How to register the workstation’s pixel dimmensions?

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Dec 17, 2004
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Does anyone know how/where am I meant to register my monitor’s pixel dimmensions to support the render-sized preview (i.e. "Print Size")?

The advertised "Print Size" preview feature is very important to me as it (potentially) avoids a lot of surprises and wasted time. However, despite extensive searching I have not yet discovered anywhere to register my monitor’s (non-square) pixel dimensions.

I am currently working around this by setting the Screen Resolution in the Units & Rulers / New Document dialogue (!) to the nearest approximate size (96 ppi as it happens) and then jamming my display’s H & V controls hard over to force it to produce exactly 96 square pixels / inch! This is very unsatisfactory abuse of the monitor.
P.S. Anyone from adobe lurking here?

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WharfRat
Dec 18, 2004
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wrote on 12/17/04 8:54 AM:

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Does anyone know how/where am I meant to register my monitor’s pixel dimmensions to support the render-sized preview (i.e. "Print Size")?
The advertised "Print Size" preview feature is very important to me as it (potentially) avoids a lot of surprises and wasted time. However, despite extensive searching I have not yet discovered anywhere to register my monitor’s (non-square) pixel dimensions.

I am currently working around this by setting the Screen Resolution in the Units & Rulers / New Document dialogue (!) to the nearest approximate size (96 ppi as it happens) and then jamming my display’s H & V controls hard over to force it to produce exactly 96 square pixels / inch! This is very unsatisfactory abuse of the monitor.
P.S. Anyone from adobe lurking here?
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File > New
Set width to 1 inch and resolution to 72 ppi
OK
Show rulers
Hold your ruler to the screen
and adjust the percentage setting in the lower left
until the onscreen ruler matches your real one.
(Say you end up with 173%)

Multiply your percentage by 72
(1.73×72=124.56)
— That is the resolution of your screen.

Double check it –
New document 1 inch wide at resolution of 124.56
Select Actual pixels
If it is not correct – do it again.

Go to Photoshop>Preferences>Units and Rulers
Set the screen resolution to what you figured out

Open an Image and choose Print Size
Measure it …
and …
it is still incorrect

Now
click on the zoom tool in the toolbox
and click on the Print size button that appears in the options button. –
It is correct now.

The Print size button in the "View" menu always assumes a 72ppi monitor. The Zoom Tools Option Bar uses the screen resolution set in Preferences.

The Zoom Tools Print size is the one to use.

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