Platen
The document scanning unit. Slide it aside to access internal parts of the machine for maintenance or removing paper jams.
Point size
Character height is defined in points: one point is 1/72 of an inch.
Portrait
The printing of text along the width (short edge) of the page.
Print job
A document that a Windows application has processed and sent to the Spooler to be added to the print queue or directly to the printer.
Print Monitor
The network adapter print monitor is software that prints through the network adapter.
Print queue
A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been printed, it is removed from the print queue.
Printer driver
A program that controls how the computer and printer interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver.
Printers folder
The container in which your printer information is stored.
Progress bar
In the Status Window or its icon, a horizontal bar that graphically indicates the percentage of the print job that has actually printed.
Properties dialog box
The dialog box that contains information about a particular device, such as your printer.
Proportional spacing
The spacing of characters according to the width of each character. This variable spacing between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier to read.
Q
Queue
A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been printed, it is removed from the print queue.
G
Glossary