Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
CHAPTER 13
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Printing
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Click OK to save the print options for the
image, or click Print to print the image. Hold
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
click Print One to print the image without
displaying the Print dialog box.
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
click Print One to print the image without
displaying the Print dialog box.
Positioning and scaling images
You can adjust the position and scale of an
image in the Print Preview dialog box and preview
how the image will be printed on the selected
paper. The shaded border at the edge of the paper
represents the margins of the selected paper;
the printable area is white. Photoshop Elements
cannot override the borders settings for your
printer’s unprintable areas. Inkjet printers
commonly have a 1/8- to 1/4-inch border around
the perimeter of all printed pages onto which the
printers cannot print.
image in the Print Preview dialog box and preview
how the image will be printed on the selected
paper. The shaded border at the edge of the paper
represents the margins of the selected paper;
the printable area is white. Photoshop Elements
cannot override the borders settings for your
printer’s unprintable areas. Inkjet printers
commonly have a 1/8- to 1/4-inch border around
the perimeter of all printed pages onto which the
printers cannot print.
The base output size of an image is determined by
the document size settings in the Image Size dialog
box. (See “Changing the print dimensions and
resolution of an image” on page 50.) Scaling an
image in the Print Preview dialog box changes the
size and resolution of the printed image only. For
example, if you scale a 72-ppi image to 50% in the
Print Preview dialog box, the image will print at
144 ppi; however, the document size settings in the
Image Size dialog box will not change.
the document size settings in the Image Size dialog
box. (See “Changing the print dimensions and
resolution of an image” on page 50.) Scaling an
image in the Print Preview dialog box changes the
size and resolution of the printed image only. For
example, if you scale a 72-ppi image to 50% in the
Print Preview dialog box, the image will print at
144 ppi; however, the document size settings in the
Image Size dialog box will not change.
Important: The Print Preview dialog box may not
reflect accurate values for Scale, Height, and Width if
you set a scaling percentage in the Page Setup dialog
box. To avoid inaccurate scaling, specify scaling in
the Print Preview dialog box rather than the Page
Setup dialog box; do not enter a scaling percentage in
both dialog boxes.
reflect accurate values for Scale, Height, and Width if
you set a scaling percentage in the Page Setup dialog
box. To avoid inaccurate scaling, specify scaling in
the Print Preview dialog box rather than the Page
Setup dialog box; do not enter a scaling percentage in
both dialog boxes.
To reposition an image on the paper in the Print
Preview dialog box:
Do one of the following:
•
Click Center Image to center the image in the
printable area.
•
Enter values for Top and Left to position the
image numerically.
•
Select Show Bounding Box, and drag the image
in the preview area.
To scale the print size of an image in the Print Preview
dialog box:
Do one of the following:
•
Click Scale to Fit Media to fit the image within
the printable area of the selected paper.
•
Enter values for Height and Width to rescale the
image numerically.
•
Select Show Bounding Box, and drag a bounding
box handle in the preview area to achieve the
desired scale.
desired scale.
Setting output options
Output options let you select items that print in
addition to the image. For example, you can
choose to print a border around the image, or you
can choose to print crop marks. The output
addition to the image. For example, you can
choose to print a border around the image, or you
can choose to print crop marks. The output