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6. Select Layout from the pop-up menu.
7. Select from the following settings:
Pages per 
SheetPrints multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper. 
You can choose from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16.
Layout 
DirectionAllows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on 
the sheet of paper.
BorderPrints a border around the pages printed on each sheet. You can 
choose from None, Single Hairline, Single Thin Line, Double Hairline, 
or Double Thin Line.
 
						

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8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
9. Make the settings that you want to use to print. See online help for details of Print 
Settings.
&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job.
Poster Printing (for Windows only)
Poster printing allows you to print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover 
several sheets of paper.
 
						

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Printer Settings
1. Access the printer settings.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14.
2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings: 
❏Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality
❏Text for text-only documents
❏Text & Image for higher quality pages with text and images
❏Web for web pages
❏Photo for good quality and speed
3. Select the paper source as the Source setting.
4. Select the appropriate Type setting.
 
						

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&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29.
5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and select Multi-Page, then select Poster Printing. Click 
the up or down arrow to select 2x1, 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4.
 
						

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8. Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will be printed. The Poster Settings window 
opens.
9. Make the following settings:
Note:
If you want to print only a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click the panels 
that you do not want to print.
10. Click OK to close the Poster Settings window.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job. Then follow the instructions.
&See “How to Make a Poster from Your Printouts” on page 96.
Print Cutting 
GuidesPrints guide lines for cutting.
Overlapping 
Alignment 
MarksSlightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the 
panels can be aligned more precisely.
Trim LinesPrints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the 
pages.
 
						

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How to Make a Poster from Your Printouts
Here is an example of how to make a poster with 2x2 selected under Poster Printing and 
Overlapping Alignment Marks selected as the Print Cutting Guides.
1. Cut off the margin of Sheet 1 along a vertical line through the center of the top and 
bottom cross marks: 
2. Place the edge of Sheet 1 on top of Sheet 2 and align the cross marks, then temporarily 
tape the two sheets together from the back:
3. Cut the taped sheets in two along a vertical line through the alignment markers (this 
time, a line to the left of the cross marks):
 
						

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4. Align the edges of the paper using the alignment markers and tape them together from 
the back:
5. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape Sheets 3 and 4 together.
6. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape the top and bottom edges of the 
paper:
7. Cut off the remaining margins.
Watermark Printing (for Windows only)
Watermark printing allows you to print a text-based or image-based watermark on your 
document.
 
						

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Printing the Watermark
1. Access the printer settings.
&See “Accessing the Printer Driver for Windows” on page 14.
2. Click the Main tab, then select one of the following Quality Option settings: 
❏Draft for rough drafts with reduced print quality
❏Text for text-only documents with higher text quality
❏Text & Image for higher quality documents with text and images
3. Select the paper source as the Source setting.
4. Select the appropriate Type setting.
&See “Selecting the Correct Paper Type or Media Type” on page 29.
5. Select the appropriate Size setting.
 
						

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6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, choose the desired watermark from the Watermark list, then 
click Settings.
If you want to create your own watermark, see the following instructions.
&See “Creating Your Own Watermark” on page 100.
 
						

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8. Specify the settings you want for the watermark. You can change the position and size 
of the watermark by dragging the image within the preview window.
9. Click OK to return to the Page Layout window.
10. Click OK to close the printer settings window.
After completing the steps above, print one test copy and examine the results before 
printing an entire job.
Creating Your Own Watermark
You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark list.