Canon Imageprograf Ipf825 User Guide

							Note
• Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.
• When you select Free Layout, all other setting items will be disabled.
5. Click the  OK button to save the settings.
6. In the Print dialog box, select the pages to print and the number of copies, and click the  OK button.Free Layout starts, laying out the document created with application software in the layout area as an object. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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Leaving Free Layout running, open other files with the application software and repeat the above steps. Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page
You can lay out and print a document created with multiple application programs on one page.
1. From the application software's  File menu, select the printer setup menu to open the  Print dialog box.Note
• Normally, select  Print from the File menu.
2. Click  Properties to open the  Properties dialog box. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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In the  Page Setup sheet, select Paper Source .Note
• Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.
4. In the  Layout  sheet, click on the  Page Layout check box and select Free Layout from the list. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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							Note
• Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.
• When you select Free Layout, all other setting items will be disabled.
5. Click the  OK button to save the settings.
6. In the Print dialog box, select the pages to print and the number of copies, and click the  OK button.Free Layout starts, laying out the document created with application software in the layout area as an object.Windows Software > Free Layout >
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Leaving Free Layout running, open other files with other application software and repeat the above steps. Selecting an Object
When an object is selected, a select box (blue border) appears around the object. Note
• To select an object, click that object.
• To select multiple successive objects, click them while holding down the Shift key.
• To select multiple arbitrary objects, click them while holding down the Ctrl key.
• To select all objects, select  Select All from the Edit menu.
• When you specify the area with dragging the mouse, the object in the area is selected. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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							Changing the Object Size
You can change the object size by means of mouse operation or by specifying a scaling value. Note
• The vertical-to-horizontal ratio remains unchanged when the object is enlarged or reduced. Resizing by means of mouse operation
1. Select an object.
2. Place 
the pointer at a corner of the selection box around the object to show the arrow handle, and drag this handle to
change the object size. Resizing by specifying a scaling value
1. Select an object.
Click on the  Enl./Red. checkbox in the  Format Dialog Box →P.271
 and select Scaling .
2. You either enter numbers directly. Note
• You can input between 25 and 600.
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or ▼ button.
3. Click the  OK button. Moving an Object
You can move the object position.
1. Select an object.
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Place the pointer inside the selection box of the object to show the crosshair handle, and drag it to move the object.
Alternatively, 
you can move the Object Position by changing the values in  Vertical Pos, Horizontal Pos  and Page
Pos in the  Format Dialog Box →P.271
. Rotating an Object
You can rotate the object.
1. Select an object.
2. Select  Rotate Left 90 Degrees  or Rotate Right 90 Degrees from the toolbar.
Alternatively, 

you may click on the Rotate check box in the  Format Dialog Box →P.271
 
then select  Rotate Right
or Rotate Left, and click the  OK button. Windows Software 
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							Laying out Objects Automatically
Click  Auto Arrange Object in the tool bar. This automatically lays out objects. Alternatively, you may select  Auto Ar-
range Object  from the Object  menu. Note
• The object  layout  order  varies  depending  on  the  Order  setting  in  the Page  Options  Dialog  Box →P.269
dialog box. Aligning Objects
You can align objects systematically.
1. Select multiple objects.
2. Click the align button from the toolbar.
Alternatively, you may select the align menu from the  Object menu.Align Top
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the top. Windows Software 
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							Center Vertically
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the vertical center. Align Bottom
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the bottom. Align Left
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the left. Windows Software > Free Layout >
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							Center Horizontally
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the horizontal center. Align Right
Lays out the objects, justifying them to the right. Changing the Object Overlapping Order
You can change the object overlapping order.
1. Select an object.
2. Select the Overlapping Order menu from the  Object menu.Note
• The order of overlapping affects the order of objects automatically laid out.
• You can also select by clicking the right button of the mouse on an object.
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