Dell 1135n User Guide

							Opening printing preferences
You  can  preview  the settings you selected on the upper right  of the Printing Preferences.
1. Open the document you want  to  print.
2. Select Print from  the file menu.  The   Print window  appears.
3. Select your  machine from  the  Select  Printer.
4. Click  Properties  or Preferences .
Using a Presets  setting
The  Presets  option,  which is visible on each  preferences tab except for  Dell tab, allows  you to  save the current
preferences settings for future use.
To save a   Presets item:
1. Change the settings as needed on each  tab.
2. Enter  a  name for the item in the  Presets input box.
3. Click  Add.  When  you save  Presets,  all current driver  settings are saved.
If  you click   Add,  the  Add button changes to   Update button. Select more  options and  click   Update,  settings will be
 
						

							added to  the Presets you made.
To use a  saved  setting, select it  from  the  Presets drop  down  list. The  machine is now set  to  print  according to  the
setting  you selected.
To delete saved  setting, select it  from  the  Presets drop  down  list and  click   Delete.
You  can  also  restore the printer driver’s default settings by selecting   Default  Preset from  the Presets drop  down
list.
Using help
Click  the question  mark  from  the upper-right  corner of the window  and  click  on any option you want  to  know about.
Then a  pop  up  window  appears with information  about  that  option's  feature  which is provided  from  the driver.
If  you want  to  search information  via a  keyword, click  the  Dell tab in the  Printing Preferences  window, and  enter a
keyword  in the input line  of the  Help option.
Using special print features
Special print  features include:
Printing  multiple pages on one  sheet of paper.
Printing  posters.
Printing  booklets (Manual).
Printing  on both  sides of paper (Manual).
Change percentage  of your  document.
Fitting  your  document to  a  selected paper size.
Using watermarks.
Using overlay.
Advanced Options.
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You  can  select the number of pages to  print  on a  single  sheet of paper. To print  more  than  one  page  per sheet,  the
pages will be reduced  in size and  arranged  in the order  you specify.  You  can  print  up  to  16  pages on one  sheet.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Basic tab, select  Multiple  Pages  per  Side  in the Type drop -down  list.
3. Select the number of pages you want  to  print  per sheet (2, 4, 6, 9, or 16) in the  Pages  per  Side drop -down  list.
4. Select the page  order  from  the  Page  Order drop -down  list, if necessary.
5. Check Print Page  Border  to  print  a  border around  each  page  on the sheet.
6. Click  the Paper tab, select the  Size, Source ,  and  Type.
7. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Printing posters
This feature  allows  you to  print  a  single -page  document onto 4, 9, or 16  sheets  of paper, for the purpose  of pasting
the sheets  together  to  form  one  poster -size document.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Basic tab, select  Poster Printing  in the Type drop -down  list.
3. Select the page  layout  you want.
Specification  of the page  layout:
Poster 2x2 : Document will  be enlarged and  be divided  into 4 pages.
 
						

