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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">9.13.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Print Size</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-image-fit-canvas-to-layers.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">9.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Image</span>‚Äù Menu</span>
  29.   </th>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-image-print-size"></a>9.13.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Print Size</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.         </div>
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  45.       <a id="id2699030" class="indexterm"></a>
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  49.       <p>
  50.     You can use the <span class="guimenuitem">Print Size</span> dialog to change
  51.     the <span class="emphasis"><em>dimensions of a printed image</em></span> and its
  52.     <span class="emphasis"><em>resolution</em></span>. This command does not change the number of
  53.     pixels in the image and it does not resample the image. (If you want
  54.     to change the size of an image by resampling it, use the
  55.     <a class="link" href="gimp-image-scale.html" title="9.14.¬† Scale Image">Scale Image</a> command.)
  56.   </p>
  57.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  58.         <div class="titlepage">
  59.           <div>
  60.             <div>
  61.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2699115"></a>9.13.1.¬†
  62.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Dialog</span>
  63.     </h4>
  64.             </div>
  65.           </div>
  66.         </div>
  67.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  68.           <ul type="disc">
  69.             <li>
  70.               <p>
  71.           You can access this dialog from the image menubar through
  72.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">I</span>mage</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>rint Size</span>.
  73.         </p>
  74.             </li>
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  80.           <div>
  81.             <div>
  82.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2699164"></a>9.13.2.¬†
  83.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  84.         Options in the ‚Äú<span class="quote">Print Size</span>‚Äù Dialog
  85.       </span>
  86.     </h4>
  87.             </div>
  88.           </div>
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  90.         <div class="figure">
  91.           <a id="id2699181"></a>
  92.           <p class="title">
  93.             <b>Figure¬†15.79.¬†
  94.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  95.           The ‚Äú<span class="quote">Print Size</span>‚Äù dialog
  96.         </span>
  97.       </b>
  98.           </p>
  99.           <div class="figure-contents">
  100.             <div class="mediaobject">
  101.               <img src="../images/menus/menus-image-print-size.png" alt="The Print Size dialog" />
  102.             </div>
  103.           </div>
  104.         </div>
  105.         <br class="figure-break" />
  106.         <p>
  107.       The output resolution determines the number of pixels used per unit
  108.       length for the printed image. Do not confuse the output resolution
  109.       with the printer resolution, which is expressed in dpi (dots per
  110.       inch); several dots are used to print a pixel.
  111.     </p>
  112.         <p>
  113.       When the dialog is displayed, the resolution shown in the boxes is the
  114.       resolution of the original image. If you increase the output
  115.       resolution, the printed page will be smaller, since more pixels are
  116.       used per unit of length. Conversely, and for the same reason,
  117.       resizing the image modifies the resolution.
  118.     </p>
  119.         <p>
  120.       Increasing the resolution results in increasing the sharpness of the
  121.       printed page. This is quite different from simply reducing the image
  122.       size by scaling it, since no pixels (and no image information) are
  123.       removed.
  124.     </p>
  125.         <div class="variablelist">
  126.           <dl>
  127.             <dt>
  128.               <span class="term">Width; Height</span>
  129.             </dt>
  130.             <dd>
  131.               <p>
  132.             You can set the printing Width and Height by using the
  133.             text boxes. You can also choose the units for these values
  134.             from the dropdown list.
  135.           </p>
  136.               <p>
  137.             As soon as you change the Width or the Height, the X and/or
  138.             Y resolution values automatically change accordingly. If the
  139.             two resolution values remain linked, the relationship of the
  140.             width to the height of the image is also automatically
  141.             maintained. If you would like to set these values independently
  142.             of each other, simply click on the chain symbol to break the
  143.             link.
  144.           </p>
  145.             </dd>
  146.             <dt>
  147.               <span class="term">X resolution; Y resolution</span>
  148.             </dt>
  149.             <dd>
  150.               <p>
  151.             You can set the resolution used to calculate the printed
  152.             width and height from the physical size of the image, that is,
  153.             the number of pixels in it.
  154.           </p>
  155.               <p>
  156.             Use the text boxes to change these resolution values.
  157.             They can be linked to keep their relationship constant. The
  158.             closed chain symbol between the two boxes indicates that the
  159.             values are linked together. If you break the link by clicking
  160.             on the chain symbol, you will be able to set the values
  161.             independently of each other.
  162.           </p>
  163.             </dd>
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  181.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-image-fit-canvas-to-layers.html">9.12.¬†
  182.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Fit Canvas to Layers</span>
  183.   </a>¬†</td>
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  190.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Scale Image</span>
  191.   </a></td>
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