Canon Pixma Mp630 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Booklet Printing 
Booklet Printing 
The booklet printing function allows you to print data for a booklet. Data is printed on both sides of the
paper. This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly, in page number order, when the
printed sheets are folded and stapled at the center. 
The procedure for performing booklet printing is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Set booklet printing 
Select Booklet Printing from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab.
The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the window. 
3.Select the print paper size 
Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list. 
4.Set the margin for stapling and the margin width 
Click Specify..., specify the following settings in the Booklet Printing dialog box, and then click OK. 
Margin for stapling 
Select which side the stapling margin should be on when the booklet is completed. 
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							Insert blank page 
To leave one side of a sheet blank, check Insert blank page check box, and select the page to be left
blank. 
Margin 
Enter the margin width. The specified width from the center of the sheet becomes the margin for one
page. 
Page Border 
To print a page border around each document page, check the Page Border check box. 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab. 
When you execute print, the document is automatically printed first on one side of a sheet of paper
and then on the opposite side.
When the printing is complete, fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a booklet. 
Important 
Booklet Printing is unavailable when: 
A media type other than Plain Paper or Hagaki is selected from the Media Type list. 
Borderless Printing check box is checked. 
When Booklet Printing is selected, Duplex Printing, Staple Side, Print from Last Page, and Collate
appear grayed out and are unavailable. 
Note 
The stamp and background are not printed on blank sheets inserted with the Insert blank page
function of Booklet Printing. 
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Duplex Printing 
Duplex Printing 
The procedure for printing data on both sides of a sheet of paper is as follows: 
Performing automatic duplex printing 
You can perform the duplex printing without having to turn over the paper. 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Set automatic duplex printing 
Check the Duplex Printing check box and confirm that Automatic is checked on the Page Setup tab. 
3.Select the layout 
Select Normal-size Printing (or Fit-to-Page Printing, Scaled Printing or Page Layout Printing) from
the Page Layout list. 
4.Set the print area 
When you perform duplex printing, the print area of the document becomes slightly narrower than
usual and the document may not fit on one page.
Click Print Area Setup..., and select one of the following processing methods. 
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							Use normal-size printing 
Print without reducing the page. 
Use reduced printing 
Reduce the page slightly during printing. 
5.Specify the side to be stapled 
The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings, and automatically selects the best
Staple Side. If you want to change the setting, select another value from the list. 
6.Set the margin width 
If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the width of the stapling margin, and then click OK. 
7.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
Duplex printing will be started. 
Performing duplex printing manually 
You can perform the duplex printing manually. 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Set duplex printing 
Check the Duplex Printing check box and uncheck the Automatic check box on the Page Setup tab. 
3.Select the layout 
Select Normal-size Printing (or Fit-to-Page Printing, Scaled Printing or Page Layout Printing) from
the Page Layout list. 
4.Specify the side to be stapled 
The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings, and automatically selects the best
Staple Side. If you want to change the setting, select another value from the list. 
5.Set the margin width 
If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the width of the stapling margin, and then click OK. 
6.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab. 
When you execute print, the document will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. When the
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							printing of one side is complete, set the paper correctly by following the message and click OK. The
document will be printed on the opposite side. 
Important 
Duplex Printing is unavailable when: 
A media type other than Plain Paper or Hagaki is selected from the Media Type list. 
Poster Printing is selected from the Page Layout list. 
When Booklet Printing is selected from the Page Layout list, Duplex Printing and Staple Side
appear grayed out and are unavailable. 
After printing the front page, there is an ink drying wait time before starting to print the back page
(Operation stops temporarily). Do not touch the paper during the time. You can change the ink
drying wait time at Custom Settings on the Maintenance tab. 
When you perform the automatic duplex printing for Hagaki, print an address first and then print your
message. 
Note 
If the Media Type dialog box appears when performing borderless printing during duplex printing,
select Plain Paper. 
When performing the automatic duplex printing, do not use any plain paper smaller than A5. Also,
do not select any type of paper other than Plain Paper or Hagaki at Media Type. 
If the back side of the paper becomes smudged during duplex printing, perform Bottom Plate
Cleaning in the Maintenance tab. 
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Stamp/Background Printing 
Stamp/Background Printing 
This feature is unavailable when the 64-bit printer driver is used. 
The Stamp function allows you to print a stamp text or a bitmap over or behind document data. The
Background function allows you to print a light illustration behind the document data. 
The procedure for performing stamp/background printing is as follows: 
Printing a stamp 
CONFIDENTIAL, IMPORTANT, and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre-registered.
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Select a stamp 
Check the Stamp check box, and select a desired stamp from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 
4.Set the stamp details 
If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 
Place stamp over text 
To print the stamp on the front of the document, check this check box. 
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							Note 
The stamp is given priority because the stamp is printed over the document data in the
sections where the stamp and the document data overlap. If the Place stamp over text check
box is unchecked, the stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in the
overlapping sections depending on the application used. 
Stamp first page only 
To print the stamp only on the first page, check this check box. 
Define Stamp... button 
To change the stamp text, bitmap, or position, click this (refer to Saving a Stamp Setting). 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified stamp. 
Printing a background 
1.Select the background for which the settings are to be changed 
Two bitmap files are pre-registered as samples. 
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Select the background 
Check the Background check box, and select a desired background from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 
4.Set the background details 
If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 
Background first page only 
To print the background only on the first page, check this check box. 
Select Background... button 
To use another bitmap file or change the layout or density of a background, click this (refer to Saving
Image Data to be Used as a Background). 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified background. 
Important 
When the Borderless Printing check box is checked, the Stamp/Background... button appears
grayed out and is unavailable. 
Note 
The stamp and background are not printed on blank sheets inserted with the Insert blank page
function of Booklet Printing. 
Related Topics 
Saving a Stamp Setting
Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background
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Stamp/Background Printing > Saving a Stamp Setting 
Saving a Stamp Setting 
This feature is unavailable when the 64-bit printer driver is used. 
You can create and save a new stamp. You can also change and register some of the settings of an
existing stamp. Unnecessary stamps can be deleted at any time. 
The procedure for registering a new stamp is as follows: 
Registering a new stamp 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Click Define Stamp... 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
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							4.Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window 
Stamp tab 
Select Text or Bitmap with Stamp Type.
When registering a text, the characters must already be entered in Stamp Text. Change the True
Type Font, Style, Size, and Outline settings, as necessary. You can select the color of the stamp
by clicking Select Color....
For Bitmap, click Select File... and select the bitmap file (.bmp) to be used. Change the settings
of the Size and Transparent white area if necessary. 
Placement tab 
Select the stamp position from the Position list. You can also select Custom from the Position
list and specify coordinates for X-Position and Y-Position.
You can also change the stamp position by dragging the stamp in the preview window.
To change the stamp position angle, type a value in the Orientation box directly. 
5.Save the stamp 
Click the Save settings tab and enter a new stamp title in the Title box, and then click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
6.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Stamp list. 
Changing and registering some of stamp settings 
1.Select the stamp for which the settings are to be changed 
Check the Stamp check box in the Stamp/Background dialog box, and then select the title of the
stamp to be changed from the Stamp list. 
2.Click Define Stamp... 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
3.Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window 
4.Save the stamp 
Click Save overwrite on the Save settings tab.
If you want to save the stamp with a different title, type a new title in the Title box and click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
5.Complete the setup 
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							Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Stamp list. 
Deleting an unnecessary stamp 
1.Click Define Stamp... in the Stamp/Background dialog box 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
2.Select the stamp to be deleted 
Select the title of the stamp you want to delete from the Stamps list on the Save settings tab. Then
click Delete.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again. 
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