when i try to print from adobe, blows it up large why?

Question

it possibly has something to do with adobe. uninstalled it then turned around and re-installed.

Answer 1

are you using a photo from a digital camera? if so it has probably been sized down to fit your screen.

a 5MP photo wont fit properly so it sizes it down, but when you print it, more than likely it is returning to its original size. you need to edit the size of the photo

Answer 2

The picture is simply too large! You need to reduce its size. Try using print preview in the file tab. If it doesnt fit the page reduce the picture size, do this until you are comfortable with the fit. Once you have a size you like look at the picture dimensions and keep it in mind when you want to print another.

IN LAYPERSONS TERMS!
If you try to print a picture that is 12 inches by 24 inches on a piece of paper that is 7 inches by 11 inches what will happen? THE PICTURE WONT FIT! Use adobe to reduce its size! I dont know what version you have but if its 7.0 click the image tab and then click image size. A box will pop up where you can change it. After you change it print it. When you are done remember to save the new picture with a different file name or it will overwrite the original.
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Answer 3

If you are printing the photo on Photo Paper, do not change its size (that will cause it to lose valuable pixels). Change its resolution. It is probably printing at 72 dpi (dots per inch), which is typical computer screen resolution. Most modern printers are capable of thousands of dots per inch at photo quality.
My digital camera takes photos at 2048x1536, which at 72dpi comes out to about 28x21 inches according to Photoshop. That's pretty silly, considering 72dpi is downright nasty looking on photo paper. In Adobe Photoshop, I go to Image > Image Size... and adjust pixels/inch until I see a more reasonable physical size (Uncheck Resample Image! We are not resizing the image; we are simply telling the printer how many pixels to place per inch.). This usually happens around 300 pixels/inch which happens to be the native resolution of my camera.
As you increase dpi, you will see that the number of pixels in your photo remain the same, but the physical size of your photo shrinks accordingly. When you get a physical size you like, apply and print (make sure "Fit to Paper" or any other silly rescaling isn't turned on anywhere in your print settings.)
Print two copies of the same image on photo paper, one at 72dpi but resized to fit the page and the other at 300dpi and see the huge difference in quality.
Also note that you can never regain the pixels you lose in downsizing an image, so changing the print resolution is the best solution.

Answer 4

Ron's got the right idea. Check the resolution of the file. Is it 72dpi?