Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							5.Preview main window is displayed.
Preview Main Window
The Preview main window consists of the menu and tool bars, and preview, dialog , drawer and status area.
Note• You can use the  View menu to show or hide the tool bar.
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							Menu Bar
This allows you to select menus required for operations.
Tool Bar
This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations.
Preview Area
You can check the settings you made in this area.
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							Dialog AreaThis allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job.
Drawer Area
This allows you to display the thumbnails of a document.
This area appears when you click 
  Drawer  from the tool bar.
Alternatively, you may select  Drawer from the  View menu.
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							Status Area
This shows  Input Size and Output Size .
Paper Settings Panel
This panel appears when you select  Paper Settings in the dialog area.
Media Type
This allows you to select the media type.
Note• Always  select  media  type  that  is  actually  set  in  the  printer.  When  the  media  you  chose  is  different  from  the
media set in the printer, you may not receive the desired print results.
Easy Settings  / Advanced Settings
Two modes are available to provide the optimum print settings for jobs.
The settings available on each mode are as follows.
•Easy Settings
→P.518
• Advanced Settings
→P.519
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							Paper Source
You can select the paper source.
The following settings are available for paper source.SettingDetailsCut SheetSelect to print on the cut sheet.Roll PaperSelect to print on roll paper.
Roll Paper Width
This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer.
Note• Available only if rolls are selected in  Paper Source.
Copies
You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters.
Note• The maximum value is 999.
• You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or  ▼ button.
Restore Defaults  Button
Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview.
Print  Button
Click the button to begin printing.
Update Printer Info.  Button
Click the button to acquire printer information.
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							Easy Settings
You can easily select the best settings for the print job by just selecting an item from the print target list that matches the content of the document.
Print Target
You can easily select the best settings for the print job simply.
If you select each  Print Target item the corresponding comment for that item is displayed below the list.
SettingDetailsDefault SettingsSuitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture of text, photographs,
and graphics.Photo (Color)Suitable for printing photographic images captured with a digital camera.PosterThe best setting for posters.Prints using vivid and high impact colors.Faithful Color ReproductionPrints by faithfully reproducing the colors of the original image.Photo (Adobe RGB)Achieves the best color when printing an image created with the Adobe RGB color
space feature.Office DocumentSuitable for printing handouts as well as general office documents for which print
clarity is key.Note• The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type.
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							Print Quality
Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed.  
The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations.SettingDetailsPrint QualityHighest  / High  / Standard  / DraftResolution600dpi  / 300dpiNote• The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections.
• Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with  High than with  Draft, however, print quality is high-
er.
• Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with  Draft than with  High, however, print quality is lower.
Advanced Settings
Presents detailed settings for the print quality, the color mode, and other items so you can select the values for these settings
yourself.
Print Priority
Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job.
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							SettingDetailsImageThis mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustra-tions.Line DrawingThis mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet orother documents that contain large amounts of text. However, you may not achieve
the quality you expect with printing photographs or other images with many filled
areas. For these types of jobs, select  Image.Office DocumentPrints common office documents, such as proposals, memos for distribution, etc.,
so they are easy to read.Note• The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type.
Print Quality
Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed.  
The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations.
SettingDetailsPrint QualityHighest  / High  / Standard  / DraftResolution600dpi  / 300dpiNote• The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections.
• Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with  High than with  Draft, however, print quality is high-
er.
• Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with  Draft than with  High, however, print quality is lower.
High-Precision Photographs
Print with improved gradation and uniformity, particularly for high-precision photographs. However, this takes more timethan regular printing.
Note• You cannot select this function using settings such as the media type.
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							Output Settings PanelThis panel appears when you select  Output Settings in the dialog area.
Enlarged/Reduced Printing
Select the method for enlarged/reduced printing.
The following settings are available for enlarged/reduced printing.
SettingDetailsFit Paper SizeEnlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the media size selected for output. Select the media size to print from  Paper Size.Fit Roll Paper WidthEnlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the width of the roll paper
with the page width.  
*Make sure that the width of the roll paper in the printer is set correctly for  Roll
Paper Width  in the Paper Settings  panel.
*Displayed only if rolls are selected in  Paper Source.ScalingEnlarges/reduces the whole page by the scaling rate as specified. Input the scaling
value in numerical characters. You can specify a range between 5 and 600%.  
*You can change the numbers by clicking either  ▲ button or  ▼ button.
*Although Scaling can be set to make the image larger than the media size, the part that does not fit in the media cannot be printed.
*This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
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							Borderless Printing
You can print the media without margins on all sides when the roll paper with the specific width and the specific media type
is used.
For more information about  Borderless Printing, see " Print with No Borders ."
→P.535
Note•Available only if rolls are selected in  Paper Source.
• This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Print Centered.
Paper Size
You can select the size of the print media.
Note• This is not displayed when  Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing .
Print Centered
You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer.
For more information about  Print Centered, see " Print on the Center ."
→P.536
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
No Spaces at Top or Bottom
You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom.
For more information about  No Spaces at Top or Bottom , see " Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom ."
→P.536
Note•Available only if rolls are selected in  Paper Source.
Rotate Page
Select the method for rotating page.
The following settings are available for rotating page.
SettingDetailsRotate Right 90 DegreesRotates the portrait page right 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically,
and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated.Rotate Left 90 DegreesRotates the portrait page left 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When
the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically,
and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated.Rotate 180 degreesAllows you to rotate the image 180 degrees from the vertical to the right.
Restore Defaults  Button
Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview.  
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