When I make a file to send to the printer, the dimensions of the image which has the appropriate borders is not 8.5 x 11 but approx 8.5 X 12. The overall image is 11 x 14 as it's supposed to be.
Brad,
It is a little difficult for me to determine what sizr print you want.
Sounds like you wanted 8.5 x 11 on an 11 x 14 paper size.
That's easy!
But from the above sentence, I think maybe you want to send the print store the actual complete image which would be 8.5 x 11 print on an 11 x 14 page which you hope would come out that way .... There are easier ways to do that, but let's stick with the initial problem.
Here are three sample for you to look at
It just depends on the end game you are looking for.
120 is showing you the entire image as one image at 11 x 14 including the white space.
Use the check in RIP to eliminate the white space and get an 8.5 x 11 with borders.
Fred