How to Correct Pixelated Prints
When dealing with pixelated prints from your printer, you can always try to rescale the original image to reduce pixelation in the print. That approach, however, doesn't always result in pixel-free prints. When you've done all you can with it, heavily pixelated or blocky prints can be traced back to the limitations of a printer's settings. This is because it's common for printing software to use the low-resolution print setting as its default to speed up the printing process. To help further reduce pixelation, adjust your printer's settings.
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Instructions
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Rescale Original Image
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Start your image-editing software and open the file that displays pixelation.
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Select "Image" from the toolbar menu and then select "Image Size," if applicable. Otherwise, select the image modification option on your particular software program.
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Remove the check for the "Resample Image" option.
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Reduce the image size until the pixelation is reduced as much as possible without losing important file data.
Modify Printer Settings
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Open the photo that prints out pixelated.
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Click "Print" from the toolbar menu.
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Click the "Quality" drop-down list arrow and then select "Best" or "Maximum dpi," if available. Note that you may have to select a premium paper from the "Paper type" list to access one of the higher print-quality options.
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Click the "Photo Fix" drop-down list arrow and then select "Basic" to adjust the sharpness level to enhance low-resolution images.
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Check the "High Quality" box if you're printing in grayscale mode.
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Click "OK" or "Print" based on your printer model's options.
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Tips & Warnings
Some pixelation may not be repairable, especially if the original print's resolution is extremely low.