							Poster 3x3: Document will  be enlarged and  be divided  into 9 pages.
Poster 4x4: Document will  be enlarged and  be divided  into 16  pages.
4. Select the Poster Overlap  value. Specify Poster Overlap  in millimeters or inches  by selecting  the radio  button
on the upper right  of  Basic tab to  make  it  easier  to  paste the sheets  together.
5. Click  the  Paper tab, select the  Size, Source ,  and  Type.
6. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
7. You  can  complete  the poster  by pasting  the sheets  together.
Printing booklets (Manual)
This feature  prints your  document on both  sides of a  paper and  arranges  the pages so that  the paper can  be folded
in half  after printing to  produce  a  booklet.
If  you want  to  make  a  booklet, you need  to  print  on Letter, Legal,  A4,  Us  Folio, or Oficio sized print  media.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access  the  Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
2. Click  the  Basic tab, select  Booklet  Printing  from  the Type drop -down  list.
3. Click  the  Paper tab, select the  Size, Source ,  and  Type.
The  Booklet  Printing  option is not available  for all paper sizes. In order  to  find out the available  paper size
for this feature, select the available  paper size in the  Size option on the  Paper tab.
If  you select an unavailable paper size,  this option can  be automatically canceled. Select only  available  paper
(paper without  
 or  mark).
4. Click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
5. After printing, fold  and  staple  the pages.
Printing on both sides of paper (Manual)
You  can  print  on both  sides of a  paper; duplex. Before  printing, decide how you want  your  document oriented.  You
can  use this feature  with Letter, Legal,  A4,  US Folio, or Oficio sized paper (See  Print media specifications 
).
It is recommended not to  print  on both  sides of a  special media,  such as labels,  envelopes, or thick paper. It
may cause a  paper jam  or damage  the machine.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access  Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Advance  tab.
3. From the  Double -Sided  Printing (Manual)  section, select the binding  option you want.
None
Long Edge: This option  is the conventional  layout  used in bookbinding.
Short Edge: This option  is the conventional  layout  used in calendars.
4. Click  the Paper tab, select the  Size, Source ,  and  Type.
 
						

							5. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
If  your  machine does  not have  a  duplex  unit, you should complete  the printing job manually.  The  machine
prints every alternate  page  of the document first. After that, an instruction message  appears on your  computer.
Follow the on-screen instructions to  complete  the printing job.
Change percentage of your document
You  can  change  the size of a  document to  appear larger  or smaller on the printed page  by typing in a  percentage
you want.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Paper tab.
3. Enter  the scaling  rate  in the  Percentage input box.
You  can  also  click  the up/down arrows to  select the scaling  rate.
4. Select the  Size, Source ,  and  Type in Paper  Options .
5. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Fitting your document to a selected paper size
This printer feature  allows  you to  scale  your  print  job to  any selected paper size regardless of the document size.
This can  be useful  when  you want  to  check  fine  details on a  small document.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Paper tab.
3. Select the paper size you want  from  the  Fit  to page.
4. Select the Size, Source ,  and  Type in Paper  Options .
5. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Using watermarks
The  watermark  option allows  you to  print  text over an existing document.  For  example, you use it  when  you want  to
have  large  gray letters reading  “DRAFT”  or “CONFIDENTIAL” printed diagonally  across  the first page  or all pages of a
document.
There are several  predefined  watermarks that  come  with the machine.  They  can  be modified,  or you can  add  new
ones  to  the list.
Using  an existing watermark
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
2. Click  the  Advanced  tab, and  select the desired watermark  from  the  Watermark drop -down  list. You  will see
the selected watermark  in the preview  image.
3. Click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the print  window.
Creating a watermark
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
 
						

