Expert: Glen Demers - 8/15/2008

Question
QUESTION: I have been printing pieces of oversized images for years but today, when I used the rectangular marquis tool to define the image, it only prints the exact center of the image, not the porton that I have highlighted.  I've rebooted, & used the purge command to see if that was the problem. Nothing changes.  It happens on all of my images now.  I must have changed something by accident? but for the life of me I can't find anything to change to get it off the center.  Please help!  I'm in a bind!!

ANSWER: Hi Earl,

I'm not sure what changed in your settings to cause this but here's a workaround. Once you have marquis selected the portion you want to print, copy it, then create a new document and paste the portion you copied. When you go to File>>New it should come up with the dimensions of the copied portion for the size of the new document.
Without specifics on what version of Photoshop, your operating system and the printer you're using, I couldn't guess what you might change to go back to the way you were doing it.
Hope this workaround helps, if not, send me the specifics and we'll go from there.

Regards,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
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QUESTION: Your timelyness is fantastic!  I'm on XP pro, Photoshop 7, HP 1220C wide carriage printer.  I also print to a 42" HP printer sometimes.  I did what you asked earlier today and that works, I just want to get back to where I was.  I scan 30" maps and use multiple layers for colors, lines, word characters.  I usually just draw the marquis around the area I want, as long as it is within my printer boundaries, click "File, Print" and voila, it prints out where I made the outline.  Now it always prints out the center of whatever I have up on the screen, no matter what size it is.  I pulled up some older images that I know worked last week, and I have the same problem.  I know its got to be a setting or something that I accidentally hit.  But I use the same settings each time.  If I can provide any further info, let me know.  THANK YOU!

ANSWER: Hi Earl,

When your print dialog comes up, look in the page range area and see if 'selection' is checked. On mine it appears under the area where you can set the pages you want to print.

Hope this helps,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
www.bestprintingonline.com

For more Photoshop tips please visit our help pages here

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QUESTION: My printer selection is set to "ALL".  The "selection" option is not available, only "All".  I don't recall this being any different.  Is there some sort of "centering" option in adobe?

Answer
I believe this is a function of the windows printing software, when you have a marqueed selection, the 'selection' option should be available - 'all' may be the default, but 'selection' should be available when you have a selection made.
Hope this works,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
www.bestprintingonline.com

For more Photoshop tips please visit our help pages here