Positioning And Scaling Images - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

To preview the current image position and options:
Position the pointer over the file information box
(at the bottom of the application window in
Windows or the document window in Mac OS)
and hold down the mouse button.

Positioning and scaling images

You can adjust the position and scale of an
image in the Print Options 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.
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 (Photoshop)" on page 97.)
Scaling an image in the Print Options 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 Options dialog box, the
image will print at 144 ppi; however, the
document size settings in the Image Size dialog
box will not change.
Many printer drivers, such as AdobePS and
LaserWriter, provide a scaling option in the
Page Setup dialog box. This scaling affects
the size of all page marks, such as crop marks
and captions, whereas the scaling percentage
in the Print Options dialog box affects only the
size of the printed image (and not the size of
page marks).
Important: The Print Options 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 Options 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
Options dialog box:
Do one of the following:
Click Center Image to center the image in the
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printable area.
Enter values for Top and Left to position the
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image numerically.
Drag the image in the preview area.
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To scale the print size of an image in the Print Options
dialog box:
Do one of the following:
Click Scale to Fit Media to fit the image within
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the printable area of the selected paper.
Enter values for Height and Width to rescale the
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image numerically.
Select Show Bounding Box, and drag a bounding
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box handle in the preview area to achieve the
desired scale.
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