What is bleed and fine-tuning?

You can use a bleed for printing multiple pictures on one page. When you use a bleed, your pictures fill the paper so that no unwanted white will appear around the edges. For example, when you print a sheet of labels, use a bleed to make each picture spill over the edges of the label. Then, when an individual label is removed from the sheet, it is entirely covered by the picture.

To set bleed and fine-tuning preferences:

Set the bleed.
You can set vertical and horizontal values for how much each picture will spill over its boundary.
1. On the File menu, point to Print Special, and then click one of the following:
  - Labels or Special Paper
  - Multi-photo Sheet
2. Select a printer and printer settings, and then click Next.
3. Select a template, and then click View advanced options.
4. Select the Bleed edges check box.
5. Enter values in the Vertical and Horizontal boxes.
6. Click the back arrow, and then click Next.
7. To continue printing, follow the instructions on the screen.
Set fine-tuning settings.
Use the fine-tuning settings when your printer does not align the pictures correctly on the multiple-photo paper. You can fine-tune the vertical and horizontal alignment settings to shift each picture to line up with the paper.
1. On the File menu, point to Print Special, and then click one of the following:
  - Labels or Special Paper
  - Multi-photo Sheet
2. Select a printer and printer settings, and then click Next.
3. Select a template, and then click View advanced options.
4. Select the Fine tune check box.
5. Enter values in the Vertical and Horizontal boxes.
6. To retain fine-tuning settings for the next time you print on multiple-photo paper, select the Save fine tuning check box.
7. Click the back arrow, and then click Next.
8. To continue printing, follow the instructions on the screen.

Notes

If the type of paper you are printing on does not have space for a bleed, either the vertical or horizontal edit boxes may be dimmed.
Since most printers cannot print to the edge of a page, bleed and fine-tuning settings are available for printing multiple pictures only.