Canon Pixma Mx532 User Guide

							Various Printing Methods
Setting a Page Size and Orientation
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
Setting the Stapling Margin
Execute Borderless Printing
Fit-to-Page Printing
Scaled Printing
Page Layout Printing
Tiling/Poster Printing
Booklet Printing
Duplex Printing
Stamp/Background Printing
Registering a Stamp
Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background
Setting Up Envelope Printing
Printing on Postcards
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)
Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print History
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							Setting a Page Size and OrientationThe paper size and orientation are essentially determined by the application software. When the page size
and orientation set for  Page Size and Orientation  on the Page Setup  tab are same as those set with the
application software, you do not need to select them on the  Page Setup tab.
When you are not able to specify them with the application software, the procedure for selecting a page size
and orientation is as follows:
You can also set page size and orientation on the  Quick Setup tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the paper size
Select a page size from the  Page Size list on the  Page Setup  tab.
3.
Set Orientation
Select  Portrait  or Landscape  for Orientation . Check Rotate 180 degrees  check box when you want to
perform printing with the original being rotated 180 degrees.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document will be printed with the selected page size and the orientation.
Note
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If  Normal-size  is selected for  Page Layout, then Automatically reduce large document that the
printer cannot output  is displayed.
Normally, you can leave the check box checked. During printing, if you do not want to reduce large
documents that cannot be printed on the printer, uncheck the check box.
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							Setting the Number of Copies and Printing OrderThe procedure for specifying the number of copies and printing order is as follows:
You can also set the number of copies on the  Quick Setup tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the number of copies to be printed
For  Copies  on the  Page Setup  tab, specify the number of copies to be printed.
3.
Specify the print order
Check the  Print from Last Page  check box when you want to print from the last page in order, and
uncheck the check box when you want to print from the first page. Check the  Collate check box when you are printing multiple copies of a document and want to print out
all pages in each copy together. Uncheck this check box when you want to print all pages with the same
page number together.
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page:  /Collate : 
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the specified number of copies will be printed with the specified printing order.
Important
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When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, specify the
settings on the printer driver. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the function
settings on the application software. When you specify the number of copies and the printing order with
both the application software and this printer driver, the number of copies may be multiplied numbers of
the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled.
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Print from Last Page  appears grayed out and is unavailable when  Tiling/Poster is selected for  Page
Layout .
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When Booklet  is selected for  Page Layout, Print from Last Page  and Collate  appear grayed out and
cannot be set.
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When  Duplex Printing  is selected, Print from Last Page  appears grayed out and cannot be set.
Note
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By setting both Print from Last Page  and Collate , you can perform printing so that papers are collated
one by one starting from the last page.
These settings can be used in combination with  Normal-size, Borderless , Fit-to-Page , Scaled , and
Page Layout .
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							Setting the Stapling Margin
The procedure for setting the staple side and the margin width is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the side to be stapledCheck the position of the stapling margin from  Stapling Side on the Page Setup  tab.
The printer analyzes the  Orientation and Page Layout  settings, and automatically selects the best
staple position. When you want to change the setting, select from the list.
3.
Set the margin width
If necessary, click  Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click  OK.
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							Note•
The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width.
Important
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Stapling Side  and Specify Margin...  appear grayed out and are unavailable when:
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Borderless, Tiling/Poster , or Booklet  is selected for  Page Layout
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Scaled is selected for  Page Layout (When Duplex Printing  is also selected, only  Stapling Side
can be specified.)
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							Execute Borderless PrintingThe borderless printing function allows you to print data without any margin by enlarging the data so that it
extends slightly off the paper. In standard printing, margins are created around the document area.
However, in borderless printing function, these margins are not created. When you want to print data such
as a photo without providing any margin around it, set borderless printing.
The procedure for performing borderless printing is as follows:
You can also set borderless printing in  Additional Features on the Quick Setup  tab.
Setting Borderless Printing
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set borderless printing Select  Borderless  from the Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears.
When a message prompting you to change the media type appears, select a media type from the list
and click  OK.
3.
Check the paper size
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							Check the Page Size list. When you want to change it, select another page size from the list. The list
displays only sizes that can be used for borderless printing.4.
Adjust the amount of extension from the paper
If necessary, adjust the amount of extension using the  Amount of Extension slider.
Moving the slider to the right increases the amount extending off the paper, and moving the slider to
the left decreases the amount. It is recommended to set the slider at the second position from the right for most cases.
Important
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When the  Amount of Extension  slider is set to the rightmost position, the back side of the
paper may become smudged.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the data is printed without any margins on the paper.
Important
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When a page size that cannot be used for borderless printing is selected, the size is automatically
changed to the valid page sizes for borderless printing.
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When  Borderless  is selected, the  Printer Paper Size , Duplex Printing , Stapling Side  settings, and
the  Stamp/Background...  (Stamp... ) button on the  Page Setup tab appear grayed out and are
unavailable.
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When  Envelope , High Resolution Paper , or T-Shirt Transfers  is selected from the  Media Type list
on the  Main tab, you cannot perform borderless printing.
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Depending on the type of the media used during borderless printing, the print quality may deteriorate
at the top and bottom of the sheet or stains may form.
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When the ratio of the height to the width differs from the image data, a portion of the image may not
be printed depending on the size of the media used.
In this case, crop the image data with an application software according to the paper size.
Note
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When  Plain Paper  is selected for  Media Type on the Main tab, borderless printing is not
recommended. Therefore, the message for media selection appears.
When you are using plain paper for test printing, select  Plain Paper, and click OK.
Expanding the Range of the Document to Print
Setting a large amount of extension allows you to perform borderless printing with no problems. However, the portion of the document extending off the paper range will not be printed and for this reason, the
subjects around the perimeter of a photo may not be printed.
When you are not satisfied with the result of borderless printing, reduce the amount of extension. The
extension amount decreases as the  Amount of Extension slider is moved to the left.
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							Important•
When the amount of extension is decreased, an unexpected margin may be produced on the print,depending on the size of the paper.
Note
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When the  Amount of Extension  slider is set to the leftmost position, image data will be printed in the
full size. If you set this when printing the address side of a postcard, the postal code of the sender is
printed in the correct position.
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When  Preview before printing  is checked on the Main tab, you can confirm whether there will be no
margin before printing.
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							Fit-to-Page Printing
The procedure for printing a document that is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the page size to be
used is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set fit-to-page printing
Select  Fit-to-Page  from the Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
3.
Select the paper size of the document
Using  Page Size , select the page size that is set with your application software.
4.
Select the print paper size
Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the  Printer Paper Size list.
When the  Printer Paper Size  is smaller than the  Page Size, the page image will be reduced. When the
Printer Paper Size  is larger than the Page Size, the page image will be enlarged.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
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