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Setting Paper Size

The Page Setup dialog box is used to select the page orientation and the paper size that you’re going to print on.

In Photoshop, choose File>Page Setup to open the Page Setup dialog box. Figure 13-9 shows the settings available for a Lexmark C912 color laser printer in both the Mac OS X and Windows XP Page Setup dialog boxes.

Figure 13-9: Use the Page Setup dialog box to set paper size and orientation.

The Page Setup dialog box changes depending on the type of printer that you have installed, but the following options are always available:

Paper Size: Use this drop-down list to select from a list of standard paper sizes. Select the paper size that you need for your project.

Source (Windows XP only): This drop-down list is used to select whether you want to manually feed the paper into the printer or select another paper cartridge (if your printer has more than one).

Orientation: Select either radio button to set whether the image prints upright on the page (portrait orientation) or prints sideways (landscape orientation).

Scale (Mac OS X only): You can enter a percentage in the scale text box to change the size of the printed image. Although this feature does work, it depends on the printer to do the scaling, not Photoshop. So if you want to change the printed size of your image, you’re better off using the Scaled Print Size area in the Print dialog box accessed by choosing File>Print with Preview, as discussed in “Resolving Resolution: Getting the Apples and Oranges to Line Up,” earlier in this technique.