the Worksheet & Print settings and then you can run the AddImages() Subroutine using ALT+F8 to add your own images
Move & Size Images:		No				enables the image or picture to move & size with Cells or to be free floating, default = No
Left Margin [px]:		0				print setting - the left margin, default = 0
Right Margin [px]:		0				print setting - the right margin, default = 0
Top Margin [px]:		0				print setting - the top margin, default = 0
Bottom Margin [px]:		0				print setting - the bottom margin, default = 0
Display Page Breaks:	No				will draw Page Breaks, default = No
Print Quality [DPI]:	600				sets the Print quality, default = 600
Black & White:			No				will only Print Black & White Images, default = No
Center Horizontally:	Yes				center all of the Images Horizontally.  Important!, set this to No if Margins are used, default = Yes
Center Vertically:		Yes				center all of the Images Vertically.  Important!, set this to No if Margins are used, default = Yes
Lock Aspect Ratio:		No				lock the aspect ratio - enables best fit of Image to prevent any distortion.  Important! - Images will not fit the entire Cells if this is set to Yes, default = No
Center if Locked:		Yes				will center the image if Lock Aspect Ratio = Yes, default = Yes
Gridlines:				No				toggles the Gridlines visibility for your document, default = No
Headings:				No				toggles the Headings visibility for your document, default = No
Default Folder:			(Button)		browse to set the default Folder for Montage to use when browsing for images
Select all Images:		No				will select all of the images added at the end of the process, default = No.  Please Note: if there are any existing image on the Worksheet they will also be Selected
Image Transparency:		Yes				make images Transparent, default = No, if set to Yes, then you need to specify the Transparency value.  Important! - if you set this to Yes, you must also set Embed Images to Yes!

                            

By default, Images are embedded into the Workbook whenever using Montage. You can change this setting to 'FALSE' to force Montage to only 'Link' Images. Linking Images, however, means that the Images will NOT travel with the Workbook if it is distributed

Locking the Aspect Ratio will force Montage to fit an Image within the Cell but it will not simply resize the Image to the Width and Height of the Cell, it will choose the best way to fit the Image inside the Cell, whilst maintaining its Shape ie. it will not DISTORT the Image. Take a look at the Image below with Lock Aspect Ratio set to "No" - it's not that distorted because the Cell shape is similar to the shape of the Image. Montage has fitted it perectly to the Cell dimensions

If we resize the Cell to a square shape, let's see how the Image fits to the Cell with Aspect Ratio set to "No" - it doesn't look perfect, the Image is DISTORTED meaning that it looks like it has been stretched vertically, the Height is wrong and the people look thinner

Now, take a look at the same Image but added to a Cell that is more square in shape with Lock Aspect Ratio set to "Yes" - see how Montage tries to do a best fit on the Cell for the Image whilst maintaining the correct aspect ratio. Montage knows it has to shrink the height of the Image in order to do a best fit due to the rectangular Image shape. It's not the same dimension as the Cell, but it still looks perfect. This is what happens when you Lock the Aspect Ratio and the Cells are not the same shape as your Images

Freebie Code

Code has been added to Montage that can Scale the Images already created to completely fit the "A4" or "A3" Worksheets. After adding Images, you can run this Subroutine by pressing ALT+F8 and running the ScaleImages() Subroutine. I did not write this and the attribution is unknown. Please Note, this does not work with all Excel Versions and Printers!

' ScaleImages, will scale the Images to fit the Paper Size using (zoom %)  
Public Sub ScaleImages()
    Dim CurrView
    CurrView = ActiveWindow.View
    With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
        Application.ScreenUpdating = False
        .zoom = 100
        Do Until .Pages.Count > 1 Or .zoom = 400
            ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView
            .zoom = .zoom + 1
            ActiveWindow.View = xlPageBreakPreview
        Loop
        If .zoom <> 100 Then
            .zoom = .zoom - 1
        End If
        ActiveWindow.View = CurrView
        ActiveSheet.DisplayPageBreaks = False
    End With
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub                            

Whenever you create a new layout, a new Worksheet will be added directly after the 'Create a Layout' Worksheet. Worksheet Tab Naming convention when 'Creating a Layout' is as follows:

Paper Size
Paper Orientation
Measurement
Number of Horizontal Images
Number of Vertical Images
Count of the Number of Current Worksheets - 3 (the License WOrksheet, the Hidden System Worksheet
and the Create a Layout Worksheet
                            

The last part of the Tab Name will generate a consecutive Integer number to ensure a unique Worksheet Name. Worksheet Tab Names will be truncated if >= 31 characters to 28 characters and "..." - this is unlikely unless a very large number of Worksheets are created. Here are a couple of examples of Worksheet Tab Names each created one after another:

A4_Portrait_cm_2x2_1

A3_Landscape_inch_5x3_2

A3_Landscape_inch_16x11_3
                            

To use the Standalone Code in your own Project, in the 'Montage.xlsm' File open the 'mdStandAloneCode' Code Module in the VBA Editor and select all the Code. Copy the Code to the Clipboard (CTL+C). Go to your own Project Code Module and Paste in the Code (CTL+V). Now Edit the ':: CONFIG' section of the Code for the available settings ie. 'MontageBorder', 'MontageLockAspectRatio' etc. The Cell Format is referencing Cell "G15". Change this if you want to use a specific Cell Format in another Cell. Scroll down until you come to the 'Private Sub Montage()' Subroutine and change the word 'Private' to 'Public'. Once you have set up these settings, switch to your Worksheet and press CTRL+F8 and run the 'Montage()' Subroutine to add your images (you can change the Name of this if you wish). In the example Image below I set 'MontageBorder' to 1, set 'MontageUseTransparency' to "Yes", set 'MontageApplyCellFormat' to "Yes" and changed 'MontageCellFormat' to Cell "G2" and added my Cell Formatting to "G2". I then added 3 Images which were resized to the exact Cell dimensions

Single Cell with Bordered Image and Cell Format

Here is a Photo that has been added to a single resized Cell without using the 'Create a Layout' Button. I simply added a Cell Format and then ran the AddImages() Subroutine that comes with Montage to add the Photo

Here is a Screen Shot of 2 Images added to an "A4" Worksheet in Landscape mode, ready to print or Save as PDF, centered both vertically and horizontally

The Image below is a Letter "A" filled with 12 small square Images, on A4, ready to print or Save as PDF, centered both vertically and horizontally

The Image below is 4 Images on an A4 Layout, using a Soft Glow for the Images

The Image below is 2 Images on an A5 Layout, using Text Label overlays on the Images

The Image below is 2 Images on an A5 Layout with Aspect Ratio Locked, using Text Label overlays on Fashion Images

The Image below is 2 Images on an A5 Layout, ready to print or Save as PDF, centered both vertically and horizontally

The Image below is a Letter "A" filled with 12 small square Images, on A4, ready to print or Save as PDF, centered both vertically and horizontally

Video of Creating a Montage on A4 for 4 Images

Here I run through some of the settings for Montage and create 4 Images with Cell Formatting and with/without locking the aspect ratio