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How to adjust Printing margins

  • May 30, 2013
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How do I reduce the white borders around my pictures when I print.  They used to be 1/8 of an inch, but are now larger.   I have not made any changes to print set-up. 

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Admired_Hero1549Author
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July 18, 2013

Thanks, but I have the newest Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Brett N
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Brett N
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July 23, 2013

Thanks for the images of the prints. I do notice that the image is being cropped on all sides. This is odd as cropping should only occur on two edges when Crop to Fit is enabled. This setting will make an image fit the printed aspect ratio (4x6 in this particular case). It appears that this latest image that you are printing isn't natively 4x6, as even in PSE8 cropping is occuring. This can be clearly seen in the first three screen shots of the latest set you've provided. You can see both the original image and the print preview at the same time. On the far left of each there is the back of a woman's head. In the print preview, you can see less of her head due to the cropping. It's hard to say for sure, but it also appears that cropping is happening along the top as well. This suggests that cropping is happening on all sides.

Try unchecking the Crop to Fit option at the bottom of the right column of print options to see how this effects the preview of the image in the Print dialog.

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Admired_Hero1549Author
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July 23, 2013

thanks. I will try it and see what happens.

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Brett N
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Brett N
Adobe Employee
May 30, 2013

Make sure you are selecting the correct size paper inside the Elements print dialog, also try to set the print size to match. When you select a paper size, this information comes from the printer. It provides the dimensions that are printable as well, which means that margins are built into the information handed to Elements. This is why it is important to select the correct size. Also, your printer driver possibly will allow you to customize the margins on the paper size, make sure this has not happened.

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Admired_Hero1549Author
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June 5, 2013

thank you  i have selected the correct paper size - 4 x 6.  i have not adjusted margins through the printer driver but nothing seems to make a difference.  in the advnaced printing options, i have unchecked borders.  again, nothing makes a difference.  any other thoughts.  thanks

Brett N
Adobe Employee
Brett N
Adobe Employee
June 5, 2013

Borders are not necessarily the same thing as margins. Generally, you'd be looking for a setting that says "Borderless". Often you will see two versions of a paper size, one that is borderless and the other that is not.

Elements has no control over the paper margins or borders, this is entirely controlled by the printer (as Elements cannot dictate the physical capabilities of the printer, some printers have to have margins because the printing head cannot reach all the way across the paper). There are no settings within Elements that you can choose (aside from the Paper Size, which is information provided by the printer driver) that will effect the apperance of margins.

I'm not familiar with your printer or its drivers and what the settings should look like to remove margins (assuming such a thing is possible, not all printers have this available).

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