Print Dialog
In the Print dialog, you can set paper type and print quality to start printing.
To open the Print dialog, you typically select Print... from the File menu of your application software.
- Printer
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Select the model to be used for printing.
When you click Add Printer..., a dialog for specifying the printer opens. - Presets
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You can save or delete the settings of the Print dialog.
Note- If you are using OS X Mavericks v10.9, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8, or OS X Lion v10.7, you can select Show Presets... to check the print settings that are set in the Print dialog.
- Copies
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You can set the number of copies to be printed.
Note
- If you are using Mac OS X v10.6.8, you can also set collate printing.
- If you are using OS X Mavericks v10.9, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8, or OS X Lion v10.7, you can set collated printing by choosing Paper Handling from the pop-up menu.
- Two-Sided
- You can set duplex printing.
- Pages
- You can set the range of pages to be printed.
- Paper Size
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Select the size of the paper to be used for printing.
To set a non-standard size, select Manage Custom Sizes.... - Orientation
- Select the print orientation.
- Pop-up Menu
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You can switch between pages in the Print dialog by the pop-up menu. The first menu to appear differs depending on the application software that opened the Print dialog.
You can choose one of the following items from the pop-up menu.- Layout
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You can set page layout printing.
Use Reverse page orientation to change the paper orientation, and use Flip horizontally to print a mirror image of the document. You can also set duplex printing. - Color Matching
- You can select the color correction method.
- Paper Handling
- You can set the pages to be printed on paper and the print order.
- Cover Page
- You can output cover pages both before and after a document.
- Scheduler
- You can set the print start time and print priorities.
- Quality & Media
- You can set basic print settings that match the printer.
- Color Options
- You can adjust the print colors as you desire.
- Borderless Printing
- You can adjust the amount of document that extends off the paper when performing borderless printing.
- Margin
- You can set the stapling side and the stapling margin.
- Supply Levels
- A rough indication of the remaining ink level is displayed.
- Summary
- The selected items in the Print dialog are displayed.
Important
- If you are using OS X Mavericks v10.9, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8, or OS X Lion v10.7, you cannot use Scheduler and Summary.
- You can save a document in PDF (Portable Document Format) format.
- Preview
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If you are using Mac OS X v10.6.8, when you click
(the disclosure triangle) on the side of Printer and switch to the simple display, Preview is displayed.
This button allows you to check the print results on the screen before printing.
