Print quality and color settings

Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing

You can specify detailed print settings as desired for the quality level, colors, and other criteria.

Advanced Settings

For printing results that appear just as expected for your original, you can specify which graphic elements and colors to prioritize for printing.

Note

Easy Settings are also available, providing convenient presets. To use the presets, simply choose the printing application.

For details on Easy Settings, refer to the following topics.

Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS X) (→P.209)

Printing Photos and Images (Windows, Mac OS 9) (→P.207)

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Mac OS X) (→P.212)

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Windows, Mac OS 9) (→P.211)

Printing Ofce Documents (→P.213)

Print Priority

Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing.

Print Priority (*1)

Description

Image

A setting for posters or other documents made up mainly of photos or images, or for

 

emphasizing photos or images in printed documents.

 

 

Line Drawing/Text

Choose this setting for CAD drawings made up mainly of intricate lines, or wall

 

newspapers and other notices with a large amount of text. Suitable for emphasizing

 

detailed text in printed documents.

 

However, the quality may not be sufcient when printing photos or images that

 

require a lot of color coverage. In this case, choose “Image” instead.

 

 

Ofce Document

Choose this setting for better legibility of documents combining text and graphics,

 

such as documents and presentation material created with typical ofce applications.

 

 

*1: Options suitable for the selected paper type are listed under Print Priority.

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