Rules for printing documents on the printer

Printing is one of the simplest processes associated with computer equipment. However, it also harbors a lot of interesting surprises, which even experienced users do not know about. We are ready to reveal some of them.

Work with text

Usually the user types text in MS Word or the built-in notepad from a computer (from a laptop). To carry out his plan is recommended in two simple ways.

1. Go through the tabs "File" - "Print" - "Settings".
   
2. Use the "hot keys" (simultaneously press Ctrl and P), which will allow you to do without the settings of the top menu.
   

Before sending it is recommended to pay attention to previewwhose function of the same name is displayed with the text on the right.These settings may be useful:

• specify the required number of copies;
• selection of a separate section of text or pages for printing;
• type (one-sided or two-sided printing);
• orientation (portrait or landscape);
• required format (usually A3, A4, A5 are standard);
• field sizes and other parameters.

If all this is not done, then by default an A4-size document with a portrait orientation will be printed in the amount of one copy.

A text document may also be presented in a common PDF format. To open it, a free Adobe reader should be installed on your computer. If there is none, then you can print by dragging the pdf file directly to the browser. Then the “File” commands already known to us are “Print”. It remains to select the printer and, if necessary, make the settings for the page range.

To display the actual print settings for the user, simply click “Properties” and select the print quality, its color, and adjust the layout.

There are other features of printing through the program Adobe Reader.

1. Covers can be printed through the “Cover” window.
2. In the "Quality" tab there is an economical mode that helps reduce toner consumption. And to save paper, the commands "Layout" - "Print Type", you can select the option "Double-sided". It will only press "Print".

How to print a photo or picture

Images are output from the computer in a slightly different way. First of all, it concerns the acquisition special photo paper. It can be glossy or matte - the main thing is that the quality will differ from the result obtained on plain paper.

After selecting the image, you can begin to print it.

1. Click on the image with the right button and select "Print". Following this action will open the Print Wizard.
2. Further sequence: “Next” - “Print settings” - “Media” - “Photo paper” (here we put “Best quality”) - “Next”.
   
3. It is worth paying attention to the menu on the right: the size of the photo to be printed is indicated there. Samples of visual examples are provided in the menu.
4. If after this user everything arranges in the preview, then it will remain the last time to click "Next" to print a photo or image.

Printing directly from the Internet

Sometimes there is no time to copy and save interesting information from the Internet into a separate file, and the user decides to print it directly from the browser. Sometimes this solution is optimal, given that in MS Word it is possible that the entire text is displayed incorrectly, so that the overall content of the result will still have to be edited. However, online printing also has its own “pitfalls”. It is worth getting to know them better.

Any standard web page will contain not only text - there are also necessarily extraneous materials (advertisements, links, pictures). If you want to get only the printed text, you must select it with the left mouse button, holding it like this until the very end of the document.

Further, while still holding the computer mouse, you should simultaneously press the combination of the “Ctrl” and “P” keys already familiar to us. This combination will open a special window: the user will display the print settings in it. Commands may vary for each browser. We give detailed algorithms for the top 5 most popular.

Google chrome

You can print from Google Chrome from a computer after setting up such commands.

1. In the menu that appears on the right you can see preview area. On the left side there are all settings that clean up the extra information. Another useful bonus is a figure that will show the required number of sheets that will be spent on such a printout.
2. There are options to select the number of copies, layouts and colors (or monochrome in black and white).
3. In order to properly remove all unnecessary elements, it will be enough to tick the box “Simplify the page". This action will reduce the number of pages.
4. The “Advanced Settings” section will help improve print quality — you need to specify a resolution of 600 dpi.

Opera

Opera is similar in its settings to “google” - the rules for working in the dialog box are the same. Additionally, it is recommended to use the options:

• simplify the page;
• choose a quality of at least 600.

Yandex

Printing through a Yandex browser is also similar to the two already discussed above. Only in the pop-up window is to highlight layout simplification point - it will remove unnecessary items. Then you can send the content to the printer.

Mozilla firefox

Need to print from Mozilla Firefox browser? Then in the print dialog you should pay attention to the following settings.