							2. From the Advanced  tab, select  Edit from  the  Watermark  drop -down  list. The   Edit  Watermarks window
appears.
3. Enter  a  text message  in the  Watermark Message box.  You  can  enter up  to  256 characters.  The  message
displays  in the preview  window.
When  the  First Page  Only  box is checked,  the watermark  prints on the first page  only.
4. Select watermark  options.
You  can  select the font name, style, size,  and  shade from  the  Font  Attributes section, as well as set  the
angle of the watermark  from  the  Message Angle section.
5. Click  Add to  add  a  new watermark  to  the  Current  Watermarks list.
6. When  you have  finished editing,  click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
To stop printing the watermark, select  None from  the  Watermark  drop -down  list.
Editing a watermark
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
2. Click  the  Advanced  tab, select  Edit from  the  Watermark  drop -down  list. The   Edit  Watermarks window
appears.
3. Select the watermark  you want  to  edit from  the  Current  Watermarks list and  change  the watermark
message  and  options.
4. Click   Update  to  save the changes.
5. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Deleting a watermark
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
2. Click  the  Advanced  tab, select  Edit from  the  Watermark  drop -down  list. The   Edit  Watermarks window
appears.
3. Select the watermark  you want  to  delete from  the  Current  Watermarks list and  click  Delete.
4. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Using overlay
An overlay  is text and/or  images  stored  in the computer  hard disk  drive  (HDD) as a  special file format  that  can  be
printed on any document.  Overlays are often used to  take  the place  of letterhead paper. Rather  than  using
preprinted letterhead, you can  create an overlay  containing  exactly the same  information  that  is currently on your
letterhead. To print  a  letter  with your  company’s  letterhead, you do not need  to  load  preprinted letterhead paper in
the machine just print  the letterhead overlay  on your  document.
Creating a new page overlay
To use a  page  overlay, you must  create a  new page  overlay  containing  your  logo  or image.
1. Create or open a  document containing  text or an image for use in a  new page  overlay. Position the items
exactly as you wish them  to  appear when  printed as an overlay.
2. To save the document as an overlay, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing preferences).
3. Click  the  Advanced  tab, and  select  Edit from  the  Text drop -down  list.  Edit  Overlay window  appears.
4. In the Edit  Overlay  window, click   Create.
5. In the Save  As  window, type a  name of up  to  eight  characters in the  File name box.  Select the destination
path,  if necessary  (The default is C:\Formover).
6. Click   Save.  The  name appears on the  Overlay List.
7. Click  OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
8. The  file is not printed.  Instead, it  is stored  on your  computer  hard disk  drive.
The  overlay  document size must  be the same  as the document you print  with the overlay. Do not create an
overlay  with a  watermark.
Using  a page overlay
After an overlay  has  been  created, it  is ready  to  be printed with your  document.  To print  an overlay  with a
 
						

							document:
1. Create or open the document you want  to  print.
2. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access  Printing Preferences (See Opening
printing preferences).
3. Click  the  Advanced  tab.
4. Select the desired overlay  from  the  Text drop -down  list.
5. If  the overlay  file you want  does  not appear in the  Text drop -down  list, select  Edit from  the list and  click
Load .  Select the overlay  file you want  to  use.
If  you have  stored  the overlay  file you want  to  use in an external  source,  you can  also  load  the file when  you
access  the  Open window.
After you select the file,  click   Open.  The  file appears in the  Overlay List box and  is available  for printing.
Select the overlay  from  the  Overlay List box.
6. If  necessary, check   Confirm  Page  Overlay When Printing  box.  If  this box is checked,  a  message  window
appears each  time you submit  a  document for printing, asking you to  confirm your  wish to  print  an overlay  on
your  document.
If  this box is not checked and  an overlay  has  been  selected, the overlay  automatically prints with your
document.
7. Click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
The  selected overlay  prints on your  document.
The  resolution of the overlay  document must  be the same  as that  of the document you will print  with the
overlay.
Deleting a page overlay
You  can  delete page  overlays that  you no longer use.
1. In the  Printing Preferences  window, click  the Advanced tab.
2. Select Edit in the  Overlay  drop  down  list.
3. Select the overlay  you want  to  delete from  the  Overlay List box.
4. Click  Delete .
5. When  a  confirming message  window  appears,  click   Yes.
6. Click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Advanced Options
Use  the following Graphics options to  adjust  the print  quality for your  specific  printing needs.
If  the option is grayed out or not shown, that  option is not applicable  with the printer language you are using.
1. To change  the print  settings from  your  software application, access   Printing Preferences (See Opening  printing
preferences).
2. Click  the  Graphics  tab.
Refer to  the online  help for each  option’s  information  provided  from  the  Printing Preferences.
Font/Text: Select Darken  Text to  print  texts darker  than  on a  normal  document.  Use   All Text Black to
prints solid black, regardless of the color  it  appears on the screen.
Graphic Controller : Fine Edge  allows  user  to  emphasize  edges of texts and  fine  lines for improving
readability.
Toner Save : Selecting  this  option extends the life of your  toner cartridge and  reduces your  cost per page
without  a  significant  reduction in print  quality.
On : Select this option to  allow the printer to  use less toner on each  page.
Off : If  you do not need  to  save toner when  printing a  document,  select this option.
3. Click   OK or  Print  until you exit  the  Print window.
Changing the default print settings
1. Click  the Windows  Start menu.
2. For  Windows 2000, select  Settings > Printers .
For  Windows XP/2003, select  Printer and Faxes.
For  Windows 2008/Vista,  select  Control  Panel > Hardware  and Sound   > Printers .
For  Windows 7, select  Control  Panel > Hardware  and Sound   > Devices and Printers .
For  Windows Server 2008 R2,  select  Control  Panel > Hardware   > Devices and Printers .
3. Right-click  your  machine.
 
