Moving image to align for printing

Sepiana - I added some information to my post, possibly after you read it.  The problem has always existed with PSE 9, although it is more frequent with my Canon Pro-100.  It happens with the Epson 3540 that is also on my network, but I rarely print photos with it.  It occurs whether I am printing out of the Organizer or the Edit space.  There are more options when printing out of the Editor, including being able to set the left margin if I turn off "center image" so I normally print out of the editor.  In the editor or the organizer, the blue lines that define what I call the print space are sometimes easy to see, sometimes not.  I believe that when I recall the blue lines not being there, it is just because I was not being slow and careful enough with the cursor to make the cross hairs appear - twitchy mouse finger.  If I carefully position the cursor on the blue lines/margin anywhere on either side edge, not just the corners, the cross hairs appear and I can move the print space on the paper.  The cross hairs never appear when I position the cursor on a top or bottom margin.  If I move the cursor into the print area, the hand appears and I can move the image around within the print space.  With rare exceptions, the print space is not centered when the preview appears even though it appears centered in the print window.  That is, the preview is more accurate than the view in print window.

I can work around this, but it is frustrating.  If I don't print anything for a few months (work and life intruding on my hobby), I tend to forget the work arounds, i.e., nudging the print space with the cross hairs / cursor on the blue print margin, or playing with the left margin width in the editor, until the L & R margins look equal.  Top and bottom have not been a problem that I recall.  It's also possible the Canon driver works better with a new version of PSE, or that Canon updated the driver to work better with a newer PSE.  I keep my drivers up to date, but Adobe changes their products so frequently that at some point Canon is not going to be looking backwards at PSE 9.

I've installed the Canon Print Studio Pro plug in for PSE 9.  It provides more controls, and allows setting all 4 margins independently.  There is no preview so I haven't used it much.  It's also slow to load.

Hi Steve.  I experienced similar symptoms a few years ago.  It turned out to be something to do with the psd file I was trying to print but I can't remember off the top of my head exactly what it was.  But no problems since using PSE with Epson printers.  I think it could speed up finding a solution if you upload a 'problem' psd file to Dropbox, or similar, and post a link to the file. Maybe blur the photo first if its content is private or sensitive.  Changing the pixels' values should not affect the symptoms of the problem.  If someone can replicate your symptoms with your actual file it should be easier to find a solution.

Sepiana - no luck with the new printer driver. Actually made printing worse, colors were off. Of course, I had to delete every file associated with the Pro-100 and pat my stomach while rubbing my head to reinstall the original driver and programs that came with the printer. However, now I cannot even set the top or left margin when I turn off "center print," and no blue lines at all. If I try to enter a left or top margins I get an error message that margin has to be between 0 and -0.35 or -0.25, or sometimes between 0 and 0. Error msg keeps popping up until I cancel. Compatibility mode did not help with this problem, although it seems quicker. Attached are two jpg snips which show the screen before and after I try to enter a new margin. Happens with other photos. I tried setting the size of the print to match the size of the paper, making the print smaller than the paper to create a margin. I'll try running as the admin next.

OK - here's a photo where the difference in margins is more obvious.  PSE 6 shows the print screen with center print checked, 8x10 print on 8.5 x 11 paper, which provides room all around so I did not have to go in and make a custom size for the print, as I did with 4x6.  Looks centered.  Print preview, PSE 7, shows it's not centered however, and this is how it would truly print.  Right margin (on the bottom) is roughly 27%  wider.  Top and bottom close to equal.

Sepiana - thanks for taking the time to wade through all of my posts.  Running PSE as an administrator may have made it run a tad faster.  No change in the printing problems.  The last time I posted on the Adobe Elements Forum the only suggestions I received from community members and staff were, "It's Canon's fault;"  "It's the Canon driver;" "Try using the Canon plug in;" and, "It's not Adobe's problem."  I exaggerate.  Although these were most of the responses, there was one gentleman who took considerable time trying to diagnose the issue.  I have deleted and reinstalled the Canon Pixma software 3 times, so that does not help.  I deleted PSE 9 and reinstalled it several times early on because it trashed my older projects, and I spent about 24 hours on the telephone with Adobe technical support.  Turns out they should have advised me PSE 4 was not compatible with 9 and they knew it.  They were no help at all, just kept passing me around from one tech to another wasting my time.  During one memorable evening, a technician put me on hold for 1.5 hours, checking back periodically to tell me he was still consulting with his colleagues, until it was past closing time and I received the "you've reached us outside of normal business hours."  Hence my anxiety about upgrading.

However, everything I've read indicates 9 project files are compatible with 13, and 13 might have features that will help with printing and may otherwise be useful.  I think I'll take the plunge.

Again, thanks for your time.