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Printing with Macintosh

Previewing your printout

Saving print data in files

The Preview feature allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Follow these steps to preview your document.

Make your printer driver settings.

Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box. The Print button changes into a Preview button.

Note:

Use the Preview icon button to switch between the Print, Preview, and Save File modes. Click the icon to select the mode you want. For information on the Save File mode, see Saving print data in files.

Click the Preview button. The Preview dialog box appears and displays a preview of your document.

The Preview dialog box contains six icon buttons you can use to perform the following functions.

	Selection	Clicking this button lets you select, move, and resize watermarks.
	Zoom	Clicking this button enlarges or reduces the size of the previewed page.
	Margin Display/Non-Display	Clicking this button displays or hides borderlines which indicate the printable area.
	Watermark Editing	Clicking this button opens the Watermark Edit box. This dialog box allows you to add watermarks to the document, and to change any of the current watermark settings.
	Add Page Remove Page	Clicking these buttons let you select or deselect the pages that you want to print from the list on the left side of the preview window.

If you are satisfied with the previewed image, click Print.

If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the image, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialog boxes close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog box again to make additional changes to the print settings.

Saving print data in files

You can save print data in a file by using the Save File icon button in the Print dialog box. This feature lets you print the file at a later time simply by double-clicking the saved file. Follow these steps.

Note:

Use the Preview icon button to switch between the Print, Preview, and Save File modes. Click the icon to select the mode you want.

Make your printer driver settings.

Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box repeatedly until the Print button changes into the Save File button.

Click the Save File button. The following dialog box appears.

Select the location where you want to save the file, then type a file name in the Save As box and click Save.

When you want to print the data, double-click the file to open EPSON Monitor 3. Click the Resume button to send the data to the printer.

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