						

							4. For  Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista, press  Printing Preferences.
For  Windows 7 and  Windows Server 2008 R2,  from  context menus, select the  Printing preferences.
If  Printing preferences  item has  ? mark, you can  select other printer drivers connected with selected printer.
5. Change the settings on each  tab.
6. Click  OK.
If  you want  to  change  the settings for each  print  job,  change  it  in  Printing Preferences.
Setting your machine as a default machine
1. Click  the Windows Start menu.
2. For  Windows 2000, select  Settings > Printers .
For  Windows XP/2003, select  Printer and Faxes.
For  Windows 2008/Vista,  select  Control  Panel > Hardware  and Sound   > Printers .
For  Windows 7, select  Control  Panel > Hardware  and Sound   > Devices and Printers .
For  Windows Server 2008 R2,  select  Control  Panel > Hardware   > Devices and Printers .
3. Select your  machine.
4. Right-click  your  machine and  select  Set as  Default  Printer.
For  Windows 7 and  Windows Server 2008 R2.
If  Set as  default printer  item has  ? mark, you can  select other printer drivers connected with selected
printer.
Printing to a file (PRN)
You  will sometimes need  to  save the print  data as a  file.
To create a  file:
1. Check the  Print to file  box at the Print window.
2. Click  Print.
3. Type  in the destination path  and  the file name, and  then  click   OK.  For  example   c:\Temp\file name .
If  you type in only  the file name, the file is automatically saved  in  My  Documents.  The  saved  folder may
differ, depending on your  operating  system.
Macintosh printing
This section explains  how to  print  using  Macintosh. You  need  to  set  the print  environment  before printing.
USB  connected (See  Macintosh).
Network  connected (See  Macintosh).
 
						

							Printing a document
When  you print  with a  Macintosh, you need  to  check  the printer driver  setting  in each  application  you use.  Follow the
steps below  to  print  from  a  Macintosh:
1. Open the document you want  to  print.
2. Open the File menu  and  click   Page  Setup.
3. Choose your  paper size,  orientation, scaling, other options,  and  make  sure  that  your  machine is selected. Click
OK.
4. Open the  File menu  and  click   Print.
5. Choose the number of copies you want  and  indicate which pages you want  to  print.
6. Click  Print.
Changing printer settings
You  can  use advanced printing features provided  by your  machine.
Open an application  and  select  Print from  the  File menu.  The  machine name, which appears in the printer
properties  pane may differ depending on the machine in use.  Except  for the name, the composition of the printer
properties  pane is similar  to  the following.
The  setting  options may differ depending on printers and  Mac OS version.
The  following pane may differ, depending on your  operating  system  or the application  you are using.
The  following pane is the first pane you will see when  you open the printer properties  pane. Select other advanced
features from  the drop  down  list.
Layout
The   Layout  tab provides  options to  adjust  how the document appears on the printed page. You  can  print  multiple
 
