Printing from a Computer (Windows) |
This category describes how to print from computers. |
Printing Fundamentals |
This section explains how to print a document and how to display the online help. |
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Printing with the Printer Driver |
The procedure for printing a document created in application software is as follows. |
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The [Print] dialog box is displayed.
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The printer driver screen is displayed.
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See "Printing Functions " to find what you can configure in each sheet. The [Print] dialog box is displayed. |
Printing begins. |
Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand |
To configure the printing conditions, follow the procedure below. |
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The [Printers] folder is displayed.
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The printer driver screen is displayed.
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See "Printing Functions " to find what you can configure in each sheet. |
The printer whose settings you have configured will print with the same settings every time. |
Setting the Printer Configuration |
To set the printer configuration, follow the procedure below. |
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The [Printers] folder is displayed.
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The printer properties dialog box is displayed. |
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Viewing the Online Help |
To view the online help, follow the procedure below. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The online help is displayed. |
Printing Functions |
This section explains what you can do in each sheet of the printer driver UI. |
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Common Functions |
[Page Setup] sheet |
[Finishing] sheet |
[Paper Source] sheet |
[Quality] sheet |
[Device Settings] sheet |
Common Functions |
The following functions are common to all sheets. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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You can select a profile to conveniently repeat the same print settings. |
4 | Preview The settings configured in each sheet are displayed in the preview. |
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2 | Adding/Editing Profiles You can add and edit profile settings. |
5 | Verifying Settings You can verify the settings specified in each sheet. |
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3 | Changing the Output Method You can change the output method; e.g. storing a print job in an inbox. You can also select [Edit and Preview] to view the print preview. |
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[Page Setup] Sheet |
In the [Page Setup] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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[Finishing] Sheet |
In the [Finishing] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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[Paper Source] Sheet |
In the [Paper Source] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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Printing on Transparencies Prints on transparencies. You can also insert interleaving pages between the transparencies. |
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Front/Back Covers Uses different paper for the front and back covers from that used for the main body copy. |
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[Quality] Sheet |
In the [Quality] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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Objective Enables you to conveniently select the appropriate settings for the current content. |
3 | Manual Grayscale Settings Enables you to set the brightness and contrast of the original when printing. |
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Toner Reduction Prints with a reduced amount of toner |
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[Device Settings] Sheet |
In the [Device Settings] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
1 | Set Options You can set device information manually. |
3 | Display Version Information You can display version information. |
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2 | Obtain Device Information You can obtain device information and update the settings displayed in the sheet. |
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Scaling Documents |
You can enlarge or reduce documents to match the output paper size, such as reducing a document created in A4 size to print on B5, or enlarging a document created in B5 size to print on A4. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The document is scaled automatically according to the settings made in [Page Size] and [Output Size]. |
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Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet |
Multiple pages can be printed on one sheet of paper. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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2-sided Printing |
Two-sided printing prints a document on both sides of the paper. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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Booklet Printing |
You can create a booklet by printing 2 pages on both sides of each sheet of paper and folding the sheets in half. You can also bind together sets of folding sheets to create a book. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The [Detailed Settings for Booklet] dialog box opens. |
The [Finishing] sheet is displayed.
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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Poster Printing |
You can enlarge a one-page image and print it over multiple pages. You can then glue the printed pages together to create a poster. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area.
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Watermark Printing |
You can print a watermark (such as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "COPY") on a document created using an application. You can register the customized watermark other than the various predefined watermarks. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area.
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Viewing the Print Preview |
You can display a preview and verify the print results prior to printing. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
See "Printing Functions " to find what you can configure in each sheet. |
The [Canon PageComposer] dialog box is displayed. |
The print preview is displayed.
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Selecting a Profile for Printing |
Combinations of printer driver settings corresponding to a variety of printing purposes are provided with the printer driver as "profiles". This enables you to print documents according to a desired objective by simply selecting a profile from the [Profile] list. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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