Dell 1230c manual Printing a Document, Changing Printer Settings

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Printing

NOTES:

•The Macintosh printer’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the printer properties window is similar.

•You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM.

Printing a Document

When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software setting in each application you use. Follow these steps to print from a Macintosh.

1Open a Macintosh application and select the file you want to print.

2Open the File menu and click Page Setup (Document Setup in some applications).

3Choose your paper size, orientation, scaling, and other options and click OK.

Make sure that your printer is selected.

▲Mac OS 10.3

4Open the File menu and click Print.

5Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you want to print.

6Click Print when you finish setting the options.

Changing Printer Settings

You can use advanced printing features when using your printer.

From your Macintosh application, select Print from the File menu. The printer name which appears in the printer properties window may differ depending on the printer in use. Except for the name, the composition of the printer properties window is similar.

NOTES: The setting options may differ depending on printers and Macintosh OS version.

Layout

The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document appears on the printed page. You can print multiple pages on one sheet of paper. Select Layout from the Presets drop-down list to access the following features.

▲Mac OS 10.4

•Pages per Sheet: This feature determines how many pages printed on one page. For details, see "Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper" on the next column.

•Layout Direction: You can select the printing direction on a page as like the examples on UI.

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