How to set up custom user defined paper size Photoshop CS5 Mac

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How to set up a custom user defined paper size for your inkjet printer with Photoshop CS5 on a Mac

For Red River Paper greeting cards, scrapbook 12x12 sheets, panorama printing, and other special projects, you need to define a custom paper size in the Epson printer properties.

TO BEGIN

Go to FILE > PRINT in Photoshop.

Choose your printer from the Printer drop down menu

Then click PRINT SETTINGS

PRINT DIALOG

Click the Paper Size drop down menu.

Under "Paper Size" choose "Manage Custom Sizes".

Custom Page Sizes

Click the + button to start a new size. Set the width and height.

Width = the smaller dimension of your paper
Height = the longer dimension of your paper

Set Printer Margins. The smallest you can use is 0.15". We recommend 0.2" on all four sides. Setting the number lower will likely result in printing errors or partially printed images.

OSX may not handle custom paper sizes correctly. It is system and printer specific and may not happen to you. If it does, your margins will probably be off. Come back to this dialog box and adjust the Printer Margins. This may take some experimentation but is necessary.

Now name and save the new paper size for later use.

Note for 13x38 panorama users - the max paper width will be set to 1295.