How do I print an image at actual size?

Question

I have paint .net and I got an image in PSD and PNG format and the print size it says is width 9.5cm and height 14.5cm.

When I go to print, it shows up with that default Windows 7 print option where you choose full page, or wallet, all those template sizes etc.

But I don't want that, I just want to print an image out at the actual print size specified, is this possible?

Answer 1

The quickest solution I found that uses only Paint.Net without having to resort to other software was doing what Journeyman Geek suggested in the comments:

• Go to Image / Canvas Size
• Select By absolute size
• At print size, type the width and height of the desired paper format (e.g. 21x29,7cm for A4)
• Set Anchor to Middle (if you want it centered on the page -- if you don't, you can use Rectangle Select and Move Selected Pixels to move it around afterwards)

Then

• Go to File / Print
• Select Full page print
• Uncheck "fit picture to frame"
• Click Print

It should come out almost exactly the actual size.

Answer 2

GIMP has lots of options when printing.

In my image below of the 'Image Settings' tab i've: Opened an image 216x21 pixels size, gone to print, chosen 'Image Settings', then changed the setting after the Height box to read 'points'.

It correctly measures the image dimensions rather than any approximation from using inches, centimeters etc.

I'm unsure if Paint.Net has any options similar, if not then GIMP may well be an easy 'solution' for printing (even if you don't like to use it for editing) as it's free! :)

Answer 3

It's amazing that the default Windows 7 print option doesn't have a print actual size functionality.

What I ended up doing was just cutting and pasting it into Word and then adjusting the image to the right size. It printed out pretty nicely, plus I could print two images on the same page to save paper.

Didn't try GIMP but I imagine maybe the quality could be better (?). However, like I said, I was happy with the images and using Word was a quick way of doing it, especially when you may not be able to just install applications on the computer u want to print from.

Answer 4

You can't. Paint .net doesn't support it. However you can save the image as a PNG then open it with MS Paint then click File(Icon on the top left) -> Print -> Page Setup -> Scaling -> Adjust to 100% normal size. Then just print.

Answer 5

The best tool I found to do this was IrfanView. It is originally just a picture viewer but has evolved into a very powerful multi-tool and works on Windows 7 and 10. See the following picture from the print dialog for all the options.

Answer 6

I ended up here after having the same problem and figured out on my own that if you open drag the image into a blank Word document, it stays true to the file size set in PSD. Just print from Word!

Mine was a jpeg, but I bet it would work with png too.

Answer 7

I had a similar problem, but was printing to PDF, so the option of having a small image on a large piece of paper didn't work. So I opened it in Open Office Draw (ODG format) and exported from there to a custom PDF size.

Paint.net unfortunately didn't work, but OpenOffice is also free.

Answer 8

you can convert the centimetres of your desired length into pixels. (1cm = 37.7952755906 pixels) . After you got the exact dimensions , go to paint and adjust the canvas to the lengths you recorded , then paste the image which you want to print and adjust it according to your canvas . And when you are about to print , just uncheck the "Fit to the page" or a similar checkbox . this shall give you the desired outcomes.

Answer 9

I had a great idea and it works great for this problem, the best way I can put it is, if you are trying to print something on plain paper (8.5 X 11) and the image you want to print (in exact size) is 5 x 8...then open it in paint, you'll notice you can make the canvas bigger just by clicking the white boxes and dragging them to the desired length. What you'll need to do is go to the drop down bar in paint, hit properties, under units, select inches and then drag the canvas to be 8.5 x 11 inches, this way when it makes it as big as the paper, it literally can't be any bigger than exactly what you want.

Answer 10

Another way to accomplish printing at a desired size is the program IfranView - it's also another program, which is a downside, but it's a lot lighter weight than GIMP, and there's a way to specify the size right in the print dialog.

Answer 11

A loooong time ago :-) there was Ulead PhotoImpact which has a FANTASTIC print interface: when you press print it brings up a kind of preview page with rulers on either side of the page (similar to Word) and you can literally drag the image around as you please and the printout will look exactly as you see it there. It also had tick boxes on top of the page to centre vertically or horizontally and scale up or down the image but whatever you did, the printout looked exactly as what you see on screen, simply brilliant!

Answer 12

Here is a practical solution of the problem... Go to PSD file take canvas of A4 size. Then copy whatever xyz size of JPEG image suppose your jpeg image size is 10 centimeter by 8 centimeter.. then at the back groud fill up any light color. (example light yellow) now go for the print. Now you will get A4 size print which has 10 centimeter by 8 centimeter.. image.

Because practically many laptop or PC users do not keep printers at home. So we use to visit Xerox and Printing center. Those shopkeepers do never never have any computer knowledge. They will not allow you to adjust his settings. So use above idea.

I suppose, if you are wise enough, use maximum space of A4 size paper by copy paste image at the maximum...so that you can get multiple images thus can save money per image. Cut paper in image size and BINGO...