Canon Imageprograf Ipf825 User Guide

Free Layout Main Window
The Free Layout main window consists of the menu and tool bars, layout area and status bar.
Note
• You can use the View menu to show or hide the tool and status bar. Menu Bar
This allows you to select menus required for operations. Tool Bar
This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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Layout Area
This allows you to lay out objects and edit the object size and orientation. Status Bar
This shows the paper size, unit of length, and number of objects. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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Detailed Settings
The printer driver opens when you select  Detailed Settings from the File menu. The printer driver is used to configure basic
settings to match the type of media loaded in the printer. Refer to Printer Driver →P.207
 for details on the printer driver. Note
• When you  select  the  Detailed  Settings,  the  only  three  sheets  displayed  are  the  Main  sheet,  the  Page  Setup
sheet, and the  Layout sheet. Some of the printer driver settings may be disabled. Windows Software 
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Preferences Dialog Box
This dialog box appears when you select  Preferences from the File  menu. This allows you to configure the preferences of
Free Layout. Units
Set the unit for paper length, margins, and so on.
Gridlines
You can input a grid line width value in numerical characters so that they serve as a guide to laying out objects. Note
• You can input between 10.0 and 200.0(mm) (between 0.39 and 7.88(inch)).
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or ▼ button. Divisions
You can...

Note
• You can input between 0.0 and 100.0(mm) (between 0.00 and 3.94(inch)).
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or ▼ button. Object Frame Style
You can select the object frame style for printing.
The following settings are available for the object frame style. Setting
Details
None You can print with no frame style.
Solid Line You can print the solid line as the frame style.
Dotted Line You can print the dotted line as the frame style.
Dashed Line You can print the dashed line as...

Setting
Details
Auto Settings The one-page length to be printed on roll paper is automatically set so that the laid-
out objects are printed on one page.
Manual Settings You can input the length of one page to print on roll paper in numerical characters.Note
• Available only if rolls are selected in  Paper Source.
• You can input between 203.2 and 18000.0(mm) (between 8.00 and 708.66(inch)).
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or ▼ button. Order
Set the object layout order.
The...

Note
• You can input between 25 and 400.
• You can change the numbers by clicking  ▼ button.Format Dialog Box
This dialog box appears when you select 
Format from the Object menu after you select an object.Size Sheet
You can rotate, enlarge, or reduce an object. Note
• When the objects are not selected, you can not select  Format. Rotate
When you place a checkmark here, you can select  Rotate Right or Rotate Left.Setting
Details
Rotate Right Rotates the object 90 degrees clockwise.
Rotate Left Rotates...

Enl./Red.
When you place a checkmark here, you can select  Scaling, Fit Paper Size, or Fit Photo Size. Setting
Details
Scaling Allows you to input the value of the enlargement or reduction ratio of an object.
Fit Paper Size Prints by enlarging or reducing each object to match the paper size. If you are using
roll paper, objects are enlarged or reduced so that the width of each object matches
the width of the roll paper.
Fit Photo Size Prints all of the objects at the specified photo size.Note
• You can...

Setting
Details
Page Pos You can input the number of the page position in numerical characters.Object Size
You can confirm the object size. Note
• When several objects are selected, you cannot display  Object Size. Laying out a Multiple-File Document on One Page
You can lay out and print a multiple-file document on one page.
1. From the application software's  File menu, select the printer setup menu to open the  Print dialog box. Note
• Normally, select  Print from the File menu.
2. Click...

3.
In the  Page Setup sheet, select Paper Source .Note
• Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.
4. In the  Layout  sheet, click on the  Page Layout check box and select Free Layout from the list.Windows Software > Free Layout >
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