![]() ![]() ![]() Generally speaking how large can I print? That’s a question we get several times a day and it’s not an easy answer since there are quite a few variables involved, the most important being the quality of the camera. Get a ruler or tape measure and make sure and inch is an inch! If so, well done! Now you can begin viewing all your photos at actual print size in any print size.ħ. If everything is setup properly (and you are viewing at print size), the ruler you have there in photoshop should represent a real inch. If you don’t see the Ruler at the top, enable it by going to View – Rulers and selecting it. You can change to the print size you want then go to View – Print Size and it will zoom in so you can see how the image will look at actual print size.Ħ. To view the current print size and/or change it just go to Image - Image Size and make sure it’s in inches as shown in the below screenshot. Change your print size and view at print size. Open a photo in Photoshop if you don’t already have one there.ĥ. Next to “Screen Resolution” simply put in the PPI you just calculated for your monitor which in my case was 128. You will see the screen below or something very similar. Depending on your version and whether you’re on a PC or Mac it will either be under Photoshop – Preferences or Edit – Preferences. Now that you know the length of your screen horizontally in inches (in this case 11.25″) and the number of pixels horizontally (always first number in pixel dimension so in this case 1440) to determine your screen PPI or pixels per inch. You want to leave it in its native default resolution which is “Best For Display” or 1440×900.ģ. On my Macbook Air you can see the screen resolution is 1440×900 and if you click Display Preferences on that screen you can change the screen resolution. This will display your screen resolution in pixels (image 1). On most PC’s you can right click on the desktop to get to display settings and on the Mac you can go to Apple Icon (upper left) - About This Mac - More Info. Make sure monitor is in native resolution. ![]() For example, on my Macbook Air the horizontal measurement is 11.25″ across.Ģ. Measure your laptop/pc screen horizontally in inches. So there you have it! You can see what a big difference it makes when Photoshop isn’t properly calibrated to view at print size.ĭetermine Your Screen Resolution And Fix Itġ. ![]() Below is a screenshot of Photoshop previewing the image at actual print size correctly. Your screen resolution may differ from mine but most will most likely be in the 120-130 range. Sample Image Showing Print Size of 9×3.5″ at Correct Screen Resolution of 128 PPI. That is the first clue something is wrong! Notice how small it is and you’ll find in this case it actually zooms out rather than in. Sample Image Showing Print Size of 9×3.5″ at Screen Resolution of 72 PPI. You will need to find out what your screen resolution is and make the change in the Photoshop settings which we’ll get to in a bit. Hi, If you simply go to View - Print Size it’s going to show you the image zoomed in to your print size, but based on the default screen resolution within Photoshop of 72 ppi. ![]()
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