						

							pages on one  sheet of paper. Select Layout from  the drop -down  list under  Orientation to  access  the following
features.
Pages  per  Sheet : This option  determines how many pages to  be printed on one  page  (See  Printing  multiple
pages on one  sheet of paper).
Layout Direction: This option  allows  you to  select the printing direction  on a  page  similar  to  the examples  on
UI.
Border : This option  allows  you to  print  a  border around  each  page  on the sheet.
Reverse  Page  Orientation : This option  allows  you to  rotate  paper 180 degrees.
Graphics
The  Graphics  tab provides  options for selecting   Resolution.  Select Graphics  from  the drop -down  list under
Orientation  to  access  the graphic features.
Resolution (Quality ): This option  allows  you to  select the printing resolution. The  higher  the setting, the
sharper the clarity of printed characters and  graphics.  The  higher  setting  also  may increase  the time it  takes
to  print  a  document.
Paper
Set   Paper  Type  to  correspond  to  the paper loaded in the tray  from  which you want  to  print. This will let  you get
the best quality printout.  If  you load  a  different type of print  material,  select the corresponding  paper type.
Printer Settings
Printer Settings  tab provides  Toner Save  options.  Select  Printer Settings from  the drop -down  list under
Orientation  to  access  the following features:
Toner Save: Selecting  this  option extends the life of your  toner cartridge and  reduces your  cost per page
without  a  significant  reduction in print  quality.
On : Select this option to  allow the printer to  use less toner on each  page.
Off : If  you do not need  to  save toner when  printing a  document,  select this option.
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You  can  print  more  than  one  page  on a  single  sheet of paper. This feature  provides  a  cost-effective  way  to  print
draft pages.
1. Open an application, and  select  Print from  the  File menu.
2. Select  Layout  from  the drop -down  list under  Orientation.  In the Pages  per  Sheet  drop -down  list, select the
number of pages you want  to  print  on one  sheet of paper.
3. Select the other options you want  to  use.
4. Click   Print,  then  the machine prints the selected number of pages you want  to  print  on one  sheet of paper.
Linux printing
Printing from applications
There are a  lot  of Linux  applications  that  allow you to  print  using  Common UNIX  Printing  System  (CUPS). You  can
print  on your  machine from  any such application.
1. Open an application, and  select  Print from  the  File menu.
2. Select  Print directly using  lpr.
 
						

							3. In the LPR  GUI  window, select the model name of your  machine from  the printer list and  click  Properties.
4. Change the print  job properties  using  the following four  tabs displayed at the top of the window.
General: This option  allows  you to  change  the paper size,  the paper type, and  the orientation  of the
documents.  It enables  the duplex  feature, adds start  and  end  banners, and  changes the number of pages
per sheet.
Text : This option  allows  you to  specify the page  margins and  set  the text options,  such as spacing or
columns.
Graphics : This option  allows  you to  set  image options that  are used when  printing image files, such as color
options,  image size,  or image position.
Advanced : This option  allows  you to  set  the print  resolution, paper, source and  special print  features.
If  an option is grayed out, it  means that  the grayed out option is not supported.
5. Click  Apply  to  apply the changes and  close  the  Properties window.
6. Click  OK in the  LPR GUI  window  to  start  printing.
7. The  Printing  window  appears,  allowing  you to  monitor the status of your  print  job.
To abort the current job,  click   Cancel.
Printing files
You  can  print  many different types of files  on your  machine using  the standard  CUPS way, directly from  the
command  line  interface.  The  CUPS lpr utility  allows  you to  do that. But the drivers package replaces the standard  lpr
tool by a  much  more  user -friendly  LPR  GUI  program.
To print  any document file:
1. Type  lpr  from  the Linux  shell command  line  and  press   Enter.  The  LPR GUI  window  appears.
When  you type only  lpr and  press   Enter,  the Select  file(s)  to print  window  appears first. Just  select any files
you want  to  print  and  click   Open.
2. In the  LPR GUI  window, select your  machine from  the list, and  change  the print  job properties.
3. Click  OK to  start  printing.
Configuring Printer Properties
Using the  Printer Properties  window  provided  by the  Printers configuration,  you can  change  the various
properties  for your  machine as a  printer.
1. Open the  Unified Driver Configurator .
If  necessary, switch to   Printers configuration .
2. Select your  machine on the available  printers list and  click   Properties.
3. The  Printer Properties  window  opens.