How do I print a picture from Google Images on photo paper?

Posted on April 27, 2010 by admin

Would I just paste the picture on to Microsoft Word and insert photo paper into my printer?

You need to import the photo into a proper photo editing program such as Photoshop. You need to be able to adjust the size to match your photo paper size, be it 4 x 6 or whatever. Note though, anything you snatch off Google is a low resolution photo. It looks fine on the computer because the monitor only has a native resolution of about 72 DPI. Printing, however, requires much higher resolution to get a decent looking photo, 200 -300 DPI. Either printing at 72 DPI or trying to upsize the resolution will both result in a very poor quality photo.

steve

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One Response to How do I print a picture from Google Images on photo paper?

  1. Steve P says:
    April 27, 2010 at 5:29 am

    You need to import the photo into a proper photo editing program such as Photoshop. You need to be able to adjust the size to match your photo paper size, be it 4 x 6 or whatever. Note though, anything you snatch off Google is a low resolution photo. It looks fine on the computer because the monitor only has a native resolution of about 72 DPI. Printing, however, requires much higher resolution to get a decent looking photo, 200 -300 DPI. Either printing at 72 DPI or trying to upsize the resolution will both result in a very poor quality photo.

    steve
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