Setting up margins to print on double side matte paper; text inserts for CDs

I would like to print some CD inserts using Photoshop/Elements. I've
done all of the work already, but have not been able to master the
settings which would allow me to have the inner parts (that is, the
rear of the double side matte paper where the text would appear, on
the back of the photo cover/artwork) being lined up properly when the
printing is done.

In the print dialog box, I have "center" chosen but the margins do not
print out exactly equal; the bottom margin (in landscape mode printing
on 8.5x11 inch paper) gets printed at 1/2 inch from the edge of the
paper while the top is about 7/8 inch. Also, the sides in landscape
mode are not equal; the left being 1 and 15/16 inch and the right 1
7/8 inch.

All of the work is done on the same sized Photoshop "canvas" with the
same settings for what will be the front and rear of the document I
want printed. I know that there must be a way to have the pages
properly printed out on the front and back of the double side matte
paper, but I cannot figure out what I'm missing. FWIW, I have also set
the calibration/registration marks in the "Print With Preview" dialog
box.

Thanks for any help!
Paul

 

Hi.

I don't know exactly, but I suspect that the differences are due to your
printer using a larger margin at the beginning of the print job, so that it
can pull the paper through.

Can you set your printer to "No Margins"??

Roy G

 

Make a new file that's the maximum printable area of your printer (the
printer manual probably contains this information). Select All then
Select>Border 3 pixels (or so). Fill with black. You now have a
document which prints all the way to the printable edges.

Print your document on cheap paper. Turn it over and print it again.
Put it against a window and measure the mismatch distance. To print in
exact register, you must offset the second page by that amount.

Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson Photography

 

I buy the pre-cut paper, it comes with a template (Avery, roxio, Nero, have
it)
I save my art work as jpg or tiff flattened
then paste it into the template
print
punch it out, no cutting needed

but carry on you got some good advice here
for what you are attempting

you could try printing then cutting out your front side first
then set the paper size to that new size
then print the other side
(if you have an edge-to-edge printer)