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 the section on Loading Paper, then see these sections for instructions on printing borderless photos:

Loading Paper

You can print borderless photos on these papers and sizes:   

Paper name
Sizes
Paper Type or Media Type setting
Epson DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper
4 × 6
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)
DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)
8 × 10
Matte Paper - Heavyweight
Epson Photo Paper
4 × 6
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)
Glossy Photo Paper
Epson Glossy Photo Paper
4 × 6
Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

With proper care, photographs from your Epson Stylus printer will last for many years. The special Epson DURABrite inks designed for your printer are formulated to achieve improved lightfastness when used with Epson papers for prints that are properly displayed or stored. For best results, always use Epson papers.

As with traditional photos, Epson recommends proper care that will minimize color changes and lengthen display life:

To order Epson paper, contact your dealer or call the Epson Store at (800) 873-7766 or visit our web site at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

Load paper as shown:

Windows

  1. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
  2. Open the File menu and click Print. Then click Properties or Preferences. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the next screen.)
  3. You see a window like this one:



  4. Select Photo or Best Photo as the Quality Option setting.
  5. Select one of the following for the paper Type option, to match the paper you're using:
    • DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper
    • Glossy Photo Paper
    • Matte Paper - Heavyweight
  6. Click the Borderless checkbox. Read the message and click OK.
  7. Select your paper Size setting.
  8. Select Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
  9. Click the Page Layout tab.


  10. Adjust the Expansion slider in the Borderless box to choose Min, Max, or the in-between setting.
  11. 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.

  12. Click OK, then OK or Print.

Macintosh OS X

  1. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
  2. From the File menu select Page Setup. You see a window like this one:


  3. Select Stylus C86(Sheet Feeder - Borderless) in the Format for drop-down list.
  4. Select your Paper Size.
  5. Select portrait or landscape as the orientation setting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Open the File menu and click Print. You see a window like this one:


  8. Select Stylus C86(Sheet Feeder - Borderless) in the Printer drop-down list.
  9. Select Print Settings from the drop-down list.
  10. Select one of the following Media Types to match the paper you're using:
    • DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper
    • Glossy Photo Paper
    • Matte Paper - Heavyweight
  11. Select Quality (for higher quality) or Speed (for faster printing) using the slider.
  12. Select Expansion from the drop-down list. You see a window like this one:


  13. Adjust the Expansion slider to choose Min, Max, or the in-between setting.
  14. 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.

  15. Click Print.

Macintosh OS 9

  1. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
  2. From the File menu select Page Setup. You see a window like this one:


  3. Select your Paper Size.
  4. Click the Borderless checkbox. Read the message and click OK.
  5. Click the Expansion button. You see a window like this one:


  6. Adjust the Expansion slider to choose Min, Max, or the in-between setting.
  7. 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. Then click OK.

  8. Select Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Open the File menu and click Print. You see a window like this one:


  11. Select one of the following Media Types to match the paper you're using:
    • DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper
    • Glossy Photo Paper
    • Matte Paper - Heavyweight
  12. Select Quality (for higher quality) or Speed (for faster printing) using the slider.
  13. Click Print.