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This tutorial demonstrates how to centralise photographs prior to printing; centralising your photographs prior to printing removes the after printing task of trimming them to size.
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open a photograph onto Photoshop’s workspace; my Vikings image can be found Here.
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Now, open a New document with the following attributes; measurements equate to A4.
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Then from the toolbar, activate the Move Tool,  and drag the Viking image onto the white canvas, then close the original Viking image.
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From the top menu, choose Edit then choose Free Transform, then transform the Vikings image so it fits the white background, as illustrated below. Remember to press your Shift key to transform your image in proportion.
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When you are happy with the centralisation, tap your Enter key to commit the
transform.
 
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To apply a thin (black) line around the Vikings image, from the top menu, choose Edit then choose Stroke. In the subsequent Stroke dialogue box, set the following attributes, then click OK.
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When you are satisfied with the photograph’s position, from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image, then save your work.
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To print your work, from the top menu, choose File then choose Print. In the subsequent Print dialogue box - Screen Capture CS3, set your preferences, then click OK. Your photograph will be centralised; removing the need to trim it.
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