Notes on Plotting from Photoshop (Windows PC)

Preparing the Image in Photoshop

First make sure the printed size of your image will be correct:
From the Image menu, select Image Size and change the Print size to what you want. You can then zoom out to see the entire image on the screen.

If the longer side of your image is under 35 inches, you will use the smallest amount of paper if you print the image such that the long size is the width of the image. If the longer side of your image is over 35 inches, you will need to print such that the short side is the width of the image. To switch the orientation of the image, use the Photoshop Image menu to rotate the entire image by 90 degrees before printing.

Sending the Image to the Plotter

1. From the File menu, select "Page Setup..." The Page Setup window will appear.
• Do not select landscape orientation; you should have taken care of any needed rotation from within Photoshop.
• Select the name of the plotter from the pull-down menu. (Note that the correct printer driver must be installed.)
• Click on the Properties button.
  Select the Paper tab (if you don't see a Paper tab, click on Advanced...), and select a reasonable paper size, for example, Arch E (36" X 48"), making sure it's about 2 inches larger than the size of your image. Note the maximum width of the plotters is 36in. To choose a custom size, click on one the of custom paper types, then click the "Custom ..." button near the bottom of the window. Fill in 36 for the width and an appropriate number for the length.
• Click OK in the Properties box to go back to Page Setup.
• Click OK in the Page Setup box.
2. From the File menu, now select "Print..."
   You should not have to change anything in the Print box. Just click on OK to send your job to the plotter.

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