Produce great prints using Print with Preview

What's a great way to produce color prints from your inkjet printer? Use the Print with Preview command in Adobe Photoshop. The Print with Preview command lets you preview how your photo will print so the results are more predictable. You'll learn how to add a simple border around your photo and then transform it into a frame by adding a texture and layer style.

1. Open the photo you want to print.

Choose File > Open or double-click a thumbnail in the File Browser.
You should do any retouching or tonal correction to your photo before printing it.

2. Choose the Print with Preview command.

Choose File > Print with Preview.
The Print with Preview command lets you see a preview of how an image will print on a page and control how it will print. The preview updates as you specify the position and scale of the image.

3. Position the image.

Deselect the Center Image option so that you can enter Top and Left values to reposition the image. You can also drag the preview image to the desired position. If the page is not correctly oriented for the image, you can click the Page Setup button and select an orientation in the Page Setup dialog box.
Don't specify a scaling percentage in the Page Setup dialog box. Instead, use the scale controls in the Print dialog box. Specifying the scaling in both the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box will apply scaling twice, and your image will not print at the size you expect.

4. Scale the image.

You can scale the image in several ways. Select the Scale to Fit Media option and Photoshop automatically fits the image to the page. You can also manually enter values for the Scale, Height and Width. Or, you can grab one of the handles in the preview image and scale the photo.

5. Set the color management options and click the Print button.

Select Show More Options. Choose Color Management from the menu in the More Options area. Select Document for the Source Space. If you want Photoshop to handle color management during printing, choose your printer's profile from the Profile menu in the Print Space area. If you prefer to let your printer's driver handle the color management, then choose Printer Color Management from the Profile menu. Click the Print button. The Print dialog box closes, and a second Print dialog box opens.
Color management is essential for producing consistent color when printing. Whether you let Photoshop or your printer driver control color management, you'll get the best results using a custom profile for your printer and the specific type of paper you're printing on.

6. Specify the printer settings.

In the second Print dialog box, choose your printing options. On Windows, click the Properties button, then the Advanced button, to access the printer driver options. On Mac OS, use the pop-up menu to access the printer driver options. If you chose Printer Color Management in the previous step, specify the color management settings. If you're letting Photoshop control the color management, then make sure any color management options are turned off.
Do not apply color management twice to your image. Unpredictable print color will result if color management is done with both Photoshop and the printer driver simultaneously.

7. Print the image.

Once all the settings have been made in the printer options dialog box, click the Print button.