Canon printer PIXMA MG2924 User Manual

							Registering Image Data to be Used as a BackgroundThis feature may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used.
You can select a bitmap file (.bmp) and register it as a new background. You can also change and register
some of the settings of an existing background. An unnecessary background can be deleted.
The procedure for registering image data to be used as a background is as follows:
Registering New Background1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Stamp/Background...  on the Page Setup  tab
The Stamp/Background  dialog box opens.
Note
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With the XPS printer driver, the  Stamp/Background... button has become the  Stamp... button
and  Background  cannot be used.
3.
Click Select Background...
The  Background Settings  dialog box opens.
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							4.
Select the image data to be registered to the background
Click  Select File... . Select the target bitmap file (.bmp), and then click  Open.
5.
Specify the following settings while viewing the preview window
Layout Method Select how the background image data is to be placed.When  Custom  is selected, you can set coordinates for  X-Position and Y-Position .
You can also change the background position by dragging the image in the preview window.
Intensity Set the intensity of the background image data with the  Intensity slider. Moving the slider to the
right darkens the background, and moving the slider to the left lightens the background. To print the background at the original bitmap intensity, move the slider to the rightmost position.
6.
Save the background
Click the  Save settings  tab and enter a title in the  Title box, and then click  Save.
Click  OK when the confirmation message appears.
Note
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Spaces, tabs, and returns cannot be entered at the beginning or end of a title.
7.
Complete the setup
Click  OK, then it returns to  Stamp/Background  dialog box.
The registered title appears in the  Background list.
Changing and Registering Some Background Settings
1.
Select the background for which the settings are to be changed
Select the  Background  check box in the  Stamp/Background  dialog box. Then from the list, select
the title of the background you want to change.
2.
Click  Select Background...
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							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 or Envelope DL ,
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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							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•
If the application software that created the document has a function for specifying height and width
values, use the application software to set the values. If the application software does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly, perform the above procedure from 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.
◦
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 .
◦
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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							After editing the print documents or print pages, you can change the print settings on the Page
Information , Layout  and Manual Color Adjustment  tabs as necessary.
Important
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To display the multiple documents in the list, open the preview and execute print again.
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To return the print documents to their original condition before they were edited in the preview,
on the  Edit menu, select  Reset Documents  from Documents .
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If the documents to be combined have different print settings, a message may be displayed.
Check the contents of the displayed message before combining the documents.
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If the documents to be combined have different output paper sizes and duplex printing or page layout printing is to be performed, the printer may not produce the expected print results for
certain print pages.
Check the preview before printing.
•
Depending on the print settings of the print document, some functions may not be available in
the Canon IJ XPS preview.
Note
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You can rename  Document Name  to any name.
5.
Executing print
Click  Print.
When you execute print, the printer uses the specified settings to print the data.
Reprinting from the Print History
When you click  Save Print History  on the File menu to enable the setting, the document printed from the
preview is saved, and you can reprint the document with the same settings.
1.
Displaying the print history
Open the 
printer driver setup window . Then on the Maintenance tab, select View Print History .
The saved print document is displayed in the preview.
Important
•
To limit the number of print history registrations, click  History Entry Limit on the File menu.
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If the limit on the number of registration is exceeded, the print history registrations are deleted
starting from the oldest one.
2.
Selecting a print document
From the  Document Name  list, select the document to be printed.
3.
Executing print
Click  Print.
Related Topic
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
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