Print layout

[jameslbirke]

I printed a small image for the first time today. It printed in the center of an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper. I can't figure out how to position the image so that it will print in the upper left-hand corner of the paper

Paint shop Pro has a feature called print layout where you can do this and much more. Does Affinity photo have a similar feature?

Thanks. Jim Birke

[carl123]

Assuming you are using Affinity Photo, if you resize your canvas to the size of your paper being used then position the "small image" on the canvas where you would want it printed on the paper.

That should work but my printer is awaiting ink at the moment so cant test it

 

 

[Alfred]

5 minutes ago, carl123 said:

Assuming you are using Affinity Photo, if you resize your canvas to the size of your paper being used then position the "small image" on the canvas where you would want it printed on the paper.

If you export to PDF, you can use your PDF viewer to check what the printed version will look like, thus potentially saving on wasted paper and ink.

[v_kyr]

It also depends on the OS related printer driver and what that offers, since some features are shared (reused) here. Here's how it looks for one Canon printer when selecting the layout settings of that one.

 

[carl123]

5 minutes ago, Alfred said:

If you export to PDF, you can use your PDF viewer to check what the printed version will look like, thus potentially saving on wasted paper and ink.

The print preview (as basic as it is) shown on the File > Print screen should give a fair representation as to if you are printing in the right place on the paper,  thus potentially saving on wasted disk space and time

[jameslbirke]

6 hours ago, carl123 said:

Assuming you are using Affinity Photo, if you resize your canvas to the size of your paper being used then position the "small image" on the canvas where you would want it printed on the paper.

Great idea. Thanks. Except, after I resized the canvas to 8.5 x 11, I couldn't get the image to move to the upper left-hand corner of the canvas using the move tool. In fact, I couldn't get the image to move at all.
Can you help me with this?

Jim Birke

 

 

 

[walt.farrell]

You could create a new document with the paper size used as the document size, and use File > Place to put your smaller image where you want it.

[carl123]

4 hours ago, jameslbirke said:

I couldn't get the image to move to the upper left-hand corner of the canvas using the move tool. In fact, I couldn't get the image to move at all.

If you have opened the image with File > Open it may be locked in the Layers Panel

Unlock it and it should move freely