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Basic Printing Workflow

Basic Printing Workflow 15

Printing procedure 16

Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets .................................................................................................................. 16

Turning the Printer On and Off .................................................................................................................................. 17

Loading and Printing on Rolls ................................................................................................................................... 18

Loading and Printing on Sheets ............................................................................................................................... 21

Printing in Windows ................................................................................................................................................. 22

Printing from Mac OS ............................................................................................................................................... 23

Canceling print jobs 24

Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel ............................................................................................................ 24

Canceling Print Jobs from Windows ......................................................................................................................... 25

Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS .......................................................................................................................... 25

Pausing Printing 27

Pausing Printing ....................................................................................................................................................... 27

Enhanced Printing Options

Enhanced Printing Options 29

Choosing Paper for Printing 30

Choosing a Paper for Printing .................................................................................................................................. 30

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ....................................................................................................................... 30

Printing Photos and Office Documents 31

Printing Photos and Images ..................................................................................................................................... 31

Printing Photos and Images (Windows) .............................................................................................................. 31

Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS) ................................................................................................................ 33

Printing Office Documents ........................................................................................................................................ 35

Printing Office Documents (Windows) ................................................................................................................. 35

Printing Office Documents (Mac OS) ................................................................................................................... 36

Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals .................................................................................................................. 38

Printing CAD Drawings 40

Printing CAD Drawings ............................................................................................................................................. 40

Printing Line Drawings and Text ............................................................................................................................... 40

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Windows) ........................................................................................................ 41

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Mac OS) .......................................................................................................... 42

Printing from AutoCAD ............................................................................................................................................. 44

Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings .......................................................................................................... 45

Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings (Windows) ................................................................................... 46

HP-GL/2 Printing ..................................................................................................................................................... 47

Adjusting Images 48

Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver .................................................................................................................... 48

Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) ......................................................................................... 49

Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS) ........................................................................................... 52

Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing ....................................................................... 54

Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Windows) ...................................................................... 56

Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Mac OS) ........................................................................ 58

Printing enlargements or reductions 60

Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size .............................................................................................................. 60

Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Windows) ........................................................................................ 60

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width ..................................................................................................................... 62

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Windows) .............................................................................................. 62

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Mac OS) ................................................................................................ 63

Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value .......................................................................................................... 65

Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Windows) ................................................................................... 66