Printing Instructions

Your Floating Map can be printed on your home printer, at a local print shop or with an online printing service. Our recommendation is to use your local printer. They will most likely have a higher quality printer than yours at home and you are shopping local!

Printing with a Mac using Chrome as a browser:

  1. Click on the Download Your Print button.
  2. Map will open in a new window in Chrome.
  3. Go to File at the top of your screen and select Print from the dropdown menu.
  4. A window will pop up. Select More Settings.
  5. Scroll down to Print Using System Dialogue and select.
  6. Do NOT select Black & White.
  7. Paper Size: Select the size of your print: 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20. Do NOT select Borderless.
  8. Orientation: Portrait
  9. Scale: 100%
  10. Under Media & Quality: Change Paper Type. For a professional look, use high quality art or photo paper.
  11. Under Media & Quality: Change Quality to Best.
  12. Click on Print.

Printing with a Mac using Safari as a browser:

  1. Click on the Download Your Print button.
  2. Map will open in a new window in Safari.
  3. Go to File at the top of your screen and select Print from the dropdown menu.
  4. A window will pop up. Select Show Details.
  5. Do NOT select Black & White.
  6. Paper Size: Select the size of your print: 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20. Do NOT select Borderless.
  7. Orientation: Portrait
  8. Scale: 100%
  9. Under Media & Quality: Change Paper Type. For a professional look, use high quality art or photo paper.
  10. Under Media & Quality: Change Quality to Best.
  11. Click on Print.

Printing with a Mac using Preview:

  1. Click on the Download Your Print button.
  2. Click on the downloaded file and select Open with System Viewer.
  3. Go to File at the top of your screen and select Print from the dropdown menu.
  4. A window will pop up. Select Show Details.
  5. Do NOT select Black & White.
  6. Paper Size: Select the size of your print: 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20. Do NOT select Borderless.
  7. Orientation: Portrait
  8. Under Preview: Select Scale: 100%
  9. Under Media & Quality: Change Paper Type. For a professional look, use high quality art or photo paper.
  10. Under Media & Quality: Change Quality to Best.
  11. Click on Print.

Printing with a PC using Chrome as a browser:

  1. Click on the Download Your Print button.
  2. Map will open in a new window in Chrome.
  3. Click the printer icon in the top right hand corner.
  4. A window will pop up.
  5. Make sure Color is selected.
  6. Select More Settings.
  7. Paper Size: Select the size of your print: 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20. 
  8. Quality: 600 dpi
  9. Scale: Custom, 100
  10. Select Print Using System Dialogue.
  11. A window will pop up. Click the Preferences button.
  12. Layout: Orientation: Portrait
  13. Select Paper/Quality: Click Paper Source and select source.
  14. Under Paper/Quality: Select Media. For a professional look, use high quality art or photo paper.
  15. Under Paper/Quality: Change Quality Settings to Best.
  16. Select Color. Do NOT print in Black & White.
  17. Click the Advanced button.
  18. Select Paper Size.
  19. Print Quality: 600 x 600
  20. Color Printing Mode: Color
  21. Borderless Printing: Off
  22. Click OK
  23. Click Ok
  24. Click Print

Printing with a PC using Edge as a browser:

  1. Click on the Download Your Print button.
  2. Map will open in a new window in Chrome.
  3. Click the printer icon in the top right hand corner.
  4. A window will pop up. Select Layout: Portrait.
  5. Make sure Color is selected.
  6. Select More Settings.
  7. Paper Size: Select the size of your print: 8x10, 11x14 or 16x20. 
  8. Scale: 100%
  9. Quality: 600 dpi
  10. Select Print Using System Dialogue.
  11. A window will pop up. Click the Preferences button.
  12. Layout: Orientation: Portrait
  13. Select Paper/Quality: Click Paper Source and select source.
  14. Under Paper/Quality: Select Media. For a professional look, use high quality art or photo paper.
  15. Under Paper/Quality: Change Quality Settings to Best.
  16. Select Color. Do NOT print in Black & White.
  17. Click the Advanced button.
  18. Select Paper Size.
  19. Print Quality: 600 x 600
  20. Color Printing Mode: Color
  21. Borderless Printing: Off
  22. Click OK
  23. Click Ok
  24. Click Print