Graphics Programs Reference
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the area that's going to print. And on the right is a group of numbered settings, listed
in the order you need to adjust them.
3.
Choose the printer you want to use
.
Select it from the drop-down menu on the right side of the window (this step is
labeled “1”).
4.
Select a paper size and orientation
.
In Step 2 in Elements' Print window, click the Select Paper Size menu for a list of the
sizes available for your printer (what's listed is determined by the printer you chose in
the previous step). If you want to change the page's orientation, click the icon that
shows the orientation you want.
5.
Select a print size and tell Elements whether to crop your image
.
Choose an option from the aptly named Select Print Size menu (Step 3). If you don't
want any of the preset print sizes, choose Actual Size or Custom. If you choose the
latter, the More Options dialog box appears showing the Custom Print Size options,
which are explained on
The Page Setup Dialog Box
. Enter your choices and then click
OK.
When the Print window's “Crop to Fit” checkbox is turned off, Elements prints your
whole image as large as it can be within the print size you chose, even if that means
leaving empty space on some of the edges. So if you want to make your image fill the
available space, make sure that “Crop to Fit” is turned on so that Elements will en-
large your photo to completely fill the available space, if necessary, and then trim the
image to fit the print size you chose.
Figure 16-4
shows the difference this setting
makes.
6.
Choose how many copies of each page you want to print
.
To make more than one copy of each print, enter a number in the Print box below the
“Crop to Fit” checkbox. (Keep in mind that Elements prints this many copies of
every
image in this batch—you can't make three copies of one photo and two of another, for
example.)
7.
Print your photos
.
