Why won't preview print the actual size of the photo?
Why can't I print directly from Photoshop instead of having to print through preview? I believe I've checked the proper settings in preview preference but it keeps scaling my photos.
Well I'm not sure how to better explain but the photo is scaled for some reason. These are CD graphics and size is critical. They are not to the dimensions that I set them as.
Sorry, I guess I was asking about why you're printing through Preview. Does Preview automatically come up when you try to print? Anyway, It's either a scaling issue with Photoshop (in page setup) or in the print dialog box. Regardless, It's not a Mac issue per se. If all these appear correct to you, I suggest Adobe's Photoshop support. Here's a link to something that similar (even though it's for Acrobat).
Hope this helps!
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2893816
I can print out of Adobe Photoshop CS3, not sure why you can't...
The trick with Preview is to tab out of the Scale field after you enter the new value.
This tip from John Blanchard.
No whether or not I'm in photoshop makes no difference...the preview diag box opens so there I am. Can I unselect Preview as the default printing sofware?
When in Page Setup either in the application or the printer dialog box, you can manually enter the scaling such as 25, 75, or 100 (percent). After entering that, you should hit the Tab button. That will "set" the value.
Let's just stick to Preview for now since it seems to take over all my printing chores. Besides I think I've covered all those bases in Photoshop. But, if you can tell me how to eliminate Preview from the printing chain that would be good too.
Yes I've work with PS for several years and I understand page set up. Preview is not printing what I have set up at the proper dimensions. I've tried saved file just with Preview and gone back to PS to redo from the beginning and Preview continues to scale my work.
I think I figured it out...under View, Preview defaults to "Automatic Resize" every time it's opened. I have to deselect this and select "Actual Size"...fine but how can I change this default setting? It's annoying a wasteful (if I forget) to have to do this on every print.