How can I batch print photos with the 'Scale to fit media' checkbox enabled?

Question

If I run through an action with record on and in the following steps:

• Start record
• Print
• Set 'Scale to fit media' to checked
• Click the print button
• Then configure the printer settings
• Click print again on the printer popup window
• End record
• File > Automate > Batch > Select Currently open files and the recently created action.
• Run

The action prints out a bunch of images that are printed way to big for the paper which means that the checkbox setting is not being recorded when I start my action.

This is what my image looks like

This is what the image looks like in the print dialogue box

This is what I want the image to look like every time I play my action (with the checkbox inside the red box checked)

Is there a way for me to make it so that it does record this element of the action?

Answer 1

Not that I know of.

I'd scale the image before printing to fit the media (make the scaling part of your action), then print. You can do the scaling at IMAGE > IMAGE SIZE...

Answer 2

I believe this is a printer preference, not a Photoshop preference. In order to set printer default options, you will need to open the printer's settings from outside of Photoshop (System Preferences) and set that check box.