hi haley

well rescanned it in at 300 and checked information as you said and it was at 300 pixels and 7'by 8' and that printed to big and then tried scanning in at 150dpi and it again printed the same size as the 300 pixel did and to big, done know wether importing via the scanner makes a difference, dont know what to try next as something information wise be it scanner psp or printer is not right
but thanks for trying to help as always
susannah