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Artist's Corner => BitBoxes => Topic started by: macgyver65 on January 09, 2016, 07:45:25 PM

Title: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: macgyver65 on January 09, 2016, 07:45:25 PM

Hi everyone.  I just got some BitBoxes.... No matter what size I print they are either too small or just a little too big, but like 2 cm.... any suggestions? i have 100 boxes were that i cant do anything with :(   yes I am using legal sized paper.  I have a Canon Pixma iP8720. Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: larryinc64 on January 09, 2016, 08:25:05 PM

Measure the dimension and input them manually. What software are you using to print?

Title: Re: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: CrimsonEnigma on January 09, 2016, 09:24:30 PM

You can set the dimensions manually. If all else fails, you can use the extremely hokey way I used:

• Open a word processor. I used Pages, but Word or anything else will also work.
• Set the page size to US Legal, and the format to Landscape.
• Insert, copy-paste, etc. the image into the file and set its dimensions to 12.22" x 7.66" (NES) or 13.13" x 7.16" (SNES, N64).
• Print and enjoy! ;)
• Did you know TCP has a list option? I didn't.

Title: Re: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: macgyver65 on January 16, 2016, 10:50:33 PM

i did set the dimensions manually from the beginning and it doesnt work... will try your Word suggestions

Title: Re: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: macgyver65 on January 16, 2016, 10:52:19 PM

Quote from: larryinc64 on January 09, 2016, 08:25:05 PM

Measure the dimension and input them manually. What software are you using to print?

Ive tried it with paint and also printing to PDF then printing from adobe

Title: Re: Need help with BitBox printing
Post by: sheep2001 on January 17, 2016, 04:21:13 AM

Make sure you don't have scale to page, or stretch to page selected on your printer settings