Hi folks,

I use two different printers with QI - an HP B9180 for larger size prints and a Canon iP4500 for more "routine" stuff.

Using an A2 cut down the middle (210mm x 594mm) I can print a pan on the HP with no difficulty and I have done it on the Canon too (with the same size of paper). Now, for some reason, I've  lost or forgotten the setup on the Canon. In the Canon driver, I've set up a paper size of 594 x 210 mm (allowed in the driver settings) and a page size equal to or a little less than that. When I open the print properties dialog box from QI it shows the size as "Custom (scaled)" and prints accordingly (i.e. much too small). The "preview" in QI itself looks fine. The Canon help file is of little use with this and I've searched elsewhere with little success. The other thing I can't seem to do (any more) is to name the custom paper size - I had been able to do this in the past. When I select the size under "Custom" there seems no way and nowhere to name that custom size. Nor does there seem any way to delete the ones I set in the past.

My memory eludes me (well I am nearly 70) 

Regards

John

That's the one thing you can count on; Qimage will show you what you are sending to the driver.
If you have scaling or enlarging turned on in the driver, that will alter the print after Qimage has sent the correct data.


The Print Properties box in Qimage is actually your Canon print driver. Your settings or changes in there are being applied after Qimage has finished sending the data.
Hope this helps,
Fred

Brilliant tip thanks.