Iphoto Contact Sheet seems to not be WISYWIG

Hi,
From iPhoto I am trying to print a contact sheet which is set 3 columns wide.
All seems file when in iPhoto. I can set the photos I want, and remove the titles. Everything seems fine.
However the A4 sheet I have in my iPhoto Print project gets reduced when I print it. The effect is to have the photos on a much reduced scale in the middle of the page.
If I print to PDF then I get the same effect.
My printer is a Cannon iP4500 but I don't think it is at fault.
Any help gratefully appreciated.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. I just tried a contact sheet on A4 and saving to pdf. It appears correct. Delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder, launch iPhoto and try again.
If that doesn't fix the situation, check the preset you're using, if any to make sure none of the advanced printer settings in Paper Handling might be set to reduce the size of what's printed. There's one setting, scale to fit paper that you might check. It will scale up the layout to fill the page the best possible.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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