How To Adjust PS To Display Print size ?

Stuart said:

Stuart wrote:

I am trying to display 4/3 format photos on CS (5.x or PS CC). I want to show what an 8x 10 or an 11x14 print would look like. The print should be larger than the area available for PS to display the result. On older versions of PS, scroll bars would appear, so that you could assess what the final print would look like bt scrolling. However, in the recent version of PS, I get no scroll bars. Going to print view actually makes the image smaller than the view to fit ! What is the secret of getting the scroll bard back ?

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Once the image is larger than the screen, just hold the spacebar down and drag the image to position it where you want. I don't think it is possible to get the scroll bard back.

Brian A

Thanks for the reply. However, this would suggest that we cannot inspect images at print size and the print size view is hype. There must be a way ???

Stuart said:

Stuart wrote:

Thanks for the reply. However, this would suggest that we cannot inspect images at print size and the print size view is hype. There must be a way ???

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No there is no way of viewing at print size anymore, unless you are willing to calculate the pixel per inch resolution of your screen, measure the exact dimensions of the screen, do the math, and put the result in the % magnification box.

There was some discussion of this on the Adobe forums (amongst others) when it happened. Adobe's claim was that it 'print size' was never acurate in the first place. There was no way of them knowing how large your screen was.

However, once you do the math, it is pretty simple for all images after that.

Brian A

Thanks for the reply. This is not a good situation, as the "print view" menu choice is blatantly false. I will have to look at other software to view at print size.

That's just one reason I still prefer to use PSv7 (with Win7 64-bit). I don't need any bells and whistles of later versions (have tried and used) but offer nothing I require because I ensure the RAW files and resultant JPEG is what I require - and being a former skilled conventional film worker - I aim to get the capture right, so what I need from PS is very little - only equivalent of what I used, in effect, in the conventional darkroom.

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If you go to edit/preferences in Photoshop and choose units & rulers you can set your screen resolution as needed to get the actual print size to display when you choose print size from the zoom menu at the top of your toolbar. Make sure you have your rulers turned on and you can check it with a tape measure.

wayne2193 said:

wayne2193 wrote:

If you go to edit/preferences in Photoshop and choose units & rulers you can set your screen resolution as needed to get the actual print size to display when you choose print size from the zoom menu at the top of your toolbar. Make sure you have your rulers turned on and you can check it with a tape measure.

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Simply divide your screen's pixel width by the measured horizontal screen width to get your screen PPI - in my case, a 1080 HD monitor with 1920 pixels width, divided by my measured 20.33" screen width = 94.44 PPI, which is spot on when measuring "print size" display on screen with this value used in the above preferences page.

PB

It's fairly easy.

1. In windows goto Control Panel > Display > Screen Resolution and make a note of your horizontal pixels.

2. Measure the horizontal (not diagonal) width of your screen in inches.

3. Divide those two numbers. Now you know the exact resolution of your screen in pixels per inch.

4. In Photoshop go to Preferences > Units and rulers > Screen Resolution and set this to the number you calculated.

That's it.

Will this procedure then apply only if you pick the view as print size option ?

Stuart said:

Stuart wrote:

Will this procedure then apply only if you pick the view as print size option ?

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The only reason I know of to specify your monitor's exact PPI is to get the print dimensions identical on screen to print dimensions when you select print size view.

PB