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Printing with Macintosh

Making Changes to Printer Settings

Making the Media Type setting
Using the Automatic mode
Using the PhotoEnhance mode
Using the Custom mode
Changing the page setup

You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog boxes.

• Print dialog box (click Print on the File menu of your application or click Options in the Page Setup dialog box)

• Page Setup dialog box (click Page Setup on the File menu of your application)

• Layout dialog box (click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog box)

• Background Printing dialog box (click the Background Printing icon button located in the Print dialog box)

• Preview dialog box (click the Preview icon button and then click Preview in the Print dialog box)

The Mode settings in the Print dialog box are arranged to give you three levels of control over the printer driver, as explained below.

In addition to making comprehensive Mode settings that affect overall print quality, you can also modify individual aspects of your printout using the settings contained in the Page Setup and the Layout dialog boxes. For information on page setup options, see Changing the page setup. For information on page layout options, see Modifying the page layout.

Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.

In the Print dialog box, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer. To find out what media type you are using, find your media in the list below, and refer to the corresponding media type under which it is grouped (shown in bold). For some media, there are several Media Type settings to choose from.

Plain Paper

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Matte Paper-Heavyweight

Photo Paper

Photo Quality Glossy Film

Ink Jet Transparencies

Note:

The availability of special media varies by location.

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Using the Automatic mode

When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, select Color to print in color, or Black to print in black-and-white or grayscale. To make the Media Type setting, see Making the Media Type setting.

Note:

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slider appears to the right of the Mode options that lets you choose Quality or Speed. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.

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Using the PhotoEnhance mode

The Photo Enhance mode provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data.

Note:

This mode is only available when printing 32-bit color data.

Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

You can select from the following settings.

If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, you can also select the Digital Camera Correction check box to give your printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.

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Using the Custom mode

Selecting Custom as the Mode setting enables the Custom Settings list, from which you can select ColorSync, a color-matching feature. The ColorSync feature automatically adjusts the colors produced by the printer to match the colors that appear on your screen. Selecting Custom as the Mode setting also enables the Advanced button. Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced dialog box, where you can create and save your own custom settings. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Selecting ColorSync as the color-matching method

To select ColorSync from the Custom Settings list, select Custom as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box. This enables the Custom Settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom radio button. From the Custom Settings list, select ColorSync. The ColorSync setting automatically adjusts the colors produced by the printer to match the colors that appear on your screen.

Making settings in the Advanced dialog box

The settings in the Advanced dialog box give you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas, or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings list in the Print dialog box. Refer to the appropriate section below.

Making advanced settings

Follow the instructions below to make advanced settings.

Select Custom as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, then click the Advanced button. The Advanced dialog box opens.

Select the Media Type that is loaded in the printer. For details, see Making the Media Type setting.

Choose Color or Black in the Ink setting.

Specify a Print Quality setting.

Make other settings as necessary. For details, see online help.

Note:

The PhotoEnhance feature only affects images, not text or graphs. For example, if Monochrome is selected as the Tone setting (enabled when PhotoEnhance is selected), only the images in a document will be printed in monochrome. Any colored text or graphs in the same document will be printed in color.

Some settings may be unavailable, depending on the Print Quality, Media Type, and Ink settings that you make.

To save your advanced settings in the Custom Settings list for later use, see the next section. If you only wish to use these settings for the current print job, click OK to apply your settings and return to the Print dialog box. Click Cancel to return to the Print dialog box without applying your settings.

Saving and deleting advanced settings

To save your advanced settings in the Custom Settings list, click Save Settings in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box opens.

Type a unique name (up to 16 characters) for your advanced settings in the Name box, then click Save. Your settings are added to the Custom Settings list. You can save up to 10 different custom settings.

Note:

You cannot use the name ColorSync for your custom settings.

You cannot delete ColorSync from the Custom Settings list.

To delete advanced settings from the Custom Settings list, select them in the Custom Settings dialog box and click Delete.

Using your saved settings

To use your settings, select Custom as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, then select your settings in the Custom Settings list, located to the right of the Custom radio button. Settings such as Print Quality and Color are made automatically, according to the selections that you made when you saved the advanced settings.

If you change the Media Type or Ink settings while your customized advanced settings are selected in the Custom Settings list, the selection shown in the list returns to Custom Settings. The customized settings that were previously selected are not affected by the change. To return to your customized settings, simply reselect them in the list.

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Changing the page setup

In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the paper orientation, reduce or enlarge your printout, and adjust the printable area.

Choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

You can make the following settings in the Page Setup dialog box.

Defining a custom paper size

If the appropriate paper size is not included in the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a custom paper size.

In the Page Setup dialog box, click Customize. The following dialog box appears.

To define a new paper size, click New. The dialog box updates to allow you to enter a name for the new size.

Type a unique name for the paper size in the Paper Size List.

Specify the measurement unit as either Inches or cm.

Enter the width and the height of your paper.

Specify the margins by typing in the margin input boxes or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK. You return to the Page Setup dialog box.

You can define up to 100 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box.

To delete a custom paper size, click Customize in the Page Setup dialog box, select it from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, and click Delete.

Copying a paper size

Select the existing paper size to copy and click Copy.

Specify the measurement unit as either inches or cm.

Specify the margins by typing in the margin input boxes or by manipulating the preview image.

Click OK.

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