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> I'm trying to use convert to add a white border around my 4.0MP images. 
> I then use GIMP to write a date on that border.
> 
> When I take to Sam's to print it wants to crop the image to 4x6, 5x7, or
> 8x10.  This cuts off the top half and bottom half of the picture.  I do
> not care about losing part of the picture I do not want to lose the
> bottom and top border.  Is there a way I can use GIMP to crop the image
> to a 4x6 size without it trying to size the image smaller.  I like the 
> size of the image being big because I want to make sure there is enough
> data there to print a nice image.
> 
> I'm trying to come up with a process to add a border and data to an
> image before I print them.  I do not like the date on the actual image
> so I do not allow my camera to create one.  I like the date on the white
> border I've created.  Now If I can only figure out the perfect font and
> how to position the date text in the exact center of the white border.
> 
> Thanks for the help,
> Chris
> 
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