Printing a Document
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Image Smoothing
Use this to select the image smoothing type.
The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this function.
❖ Off
Disables image smoothing.
❖ On
Performs image smoothing unconditionally.
❖ Auto
Performs image smoothing automatically for images that have a resolution
less than 25% of supported printer resolution.
❖ Less than 90 ppi - Less than 300 ppi
Performs image smoothing only when the image has an image resolution
(pixels per inch) less than the respective value you have selected in the list.
Note
❒ When [Auto] is selected, data processing may take a long time.
❒ When [Image Smoothing:] is used for a mask image, this function may have an
undesired effect on the print result.
Windows 95 / 98 / Me [Image Smoothing:] on the [Print Quality] tab.
Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Serv-
er 2003
[Image Smoothing:] on [Printer Features] on [Document Op-
tions] on [Advanced...] on the [Paper/Quality] or [Layout]tab 
in the Printing Preferences dialog box.
Windows NT 4.0 [Image Smoothing:] on [Printer Features] on [Document Op-
tions] on the [Advanced] tab in the Document Defaults di-
alog box.
Mac OS [Image Smoothing:] on [Printer Specific Options] in the print 
dialog box.
Mac OS X [Image Smoothing:] on the [Features x] tab on [Printer Fea-
tures] in the print dialog box.