Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
<roy@h...> wrote:
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> I'll have to look into that possibility.
> Do you think refusing to print when it doesn't fit is best?
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For me it would be better than wasting a full sheet by printing a
small block in the middle of the sheet. Advice on what to do about it,
that is, trim the edges, 1/2 inch or so, would be useful, too, in case
there are other reasons to abort the print.

I'm a little confused by your statements about image quality at the
edges in reference to my original message: I'm not talking about loss
of quality at the edges, my page file has a blank space (pure ehite
paper) for at least 3/4 inch all around, but the actual image was
chopped down to only one corner(less than 1/4 of the total image area)
and that was centered on the sheet with several inches wasted space
all around.

I send a file to the printer that is the same size as the paper,
regardless of the image size because I want to be able to place the
image on the page as I see fit, not just centered, and that's easiest
to do in Photoshop, where I can actually see where it lies. Normally,
I do a dest strip at one end before printing the full image; I place
that strip at one edge of the paper and leave out the full image, then
omit the strip and print the full image in the clear area on the same
sheet. It solves some problems for me due to my sporadic printing
splurges and long periods of lay-off. The test strips often see
further use in my wife's hands by being made into bookmarks.