Canon Pixma Ip8720 User Guide

							The Background Settings  dialog box opens.3.
Specify each item on the  Background tab while viewing the preview window
4.
Save the background
Click  Save overwrite  on the Save settings  tab. When you want to save the background with a
different title, enter a new title in the  Title box and click  Save.
Click  OK when the confirmation message appears.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK, then it returns to  Stamp/Background  dialog box.
The registered title appears in the  Background list.
Deleting an Unnecessary Background
1.
Click  Select Background...  in the Stamp/Background  dialog box
The  Background Settings  dialog box opens.
2.
Select the background to be deleted
Select the title of the background you want to delete from the  Backgrounds list on the Save settings
tab, and then click  Delete.
Click  OK when the confirmation message appears.
3.
Complete the setup
Click  OK, then it returns to  Stamp/Background  dialog box.
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							Setting Up Envelope PrintingThe procedure for performing envelope printing is as follows:1.
Load envelope on the printer
2.
Open the printer driver setup window
3.
Select the media type
Select  Envelope  from Commonly Used Settings  on the Quick Setup  tab.
4.
Select the paper size
When the  Envelope Size Setting  dialog box is displayed, select  Envelope Com 10, Envelope DL ,
Yougata 4 4.13"x9.25" , or Yougata 6 3.86"x7.48" , and then click OK.
5.
Set the orientation
To print the addressee horizontally, select  Landscape for Orientation .
6.
Select the print quality
Select  High or Standard  that matches your purpose for  Print Quality.
7.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the information is printed on the envelope.
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							Important•
When you execute envelope printing, guide messages are displayed.To hide the guide messages, check the  Do not show this message again check box.
To show the guide again, click the  View Printer Status button on the Maintenance tab, and start the
Canon IJ Status Monitor.
Then click  Envelope Printing  from Display Guide Message  of the Option  menu to enable the setting.43
 
						

							Printing on PostcardsThis section describes the procedure for postcard printing.1.
Load postcard on the printer
2.
Open the printer driver setup window
3.
Select commonly used settings
Display the  Quick Setup  tab, and for Commonly Used Settings , select Standard .
4.
Select the media type
For  Media Type , select Hagaki A , Ink Jet Hagaki , Hagaki K , or Hagaki .
Important
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This printer cannot print on postcards that have photos or stickers attached.
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When printing on each side of a postcard separately, you will get cleaner printing if you print the
message side first and then print the address side.
5.
Select the paper size
For  Printer Paper Size , select Hagaki 100x148mm  or Hagaki 2 200x148mm .
Important
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Return postcards can be used only when you print them from the computer.
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When printing a return postcard, always set the paper size to  Hagaki 2 200x148mm from your
application software or the printer driver.
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Do not fold the return postcard. If a crease is formed, the printer will not be able to feed the postcard properly, and this condition will cause line shifts or a paper jam.
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With return postcards, borderless printing cannot be used.
6.
Set the print orientation
To print the address horizontally, set  Orientation to Landscape .
7.
Select the print quality
For  Print Quality , select High or Standard , whichever best suits the purpose.
8.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute printing, the data will be printed onto the postcard.
Important
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When you execute postcard printing, a guide message is displayed.
When the guide message is displayed, select  Do not show this message again if you do not want any
guide messages to be displayed.
To display guide messages again, open the  Maintenance tab and click  View Printer Status  to start the
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							Canon IJ Status Monitor.
On the  Option menu, choose  Display Guide Message  and click Hagaki Printing  to enable the setting.•
When printing on media other than postcards, load the media according to usage method of that media,
and click  Start Printing .
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							Displaying the Print Results before PrintingIf you are using the XPS printer driver, replace "Canon IJ Preview" with "Canon IJ XPS Preview" whenreading this information.
You can display and check the print result before printing.
The procedure for displaying the print result before printing is as follows: You can also set the print results display on the  Quick Setup tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set the preview
Check the  Preview before printing  check box on the Main tab.
3.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the Canon IJ Preview opens and displays the print results.
Important
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In the  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box, the Color Adjustment  tab contains the Print a pattern
for color adjustment  check box. When this check box is selected, the  Preview before printing
appears grayed out and is unavailable.
Related Topic
Canon IJ Preview
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							Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)You can specify the height and width of paper when its size cannot be selected from the  Page Size. Such a
paper size is called "custom size."
The procedure for specifying a custom size is as follows: You can also set a custom size in  Printer Paper Size on the Quick Setup  tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the paper size
Select  Custom...  for Page Size  on the Page Setup  tab.
The Custom Paper Size  dialog box opens.
3.
Set the custom paper size
Specify  Units, and enter the  Width and Height  of the paper to be used. Then click  OK.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified paper size.
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							Important•
When the application software that created the document has a function for specifying the height and
width values, use the application software to set the values. When the application software does not
have such a function or if the document does not print correctly, use the printer driver to set the values.
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Printing may be disabled depending on the size of the specified user-defined media.
For information about printable sizes for user-defined media, see "Media Types You Can Use."
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							Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print HistoryThis function is unavailable when the standard IJ printer driver is used.
In the Canon IJ XPS preview window, you can edit the print document or retrieve the document print history
to print the document.
The procedure for using the Canon IJ XPS Preview is as follows:PrintCombine DocumentsDelete DocumentReset DocumentsView ThumbnailsMove DocumentUndoMove PageDelete Page
Note
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By clicking   View Thumbnails , you can display or hide thumbnails of the print documents selected
in the  Document Name  list.
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Clicking  Undo  reverses the change that just performed.
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							Editing and Printing a Print Document
When printing multiple documents or pages, you can combine documents, change the print sequence of the documents or pages, or delete documents or pages.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set the preview
Check the  Preview before printing  check box on the Main tab.
3.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
The Canon IJ XPS Preview will start and the print result will be displayed before printing.
4.
Editing print documents and print pages
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Combining print documents
You can combine multiple print documents to form a single document. By combining print
documents, you can prevent blank pages from being inserted when you execute duplex printing or page layout printing.
From the  Document Name  list, select the documents to be combined. On the  Edit menu, select
Combine Documents  from Documents  to combine the documents in the listed sequence.
To select multiple print documents, hold down the Ctrl key and click the documents to be
merged, or hold down the Shift key and press the upper arrow or lower arrow key. You can also
click a blank area in the document list and drag the mouse to select multiple documents.
When you combine documents, the documents selected before the combining are deleted from the list and the combined document is added to the list.
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Changing the sequence of print documents or print pages
◦
To change the sequence of the print documents, go to the  Document Name list, and select
the print document to be moved. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Move Document  from
Documents , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print document
to change the print sequence.
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To change the sequence of the print pages, click  View Thumbnails from the Option menu,
and select the print page to be moved. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Move Page from
Pages , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print page to change
the print sequence.
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Deleting print documents and print pages
◦
To delete a print document, select the target document from the  Document Name list, and
on the  Edit menu, choose  Documents and then Delete Document .
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To delete a print page, click  View Thumbnails from the Option menu, and select the print
page to be deleted. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Delete Page from Pages .
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Print page recovery
You can recover pages that were deleted with  Delete Page.
To recover pages, select the  View Deleted Pages check box from the Option menu, and select
the pages to be recovered from among the displayed thumbnail pages. Then from the  Edit menu
chose  Pages and then  Restore Page .
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