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1. Choose File > Print.
2. Select the printer, number of copies, and layout orientation.
3. In the preview area at left, visually adjust the position and scale of the image relative to the selected paper size and orientation. Or to the
right, set detailed options for Position And Size, Color Management, Printing Marks, and so on.
For more details, see
Position and scale images
In Mac OS, expand the Color Management section, and select Send 16-bit Data to produce the highest possible quality in subtle
graduated tones, such as bright skies.
4. Do one of the following:
To print the image, click Print.
To close the dialog box without saving the options, click Cancel.
To preserve the options and close the dialog box, click Done.
Position and scale images
You can adjust the position and scale of an image using options in the Print dialog box. The shaded border at the edge of the paper represents
the margins of the selected paper; the printable area is white.
The base output size of an image is determined by the document size settings in the Image Size dialog box. Scaling an image in the Print 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 dialog box, the image
will print at 144 ppi; however, the document size settings in the Image Size dialog box will not change. In the Print dialog box, the Print Resolution
field at the bottom of the Position And Size section shows the print resolution at the current scaling setting.
Many third-party printer drivers provide a scaling option in the Print Settings dialog box. This scaling affects everything on the page, including the
size of all page marks, such as crop marks and captions, whereas the scaling percentage provided by the Print command affects only the size of
the printed image (and not the size of page marks).
Note:
To avoid inaccurate scaling, specify scaling using the Print dialog box rather than the Print Settings dialog box; do not enter a scaling
percentage in both dialog boxes.
Reposition an image on the paper
Choose File > Print, and expand the Position And Size settings at right. Then do one of the following:
To center the image in the printable area, select Center Image.
To position the image numerically, deselect Center Image, and then enter values for Top and Left.
Deselect Center Image, and drag the image in the preview area.
Scale the print size of an image
Choose File > Print, and expand the Position And Size settings at right. Then do one of the following:
To fit the image within the printable area of the selected paper, click Scale To Fit Media.
To rescale the image numerically, deselect Scale To Fit Media, then enter values for Scale, Height and Width.
To achieve the desired scale, drag the bounding box around the image in the preview area.
Note:
If you get a warning that your image is larger than the printable area of the paper, click Cancel. Then choose File > Print, expand the
Position And Size settings at right, and select Scale To Fit Media.
Print part of an image
1. With the Rectangle Marquee tool, select the part of the image you want to print.
2. Choose File > Print, and select Print Selected Area.
3. If desired, adjust the selected area by dragging the triangular handles on the perimeter of the print preview.
4. Click Print.
Print vector data
If an image includes vector graphics, such as shapes and type, Photoshop can send the vector data to a PostScript printer. When you choose to
and Printing with color management from Photoshop.
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