Cannot Select Paper Type in Photoshop 10

New Imac, new HP C5280, new copy of Photoshop 10 for Mac. No paper type is offered in print options, (matte, glossy, etc) in Photoshop. Hooked up my older Epson RX620, exactly the same problem, but both work in Win XP ok in Photoshop CS3. Being bounced around by tech help by HP, Adobe and Mac. All latest drivers downloaded and installed as per Tech help line instructions. No change. Anyone help?

Imac, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Running Fusion

Posted on Mar 16, 2008 4:59 AM

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Mar 16, 2008 5:43 PM in response to it's me, milko

What you are seeing is the norm for the CS3 suite on OS X, both 10.5 and 10.4. With previous versions of CS, you needed to select the printer tab to make changes to the printer specific options, like paper type. And when you selected the printer tab you were warned that any changes made outside of the CS print dialog may not be correctly invoked. At least with CS3, the print workflow is usable. You just have to realise that any printer specific settings can only be obtained once you progress past the CS3 print dialog...

Mar 17, 2008 3:29 AM in response to Aliwood

so I've been pulling my hair out for 2 days & nights now trying to figure out why I couldnt print on custom paper sizes - I've just now hit the "help" icon in the print dialog box (so simple I didnt ever think to read through the steps set out!) and found this:

"Creating a custom page size
If you want to print on unusual size paper, such as an odd-size envelope or card, you may be able choose the paper’s size from the Paper Size pop-up menu. To find the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose File > Page Setup, if available. Otherwise, choose File > Print.

If you can’t find the size you need, you can create your own custom paper size.

To create a custom page size:

Open the document you want to print.

Choose File > Page Setup, if it’s available. Choose Page Attributes from the Settings pop-up menu, and then choose Any Printer from the Format For pop-up menu.

Choosing Any Printer ensures that your document can print on any printer that supports the paper size you select.

If Page Setup is not available, choose File > Print.

If the Print dialog contains only two pop-up menus and some buttons across the bottom, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu.

Choose Manage Custom Sizes from the Paper Size pop-up menu.

Click the Add ➕ button.

Type a name for the paper size.

Enter values in the Paper Size and Printer Margins field."

All I had to change was the "any printer" setting from my (konica minolta) printers name to "Any Printer"!! now my custom paper sizes are printing fine and dandy!! phew!!!!!!!!

I know this isn't the exact prob you're having, but try the help in the print driver and follow the steps set out - it worked for me!

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