Making a copy of a 4x6 photo onto 4x6 photo paper

[ralavac]

Where on my printer do I position a 4x6 photo in order to copy it on to 4x6 photo paper? I placed it (with the 6 inch side on the bottom) in the bottom right corner and it only printed the top half of the photo. Would appreciate any help. 

[Dragon-Fur]

@ralavac

From the How-to Section:

Copy Text or Mixed Documents

Edits - Add the section / explanation for Settings

Partial Excerpt:

Make 1-sided black or color copy

1. Load paper.
   • Load full-size paper in the paper tray.
     Figure : Load paper in the paper tray
     
   • Make sure the paper tray is pushed back in and the paper tray extender is open.
2. Load original.
   • Lift the lid on the product.
     Figure : Lift the lid
     
   • Load the original print side down on the right front corner of the glass.
     Figure : Load the paper with the top edge of the original in the right front corner of the glass
     
   • Close the lid.
3. Specify number of copies and settings.
   • From the Home screen, touch Copy.Touch arrow buttons to change the number of copies.
   • If the 2–Sided option is selected, touch it to clear the selection.
   • Touch Settings to specify paper size, paper type, quality, or other settings.
4. Start copy.
   • Touch Black or Color.

If that does not work as expected, Use your printer software to scan the image into your computer.

Example using Printer Software (HP Scan):

Set the Scan Size to the size of the photo -- If the scan cuts the image,

• Rotate the image on the glass

OR

Check Show scan preview > Scan Size to "Entire Scan Area" > Scan > 

When scan completes, drag little boxes around the scan to match the boundaries of the image >

Save the scan

NOTE that leaving the scan size to "Entire" without editing the boundaries before saving the file will leave a large white border around the image.  

To Fix an image that has the large white boundary around the edges:

Open the image / photo in Photos > crop and rotate > Move the circles close to the edges of the image and crop out the rest of the blank area > save

OR

Exceptional software that provides "Auto Detect" to find, auto-crop, and scan your image:

Download and Install HP Scan Extended  

Set Scan Size to "Auto Detect"

Dragon Document - Help, suggestions, videos, and examples:

Scanning Program Options

Document Sections Include:

HP Scan Extended   – Standalone scan program:  Single, Multiple scans, Auto-Crop!

Sub-Section: 

• Example and How-to: Auto-Detect Photo

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[ralavac]

Thanks for the rely, dragon-fur, but you neglected to tell me that you need to first go into settings to change the picture size from 8x11 to 4x6. I kind of found this out by trial and error in settings. There is an option to "re-size". You need to hit the arrow to the right to get a drop down menu where you change the size of paper. 

Thanks again,

Ralavac