How to decrease the size of my paper pattern on the HP DeskJet 2855e?

[ZF46]

I'm wanting to scan or copy a smaller/decreased size of a sewing pattern I have. How do I go about doing that on my HP DeskJet 2855e? There are 9 pieces of this pattern. It is an 18 inch bear pattern and I want to scale it down to a 10 inch bear.  I can figure out by trial and error how much to scale down, I just need the steps in my printer app on how to actually perform the steps. I appreciate the help. 

[Dragon-Fur]

@ZF46 

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@ZF46 wrote:

I'm wanting to scan or copy a smaller/decreased size of a sewing pattern I have.

How do I go about doing that on my HP DeskJet 2855e?

There are 9 pieces of this pattern.

It is an 18 inch bear pattern and I want to scale it down to a 10 inch bear. 

I can figure out by trial and error how much to scale down, I just need the steps in my printer app on how to actually perform the steps.

I appreciate the help. 

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Your ten inch bear is 55.5% of the larger 18 inch bear.

There are multiple parts to this task.

The first part depends on the size of the "pieces" of the pattern (presumably paper) 

If each piece is an 18 inch diameter piece of paper, the printer cannot scan that paper size.

If the total paper pattern, all put together, lays out as 18 inches and each piece of paper is no larger than the flatbed (glass) on the printer, then the pieces can be scanned and saved.  What size is that?  I've not found a resource that tells me the size of your printer's flatbed.  Perhaps it's close to "letter" size.  ?

The scan details -- what you can do -- depend on your application or software, of course.

-- Reminder --

The main limitation -- and it's a big one -- the DeskJet printers require a larger print margin at the bottom of the paper.  (12.7mm Metric or 1/2 inch Imperial).  Your image / PDF / whatever-you-end-up-with-file will do best if the margins are all 1/2 inch (on all sides).

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There are several ways to "get there from here".

The following are ideas and might be helpful to point you in a direction that works for you.

In general, the HP App works with a variety of Operating Systems -- For example, the HP app is available for mobile (tablets, phones) and the application is also fully supported in Windows.

The HP App is fairly smart about scanning, though you do have to pay attention to the input -- the app lacks (does not have) a full on "detect content" feature.  You can adjust the "Detect Edges" (edging / boundaries) to capture the "Full" image or document page.  (#6 in the examples)

Example - HP App - Windows - Scan - Photo - Save

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Example - HP App - Windows - Scan - PDF - Save

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-- Windows --

The full driver printer software includes HP Scan.

HP Scan is fairly smart about scanning -- In general, the software includes a "Detect Content" feature than can help grab the actual content from what it sees on the glass without picking up useless bits.  

-- Consider --

Scan each page (of your paper original) as single image file files.

Print each file at the size you want it done.

Next,

== Build a Bear Image or PDF file ==

Open one of the saved image files in (for example) Microsoft Paint

Increase the white space (edit space) around the edges of the original.

Import and move each additional image file into place to create your full bear image.

Save as a single giant image file.

and

Open your giant bear image file in Paint.

Print at 55.5% of full size.

The example shows increasing the size of the photo (as in a Poster) -- you can just as easily enter a percentage that is smaller than the original and make your giant 18 inch bear into a 10 inch bear.

Paint_Print_Scale_Poster_300_3

OR

Open your giant bear image file in Microsoft Photos

Resize the Photo / File - Save as a new file name.

Photos_Image_Resize_1

-- Additional Details / Specifications --

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Printer - DeskJet Margins, Borderless, Duplex Printing

The following is relevant to using a DeskJet Printer, even the model that includes the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder).

Reminder

At this writing, DeskJet printers require a larger margin along the bottom edge --

12.7mm (1/2 inch)

Duplex Print Options

Manual (driver support provided)

and

Borderless Printing

No

Print Margin Bottom (A4)	12.7 mm
Print Margin Left (A4)	3 mm
Print Margin Right (A4)	3 mm
Print Margin Top (A4)	3 mm

The margin limitation is mechanical.

There is no software, firmware, or alignment that changes the larger margin requirement.

The general solution to prevent chopped content is to keep all data inside of 12.7mm (1/2 inch) on the bottom edge, including all page numbers, footer information, or other notations.

Example,

Try setting your Word margins to no smaller than "Narrow"   12.7mm Metric  / 1/2 inch Imperial

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