Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

Preferences Dialog BoxThis dialog box appears when you select  Preferences from the imagePROGRAF Advanced Preview menu. You can set the
preferences for 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 7.87(inch)).
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or  ▼ button.
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Note•If you do not want to print the object border, deselect the  Print Object Frames check box.
Object Frame Style
You can select the object frame style for printing. The following settings are available for the object frame style.
SettingDetailsSolid LineYou can print the solid line as the frame style.Dotted LineYou can print the dotted line as the frame style.Dashed LineYou can print the dashed line as the frame style.
Auto Arrange Spacing
Change the object-to-object spacing to be applied in the...

SettingDetailsVerticalPrints the image and text created with the application software in the orientation asit is.HorizontalPrints the image and text by rotating sideways 90 degrees from the orientation asspecified in the application.
Roll Paper Length
Set the length of one page to print on roll paper.
When you place a checkmark on  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.
Note• Available only if rolls are...

Scaling
Set the magnification for enlargement or reduction of the screen display.Note• You can input between 10 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. 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 ....

Object SizeYou 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 on  Free Layout  in the Page Setup  panel to attach a checkmark.
3. In the  Print dialog box, select the...

Selecting an ObjectWhen an object is selected, a select box (blue border) appears around the object.Note• To select an object, click that object.
• To select multiple successive objects, click them while holding down the shift key.
• To select multiple arbitrary objects, click them while holding down the command key.
• To select all objects, select  Select All from the Edit menu.
Changing the Object Size
You can change the object size by means of mouse operation or by specifying a scaling value.
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2.Place the pointer at a corner of the selection box around the object to show the arrow handle, and drag this handle to
change the object size.
Resizing by specifying a scaling value
1. Select an object.
2. Open the  Format Dialog Box
→P.566.
3. Use Scaling  to set the magnification for enlargement or reduction. You either enter numbers directly.
Note•You can input between 25 and 400.
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or  ▼ button.
4. Click the  OK button.
Moving an Object
You...

2.Place the pointer inside the selection box of the object to show the crosshair handle, and drag it to move the object.
Rotating an Object
You can rotate the object.
1. Select an object.
2. Select  Rotate Left  or Rotate Right  from the toolbar.
Alternatively, you may click on the  Rotate check box in the  Format Dialog Box
→P.566 then select  Rotate Right
or  Rotate Left , and click the  OK button.
Note•When several objects are selected, you cannot select  Rotate.
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Laying out Objects AutomaticallyClick  Auto Arrange  in the tool bar. This automatically lays out objects. Alternatively, you may select  Auto Arrange Ob-
ject  from the  Object menu.Note•The object layout order varies depending on the  Order setting on the  Page Setup Dialog Box→P.564.
Aligning Objects
You can align objects systematically.
1. Select multiple objects.
2. Select the align menu from the  Object menu.
Align Top
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the top.
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Center VerticallyLays out the objects, justifying them to the vertical center.
Align Bottom
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the bottom.
Align LeftLays out the objects, justifying them to the left.
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