Note:

On the Macintosh, printer settings are saved with your document, but you can’t save them from one application to another. You’ll have to check your settings each time you open a new application. If you want to reuse settings, you can create document templates for your favorite applications.

You can also create custom setting groups in your printer software that you can select each time you open an application. See page 3-33for details.

Basic Printing

Printing from a Macintosh

When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings for documents in each application you use. When you choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu, you see the printer software dialog boxes that let you choose the settings that describe your print job—such as the media type you’ve loaded and the resolution you want to use.

This section describes the settings you’ll need to check for all your everyday printouts. See Chapter 3 for information about advanced settings for special print jobs.

Follow these steps to print from a Macintosh:

1.Open your word processor or other Macintosh software application and open a file you want to print.

2.Choose Page Setup from the File menu. You see the Page Setup dialog box:

3.Choose your paper size, orientation, and other options as described on page 3-15and click OK.

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