User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
Monitors display images using light, whereas desktop printers reproduce images using inks, dyes, or pigments. For
this reason, a desktop printer can’t reproduce all the colors displayed on a monitor. However, by incorporating certain
procedures (such as a color management system) into your workflow, you can achieve predictable results when
printing your images on a desktop printer. Keep these considerations in mind when working with an image that you
intend to print:
• If your image is in RGB mode, do not convert the document to CMYK mode when printing to a desktop printer.
Work entirely in RGB mode. As a rule, desktop printers are configured to accept RGB data and use internal
software to convert to CMYK. If you send CMYK data, most desktop printers apply a conversion anyway, with
unpredictable results.
• If you want to preview an image as printed on any device for which you have a profile, use the Proof Colors
command.
• To reproduce screen colors accurately on the printed page, you must incorporate color management into your
workflow. Work with a monitor that is calibrated and characterized. You should also create a custom profile specif-
ically for your printer and the paper you print on. Using the profile supplied with your printer (although better
than using no profile at all) yields only mediocre results.
See also
“Soft-proofing colors” on page 259
“About color profiles” on page 263
Printing images
Photoshop provides the following printing commands:
Page Setup and Print Display options specific to your printer, printer drivers, and operating system.
Print With Preview Displays Photoshop’s printing, output, and color management options.
Print Online Allows you to send your print file directly to an online service that will do the printing for you.
Print One Copy Prints one copy of a file without displaying a dialog box.
Note: Y
ou cannot print images directly from ImageReady. If you have an image open in ImageReady and need to print
it,use theEditInPhotoshop commandtoopenthe imageinPhotoshop.KeepinmindthatImageReadyimagesopenat
screen resolution (72 ppi); this resolution may not be high enough to produce a high-quality print.
To print an image with current options
❖ Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Print, and click Print or OK.
• To print one copy of a file without displaying a dialog box, choose File > Print One Copy.
Note: I
f you get a warning that your image is larger than the paper’s printable area, click Cancel, choose File > Print With
Preview, andselectthe ScaleToFit Mediabox.Click Page Setuptomakeany changestoyourpaper size andlayout, and
attempt to print the file again.