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02-03-2011, 09:40 AM
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I have a question about the 1 inch test square when you print from quilter's cache. I looked through the block of the month threads to see if I could find an answer to my question, but I couldn't find anything that cleared it up for me.
When I print out the pages, the 1 inch test squares are all different sizes. Now, I did read that you had to change your settings to print actual size. My settings are set to read "print 100% of normal size" and still my squares are turning out different sizes. I can see no other place to change the print size. It's not possible for me to print out multiple pages "until I get a match."
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to print out these pages properly?? I really want to do the house block of the month.
Thanks for your help gals!
When I print out the pages, the 1 inch test squares are all different sizes. Now, I did read that you had to change your settings to print actual size. My settings are set to read "print 100% of normal size" and still my squares are turning out different sizes. I can see no other place to change the print size. It's not possible for me to print out multiple pages "until I get a match."
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to print out these pages properly?? I really want to do the house block of the month.
Thanks for your help gals!
02-03-2011, 09:51 AM
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Depending on your printer software you may be able to go into the properties and change the Percentage of size to more then 100% or less depending on if the test square is larger or smaller then 1 inch.
02-03-2011, 09:57 AM
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When I go to print, I can click on the little arrow next to the printer icon at the top of my screen. When I do that, the option "Print Preview" appears. I click "Print Preview" and a new screen appears with additional options. In one of the boxes at the top it always appears first at 100%, but I can change that box to any number I want it to be. If I play with that number, the test box will always end up at 1 inch.
02-03-2011, 10:47 AM
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I had bad luck trying to print mine with my Firefox browser and with Google Chrome. It could just be me, but I had better luck with Internet Explorer. Make sure it's at 100%, change to landscape or portrait depending on the template, and definitely change the print margins to really small. That's how I finally got the farmhouse block to work.
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