Top and bottom equal, left and right side equal is OK all equal preferred with the crop ration 8.5x11.  I cropped to 8.5x11 ratio thinking I will get even margins when I fit to page.  Easier said than done.  I have managed to get the opposite sides equal, but not sure it is the largest image.  How are you determining if the printed image is centered and boarders even without an actual print?  Does the Epson preview represent the actual paper area and margins?

Thanks for all of the ideas, I really appreciate your help.

Bill

Fred,

I do a lot of performing arts plays - I photograph during the final dress rehersal, choose and process about 50 images, then print them and deliver the prints the next day for mounting on the auditorium foyer walls prior to the first performance the next day.  It makes for a long night and I do not want to have to handle or trim the images after they are printed - just package and deliver.  Because these images are viewed by a lot of folks during the three days of performances, I want them to look as professional as possible.  Because I don't make a lot on a per print basis, I want to keep my costs down as best I can - no wasted ink for borderless, and labor and time to a minimum - no trimming.

Terry-M, I found the Printable area option - my maximum is greyed out and not selectable.  I will give centered a try later this evening - I just received an order for some images and need to get them done so my lab in CA can ship today.

I really appreciate all of your guidance and support.

Bill

Sorry,

Fred A - I guess that I didn't explain myself in sufficient detail.  I want to print an 8.5x11 ratio crop on an 8.5 x 11 paper not boarderless.  I would like it to be as large as it can be with boarders, I don't care about the exact size of the print or boarders, just that the margins are symetrical.

Terry M - I can't find the Size position tab - the full page editor is launched when you double click on the selected image in the right hand panel, correct?  Navigation assistance requested.

Thanks, I really appreciate your help.

Bill

I have a similar question and thought that I should add it to this thread rather than start a new one for the same question/answer.  I have an Epson 4880.  I would like to print an image cropped at 8.5 x 11 on an 8.5 x 11 paper with even margins.  I don't care the actual size of the margins, only that they are even around the print.  In landscape mode, the best I have done is the left and right side are equal, but the bottom is larger margin than the top.  I have tried the "center on physical page" option, with the with the optimal or centered print placement.  The difference between optimal and centered moves the wider space from top to bottom.  In the Q Image preview the image appears centered but on the Epson printer preview of the same image, the margins are unbalanced.

Using the Center on physical page option, it adds additional margin to the top of the page (portrait mode) and the printed top and bottom are equal.  There is no adjustment made to left or right side, and my printed page is uneven.

I am sure this is cockpit error on my part, but I just can't seem to figure it out.

The second part of the question is similar, I would like to print my normal cropped 4x6 images on an 8.5x11 page centered to the maximum print size available.  Again, I don't care about the actual printed image size, just that the boarders are balanced, top and bottom, right and left.

Thanks for your help!!

Bill