Printing Borderless Photos

Printing Borderless Photos
You can print your photos with no margins, extending the image all the way to the edges of the page. Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful snapshots and enlargements, without trimming.
See Loading Paper for Borderless Photos, then see these sections for instructions:
Borderless Printing with Windows
Borderless Printing with Mac OS X 10.5
Borderless Printing with Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3, and 10.4
Storing and Displaying Your Prints
Loading Paper for Borderless Photos
You can print borderless photos on these papers and sizes:  
Type or Media Type setting
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Premium Photo Paper Semi-Gloss
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Ultra Premium Presentation Matte
Super B
(13 × 19 inches)
Premium Presentation Paper Matte
You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper from an Epson authorized reseller. To find the nearest reseller, call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766). Or you can purchase online at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales) or www.epson.ca (Canadian sales).
Load your paper as shown in Loading Paper.
Borderless Printing with Windows
You can print your photos from an imaging application or you can use the Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP.
Windows XP Picture and Fax Viewer
Other Windows Programs
Windows XP Picture and Fax Viewer
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Right-click the photo, highlight Open With, and select Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
Note:
In Windows Vista®, you can select a photo on your system and click Print. Then select your printer, paper size, and type on the next screen. To select the rest of your print options, click Options at the bottom of the screen and select Printer Properties. Then continue with step 7.to select the necessary options and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to print your photo.
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Click Next. You see a Picture Selection window:
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Select the photo(s) you want to print and click Next. You see the Printing Options window:
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Select EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series and click Printing Preferences.
You see the printer settings window:
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Select Photo or Best Photo as the Quality Option setting.
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Note:
If you’re not sure which Type option to select, see Loading Paper for Borderless Photos.
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Click the Borderless check box. Read the message and click OK.
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Select Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
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Click the Page Layout tab. You see a window like this one:
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Min retains the entire image in your print, but there may be a small white edge on the borders of the print. Max expands the image to ensure that there are no unprinted edges, but the edges of the image may not appear in the print.
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Click OK.
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Click Next. You see a Layout Selection window:
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Select Full page photo print and click Next to begin printing.
Other Windows Programs
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Open the File menu and select Print. You see a Print window like this one:
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Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series is selected.
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Click the Properties or Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the next screen.)
You see the printer settings window:
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Select Photo or Best Photo as the Quality Option setting.
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Note:
If you’re not sure which Type option to select, see Loading Paper for Borderless Photos.
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Click the Borderless check box. Read the message and click OK.
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Select Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
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Click the Page Layout tab. You see a window like this one:
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Min retains the entire image in your print, but there may be a small white edge on the borders of the print. Max expands the image to ensure that there are no unprinted edges, but the edges of the image may not appear in the print.
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Click OK.
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At the Print window, click OK or Print to start printing.
Borderless Printing with Mac OS X 10.5
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Open the File menu and select Print.
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Click the  button to expand the Print window, if necessary.
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Select EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 in the Printer pop-up menu.
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If you don’t see these settings in the Print window, check for them in your application before printing. For example, you may be able to select them by opening the File menu and selecting Page Setup.
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Note:
If you don’t see these settings in the Print window, check for them in your application before printing. For example, you may be able to select them by opening the File menu and selecting Page Setup.
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Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
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In certain programs you may need to select Advanced before you can select Print Settings.
Note:
The automatic photo correction feature is not available with Macintosh.
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Note: If you’re not sure which Media Type to select, see Loading Paper for Borderless Photos.
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Select Quality (for higher quality) or Speed (for faster printing) using the slider, if it is available.
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Select Expansion from the pop-up menu. You see a window like this one:
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If necessary, adjust the Expansion slider to choose Max, Min, or the in-between setting.
Min retains the entire image in your print, but there may be a small white edge on the borders of the print. Max expands the image to ensure that there are no unprinted edges, but the edges of the image may not appear in the print.
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Click Print to start printing.
Borderless Printing with Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3, and 10.4
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Open the File menu and select Page Setup.
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Select Stylus Photo 1400 in the Format for pop-up menu.
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Open the File menu and select Print.
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Select Stylus Photo 1400 in the Printer pop-up menu.
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Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
Note:
In certain programs you may need to select Advanced before you can select Print Settings.
Note:
The automatic photo correction feature is not available with Macintosh.
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Note: If you’re not sure which Media Type to select, see Loading Paper for Borderless Photos.
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Select Quality (for higher quality) or Speed (for faster printing) using the slider, if it is available.
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Select Expansion from the pop-up menu. You see a window like this one:
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If necessary, adjust the Expansion slider to choose Max, Min, or the in-between setting.
Min retains the entire image in your print, but there may be a small white edge on the borders of the print. Max expands the image to ensure that there are no unprinted edges, but the edges of the image may not appear in the print.
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Click Print to start printing.
Storing and Displaying Your Prints
The special Epson Claria inks designed for your printer provide the ultimate combination of photo quality and longevity when printed on Epson papers and properly displayed or stored. For best results, always use Epson papers.
With proper care, photographs from your Epson Stylus Photo 1400 will last for many years. As with traditional photos, Epson recommends the following to minimize color changes and lengthen display life:
Frame prints under glass or a protective plastic sleeve to protect them from atmospheric contaminants like humidity, smoke, and high levels of ozone.
For proper storage, keep your prints in a photo album or plastic photo storage box in acid-free, archival sleeves commonly available from most camera stores.