Will not print to actual size

Hello,
I am brand new to any Photoshop program, and am trying to design in Elements 10, that came with a printer I recently purchased.
I created a new file and set it with a white background, 300 pixel/inch (default?), and at 10.625 inches wide and 7.375 inches in height.
When working, I enable the rulers, and can see that indeed, the file is at the above dimensions. However, when I go to print and select to print at the actual size, it always comes out of the printer at 10.25 inches wide. The height is always fine, exactly as I have specified. But the width is always too short by the same amount. I have attempted to print at a custom size instead of actual size, and then set the custom dimensions to my desired W and H. Same result. The height is fine, the width is 10.25 inches.
As I noted, I am new to all of this! I am sure there must be any easy fix . . . something I just don't understand. Please help!
As a few extra details, just in case it matters, I am using a MacBook Pro OS X 10.6.8 and the printer is an Epson 1430 Artisan. The printer drivers should be completely updated, as I just went through all that on the phone with them last weekend when the Epson had trouble communicating with the MacBook Pro.
Thank you in advance for any help!
-Fisheye
EDIT: I even increased the size of the project under image > resize to a full 11 inches. It still will only print to 10.25 inches.

Thank you, hatstead.
Indeed it was a printer issue, not an Elements 10 issue. The printer will print borderless at 8.5x11, but I was unfamiliar with the settings. Thanks!

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