MANAGING YOUR PRINT OUTPUT IN PHOTOSHOP

Once you have formated (image size and resolution), edited and manipulated your image in photoshop, you are now ready to make the final adjustments for printing your photo. With a few simple, but important adjustments you can produce satisfying prints that match or come close to what appears on your screen.

Here are the steps to take for PS-CS3:


1) Go to File/Print

• (notice that you are skipping the "page set up" option.)

Here the "Print" window will open. (See above) The print window is divided into three sections:

1. "page layout viewing" section.
   
2. "layout adjustment" section.
3. "color management" section.
   

2) In "page layout viewing" section position your paper by either choosing landscape or portrait.

3) In the "layout adjustment" section, choose your printer, the # of copies you want to print and position the image on the page: either by checking center or entering the inches from the top and the left.

DO NOT USE THE SCALE OPTION: You ideally want to adjust your size in photoshop before you print. Also notice that the "Match Print Colors" is not available. This will become available later when you color manage your photo.

4) In this same section now click the "Page Set Up" window. (See Below) In this window, choose your paper size and make sure you are printing to the correct printer then click OK.



5) Now back at the "Print" window over at the "Color Management " section choose color management, document and under color handling choose "Photoshop Manages Colors." A message will appear that asks you if you have disabled color management. You haven't yet but you will later.

6) Now it is time to Pick your Paper. In the "Color Rendering" box choose the type of paper you will be using. And under that choose the rendering type. Either "Relative Color Metric" or "Perceptual" Also check "Black Point Compensation"

Once you have completed this, notice that the "Match Print Colors" in the "layout adjustment" section is now checked. This acts as a way to soft proof your image in the "Print" window. If you uncheck it you will see the difference (if any) between your photo and what will be printed. If there is a large difference between your photo and you print output, you can go back to the image and add Adjustment Layers, without changing the original image. NOW CLICK THE PRINT BUTTON.

7) With this second print window open, look for where it says "Copies and Pages". (See Below) Under this window box, click the arrow in the blue box to the right and scroll down to Print Settings.

8) With the Print Settings open (See Below) Click Advanced and Unclick HighSpeed.

9) Now scroll down from "Print Setting" to "Color Management" (See Below) With Color Management open Choose "OFF (No Color Adjustment)" This is telling the computer that you do not want the printer adjusting your colors. This is what you have already done yourself in PS!

10) OK now you can print your beautiful photograph! Turn on the Printer and Position Your Paper and Click Print.