How do I print with the grid lines showing?

[ej123456]

Can anyone help me with printing a picture which shows the grid lines I've added in PS9.

Thanks

[Guest]

The grid in Elements isn't printable. It's just a visual reference. If you want grids, you will need to do them manually by making a pattern, with a grid paper generator, or a plug-in (filter).

Pattern option tutorials:

http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/Grid.htm

http://www.cbtcafe.com/photoshop/newgrid/newgrid.html

Graph and Grid paper generator:

http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/square.html

Note: Open PDF in Elements. Click okay to rasterize paper. Grid is over transparency.

plug in options:

Grid Generator (Windows Only) found here:  http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/downloads/

Grids (Windows and Mac versions):  http://www.users.cloud9.net/~gparet/photoshop/#grid

If I recall correctly, the Grids filter from cloud9 will appear under select instead of under filter in your menu.

[ej123456]

Terri,

Thanks so much,

What I did find out is if I use the pencil feature and draw lines using the

ruler as a guide and then flatten the image it prints with my drawn lines.

This works for me as I'm a painter and want to use the grid as a reference

for larger paintings.

Thanks again for your suggestions, I'll check them out.

Errol

Chicago

[Guest]

You can also turn on the print crop marks option present  in Moe Options dialog box.

[hatstead]

• Hold down the SHIFT key while using the brush tool (or eraser, etc.) and you will get a straight line.

• If you access the Custom shape tool, then the shapes library, you will find a rudimentary grid.

[Guest]

If you haven't tried this already, simply find an image of a grid you like.  Drag it into or open it up in Photoshop/Elements.  PS will let you then let you EDIT/DEFINE Pattern, meaning you now have it as a usable pattern. (I assume Elements will do the same). Then create a LAYER and FILL it with the GRID Pattern you just defined.  And voila you have a grid that you can move where needed and can print.  I admit you might have to alter opacity to see it depending on what's in front AND that this is a simple feature PS/Elements should have.

Hope that helped.

[Mark_Sand]

Follow-up to tensace's suggestion of defining a grid pattern:

I found a grid at Google Images (there are lots of grids there) and used it to define a pattern.

Add a blank layer and fill with the pattern. Change the layer's Blend Mode to Multiply. The white background will disappear leaving just the grid lines.

Another example of this at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/875370

[billbrauker]

I am a painter also, and I have found an easy way. I use the crop tool to make the gridlines on the photo, then hit the print screen button on the keyboard. I then load that photo with the lines on it into Photoshop CS6 and print it.

[pxfragonard]

Brilliant! Lame that this big engine can't just let you print them with a click of the mouse though.

[drshi]

I had a similar problem with a semitransparent checkerboard grid appearing as a background on graphics that should have a plain white background.  I never tried printing any of these, but to make the grid go away I found that simply selecting "Layer/Flatten Image" does the job.

[Gary Shilling]

Use the built in grid line capability over the picture; do a print screen, then edit the print screen, which of course has the grid lines in the picture. Then crop the picture or do whatever you want.

[whatzupwiththat!]

Yes that is what I did just now. Thanks 

[hphilm]

Another way to print grid lines on your photo after you have the gridlines displayed, is to copy the screen shot (Shift/prt sc) and paste it to the Microsoft Paint app, crop it, and then print it.

[Michael298097671est]

This may be stupid, but what I did was take a snip of the image with the snipping tool from photoshop with the grid lines. Then I just pasted that snip onto another layer and lined it up. Granted you are super limited with this approach, but I am printing a map for a table top game so it worked fine for me. 

[jason Naelitz]

Paste grid of same dimensions from illustrator.