Printing reduced size in Preview

I have had to reformat my hard drive. I have updated the system and aps. However when I print from preview I no longer have a print dialogue box. I especially miss the ability to reduce the image size in the percentage box.
Look forward to any help, thanks

Did you click the triangle next to the printer name in the Print dialog? The percentage box is there for me. If it is an image, you need to click the Scale button first.
You do not get the Preview button in the expanded dialog, because it is already previewed there.

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