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Understand that the options available for the Print command will be partially determined by your default printer.. For example, if your default printer uses more than one paper tray, you

The Print command is probably the most used of all Photoshop's print options In addition to normal printing functions, such as Copies and Pages, the Print command gives you other menus that let you control specific printing functions, such as output ink and color management

Understand that the options available for the Print command will be partially determined by your default printer For example, if your default printer uses more than one paper tray, you will see options for select-ing a specific tray for the current print job In spite of the differences, there are some universal options for all print jobs, and these are cov-ered here

Printing a Document

in Macintosh

Print a Document in Macintosh

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then click

Print.

A print preview dialog box opens

Specify the print options you want,

and then click Print.

Click the Expand/Collapse button

to expand the dialog box, if

necessary

Click the Printer list arrow, and

then select from the available

printer descriptions

Click the Presets list arrow, and

then select from the available

preset options

Click the Paper Size list arrow, and

then select from the available

paper sizes

Click the Print Options list arrow,

click Layout, and then select the

various options: Pages Per Sheet,

Layout Direction, and if you want a

Border

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To print the document at a later

time, click the Print Options list

arrow, click Scheduler, and then

select the options you want

To set paper-related options, click

the Print Options list arrow, click

Paper Handling, or Cover Page,

and then select the options you

want

To set color-related options, click

the Print Options list arrow, click

Color Matching, and then select

the color options you want

Click the Print Options list arrow,

click Summary, and then view the

summary of settings

Click the following options to

finalize your print: PDF, Preview,

Supplies, Cancel, or Print.

◆ PDF From the menu, select the

PDF option you want

If you need additional help along

the way, click the Help button.

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Did You Know?

You can save print options as a preset

(Mac) In the Print dialog box, select

the options you want, click the Presets

list arrow, click Save As, type a name,

and then click OK

See Also

See “Setting Document Print Options”

on page 382 for information on setting

print options

Printing a Document

in Windows

Print a Document in Windows

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then

click Print.

A print preview dialog box opens

Specify the print options you want,

and then click Print.

If necessary, click the Name list

arrow, and then click the printer

you want

Type the number of copies you

want to print

Specify the pages to print:

◆ All Prints the entire document.

◆ Selection Prints the selected

item

◆ Current Page Prints only the

active page

◆ Pages Prints the specified

pages

Click Print.

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Printing a paper copy is the most common way to preview and share your documents You can use the Print dialog box to set how many copies to print, specify a range of pages to print, and print your docu-ment Understand that the options available for the Print command will

be determined by your default printer and operating system Different printers will display different options There are some options that are fairly universal, however, and these options are covered here

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See Also

See “Setting Document Print Options”

on page 382 for information on setting

print options

Changing Printer

Settings

Change Printer Settings

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then click

Print.

Click Print Settings.

Choose the print settings you

want; options vary depending on

the printer and operating system

Click OK (Win) or Save (Mac).

Click Done.

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Photoshop images can be printed out to virtually any device For exam-ple, an image could find its way to a laser or inkjet printer, or a 4-color press Each printer in general uses a similar set of options, however, each also uses options specific to the printer With the Print Settings button (New !)—replaces Page Setup in Photoshop CS4—in the

Preview Print dialog box, you can set printer specific options, such as paper size, source, and type Different printer models support different options and features; available options depend on your printer and print drivers

Did You Know?

You can scale an image if it’s larger

than the printable area of the paper If

a warning appears indicating your

image is larger than the printable area,

click Cancel, click the File menu, click

Print, select the Scale To Fit Media

check box, and then click Print You

can also click the File menu, and then

click Print Settings to change your

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Windows Macintosh

If you want it quick without any questions, then the Print One Copy com-mand is for you There's no hassle; you just get a printed copy of the image, using Photoshop's default print settings unless you already have them set and saved When you save a document, any unique print set-tings are saved along with it (New !) The Print One Copy command does

not open a dialog box, so when the option is selected, the printing process starts and an attempt is made to print the document If you try to print an image that is larger than the paper's printable area, an alert dia-log box appears If this happens, you have the option of continuing the printing process, or canceling Otherwise, the Print One Copy command

is a one-click way to get a fast printed copy of your active document

Printing One Copy

Print One Copy of a Document

Open a document

Click the File menu, and then click

Print One Copy.

Photoshop prints a single copy of

the image without a dialog box

IMPORTANT If you have made

any changes to Print Settings, or

modified the printer settings in any

way, Photoshop will ignore its

default settings and print using

your modified settings

TIMESAVER In the Preview

Print dialog box, hold down Alt

(Win) or Option (Mac) to display

Print One

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Printing a Larger Image

Occasionally, when printing a document, you will see an alert dialog box informing you that the image is larger than the paper's printable area When this happens, you have the choice of continuing or can-celing If you choose to continue, the image will be clipped In most

For Your Information

Understanding File Formats

Photoshop Uses the PSD (Photoshop) format (the default), which saves layers, channels, notes, and

color profiles.

Large Document Uses the PSB (Photoshop) format (for Photoshop CS and later), which is used for saving

Format documents up to 300,000 pixels in any dimension; this format is useful for saving High

Dynamic Range images.

BMP Uses the BMP (Bitmap) format.

Cineon Uses the CIN format (16-bit) used for electronic composition in the Cineon Digital File System

CompuServe GIF Uses the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) format, primarily used for clip art and text for the

Web A format for Web images that only uses 256 colors GIF’s compress image data (disregarding color and repeating patterns) This format supports transparency and animation

Dicom Uses the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) format This format is

commonly used for the transfer and storage of medical images, such as ultrasounds

Photoshop EPS Uses the EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) format, which saves vector information (i.e paths)

IFF Format Uses the IFF (Interchange File Format) format, which is used as a generic container format

originally introduced by Electronic Arts.

JPEG or Uses the JPG or JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format A compression method

JPEG 2000 used to reduce the size of image files primarily for the Web

OpenEXR Uses the EXR format (32-bit) used for high dynamic range images; often used as a film format.

PCX Uses the PCX (PC Paintbrush bitmap) format, which is used primarily in PC formats

Photoshop PDF Uses the PDF (Portable Document Format) format, which creates a file that can be read by

anyone who has a PDF reader program (such as Adobe).

Photoshop RAW Uses the RAW format that is used for saving and transferring files between programs and

computer platforms.

Pixar Uses the Pixar format for images used in high-end animation and 3-D rendering programs.

PNG Uses the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format This format is used for saving images onto

the Web; it supports up to 16 million colors and 256 levels of transparency

Portable Bit Uses the PBM (Portable Bit Map) format, which supports monochrome bitmaps (1 bit per

Map channel), and is part of a family of bitmap formats supported by most applications

Radiance Uses the HDR format (32-bit) used for high dynamic range images; often used in 3D modeling

Scitex CT Uses the SCT (Scitex Continuous Tone) format in high-end Scitex image-rendering computers.

Targa Uses the Targa format for high-end image editing on the Windows platform.

TIFF Uses the TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format) format TIFF is a common format for printing and

saving flattened images without losing quality.

Photoshop DCS Uses the DCS (Desktop Color Separations) format This format is used by press operators to

1.0 & 2.0 create the plates used in 4-color printing.

File Formats