Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual

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Layout Area
This allows you to lay out objects and edit the object size and orientation.
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Status Bar
This shows the paper size, unit of length, and number of objects.
Detailed Settings
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.174 for details on the printer driver.
Note
•When you select the Detailed Settings, the...

Preferences Dialog Box
Preferences Dialog Box
This dialog box appears when you select 
Preferences from the File menu. This allows you to configure the preferen-
ces of Free Layout.
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Units
Set the unit for paper length, margins, and so on.
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Gridlines
You can input a grid line width value in numerical characters so that they serve as a guide to laying out objects.
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•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 ▼...

SettingDetailsCrop MarksYou can print with the crop marks.
Page Options Dialog Box
Page Options Dialog Box
This dialog box appears when you select 
Page Options from the File menu. This allows you to configure the roll paper
length, object layout order, and margins of Free Layout.
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Roll Paper Length
Set the length of one page to print on roll paper.
The following settings are available for roll paper length.
SettingDetailsAuto SettingsThe one-page length to be printed on roll paper is automatically set...

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•When you have selected Roll Paper Length > Auto Settings and Paper Orientation > Vertical, you can choose Up-per Left to Right or Upper Right to Left.•When you have selected Roll Paper Length > Auto Settings and Paper Orientation > Horizontal, you can chooseUpper Left to Bottom or Lower Left to Top.•
Margins
You can input the paper margins in numerical characters.
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•You can input between 0.0 and 50.0(mm) (between 0.00 and 1.97(inch)).•You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼...

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•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 .
SettingDetailsRotate RightRotates the object 90 degrees clockwise.Rotate LeftRotates the object 90 degrees counterclockwise.
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•When several objects are selected, you cannot select Rotate.•
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When you place a checkmark here, you can select  Scaling, Fit Paper Size , or Fit Photo Size .
SettingDetailsScalingAllows you to input the value of the...

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Object Position
You can move the object position by changing the values.
SettingDetailsVertical PosYou can input the number of the vertical position in numerical characters.Horizontal PosYou can input the number of the horizontal position in numerical characters.Page PosYou 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...

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In the  Page Setup  sheet, select  Paper Source .
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•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.
Note
•Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.•When you select Free Layout, all other setting items will be disabled.5
Click the  OK button to save the settings.
  
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In the  Print dialog box, select the pages to print and the
number of copies, and click the  OK button.
Free Layout starts, laying out the document created with application software in the layout area as an ob-ject.
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Leaving Free Layout running, open other files with the application software and repeat the above steps.
Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page
Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page
You can lay out and print a...

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Click  Properties  to open the  Properties dialog box.
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In the  Page Setup  sheet, select  Paper Source .
Note
•Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.
 
 
iPF6400                                                                                      Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page (Windows)User's Guide...

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In the  Layout  sheet, click on the  Page Layout check
box and select Free Layout from the list.
Note
•Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.•When you select Free Layout, all other setting items will be disabled.5
Click the  OK button to save the settings.
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In the  Print dialog box, select the pages to print and the
number of copies, and click the  OK button.
 
 
Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page (Windows)...