Printer Software Functions / For Windows Users

Making Settings on the Page Layout Menu

More Options

Use the options in the More Options box to adjust the total area available for printing.

You can make the following settings as the More Options:

Centered	Prints your document at an equal distance from all edges of the paper, directly in the center.
Minimize Margins	Expands printable area at the bottom of the paper by 11 mm, allowing you to print up to 3 mm from the bottom edge.
Rotate 180°	Prints closer to the bottom of the page.
Mirror Image	Prints an image as it would appear in a mirror. Text and graphics appear backwards.

Reduce/Enlarge Document

Use the Reduce/Enlarge Document options to adjust the printed size of your document.

You can select from the following settings.

By Output Paper Size	Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size selected in the By Output Paper Size list.
By Percentage	Allows you to manually reduce or enlarge an image. Click the arrows next to the "Scale to" box to select a percentage between 10 and 400.

Copies

Select the number of copies that you want to print.

You can select from the following settings.

Reverse Order	Print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.
Collate	Print one complete document set at a time.

Multi-Page

Under Multi-Page you can choose between the Pages Per Sheet and Poster Printing options. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Pages Per Sheet

Select the Pages Per Sheet option under Multi-Page on the Page Layout menu to print two or four pages of your document on one sheet of paper.

You can make the following settings:

2, 4	Prints two or four pages of your document on a single piece of paper.
Page Order	Opens the Print Layout dialog box, where you can specify the order in which the pages will be printed. Some settings may be unavailable, depending upon the Orientation selection on the Main menu.
Print Page Borders	Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet.

Poster Printing

A single document page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper.

Click the Settings button to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster Settings dialog box opens.

You can make the following settings.

Print Cutting Guides	Check this box to turn the cutting guide options on.
Overlapping Alignment Marks	Slightly overlaps the images and prints alignment markers so that they can be aligned more precisely.
Trim Lines	Prints border lines on the images to guide you when trimming the pages.

If you only want to print a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click the panels that you do not wish to print, then click OK to close the Poster Settings dialog box.

Watermark

To print a watermark on your document, click anywhere in the Watermark list box on the Layout menu and select a watermark.

You can also add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark list. To add a watermark, click the Add/Del button. The following dialog box appears.

Refer to the appropriate section below to finish creating a custom watermark.

Creating an image-based watermark

Follow the steps below to create an image-based watermark.

Select BMP.

Click the Browse button to specify the bitmap file you want to use, then click OK.

Type a name for your watermark in the Name box, then click Save. Click OK to return to the Layout menu.

Creating a text-based watermark

Follow the steps below to create a text-based watermark.

Select Text.

Type your text in the Text box. The text that you enter will also be used as the watermark name.

If you want to change the watermark name, type a new name in the Name box, then click Save. Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu.

Adjusting the appearance of watermarks

Follow the steps below to adjust the appearance of watermarks when printed.

Select a watermark in the Watermark list box.

Click the Settings button. The following dialog box appears.

Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list box, then make Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Font Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see online help.) Your settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the dialog box.

When you are finished making settings, click OK.

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