1. The most relevant is the tab about fragment selection.
2. After specifying the print range, it will be enough to click “OK” to print the necessary information.

Internet Explorer

Printing from the Internet with Internet Explorer is in many ways similar to Mozilla. You can customize it like this.

1. If it is necessary to print only the selected fragment, it is necessary to mark the “Selection” setting. Or opposite to “All”, if you intend to print the contents.
2. Present here quick launch button. She bypassing all the settings will immediately begin printing everything presented on the screen.

Internet Explorer is not recommended for printing, because it can print text along with advertisements, even if the latter does not intend to stand out.

How to print from a smartphone

Working with browsers indirectly affects the problem of printing from the phone. More precisely, there is no problem with this - today a large number of services have appeared that will help to send the necessary information to the printer directly in online mode.

In case when there is no technology on the printer Bluetooth or Wi-fi, registration is required in Google Cloud Print. This service technology will allow you to carry out your plans from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. The service allows you to work with almost all printed devices now being produced, however, this connection is best done with Cloud Ready devices. But the easiest printer connects to this “cloud” printer:

• launch the Google Chrome browser;
• In the settings menu, select the advanced option;
• at the bottom you need to find "add a printer";
• then you should log in with your Google account;
• it will be necessary once again to “add a printer”, than the user will confirm the registration.

It is important to understand that in order for the conceived to take place, the equipment must be connected to a device with an Internet connection.

On the phone need to do the following.

1. Download to Cloud Print smartphone. Connect to it through an account.
2. Select a file.
3. Again choose your printer in the new screen.
4. Hold settings.
5. Click on the "paper plane" - the information will go to print.

How to make duplex printing

Some modern devices are equipped with the function of printing on both sides of the sheet. To run it, you need to do the following.

1. In the upper right part of the document, click on the Office icon, and we will get to the necessary section. Select "Print", which will open the already familiar window (you can also launch the ctrl + p combination).
2. Select "Properties", which opens a window that distinguishes between different models.If there is a two-sided printing (or called "Printing on both sides of the sheet", "Printing with a turn"), then it will be enough to activate it.
3. In the absence of such a mark, the function “Duplex printing” is ticked in the dialog box. After prints of pages located on one side of the sheet, in the Word document there will be a mention of the need to turn the obtained result and return it to the feed tray.

There is one more manual mode printing from two sides, which consists in sending one by one all odd and then odd pages of a document. But in this case, a large percentage of errors are not excluded (especially with a large number of sheets). Of course, you can select only even or odd pages - this option is present in the "Enable" tab, which appears in the lower left corner of the same print dialog box.

You can see if the device can perform duplex printing in the commands “File” - “Print” - “Parameters”. In MFP appliances will automatically support this feature. Among such models can be noted, for example, Canon Pixma mg3140 - easy to use and provides printing, scanning and photocopying in one device.

In order for such printing to occur without human participation, a duplex can be used in an aggregate - this is the method by which the paper, after printing on one side, passes the return path in the printer without turning it over.

Own book

Speaking about two-sided printing, it turns out that it is quite possible to print your own book, without resorting to the services of printing shops. Moreover, this can be done both through the printer settings and in the Word document itself.

The only warning is that it is not recommended to make more than 80 pages in such a brochure, otherwise it will be inconvenient to fasten.

Listing in the form of a book through the settings on the printer laser type occurs as follows.

1. After selecting the command "File" - "Print", go to the printer settings. In all modern devices there is a function that helps to print several pages on a sheet. Here it will be necessary to select successively “Mode” - “From left to right”. So the device will consistently print pages 1 and 2 on one sheet.
2. In order to properly set the print of the entire book, it is important that the total number of pages of the document being reproduced is a multiple of four.Otherwise, it will be necessary to determine which turns can be left empty or make gaps there.
3. We define and enter the sequence of pages for both pages of the sheet - we do it separated by commas. After that, you can send to print.
4. The pages coming out of the device are lifted up and, without changing their position, we refueled into the tray on the printer. Sheets can not be turned over! After that, it remains to reprint the second range of pages, that is, to repeat all the same described earlier actions.
5. Regarding the page range to be set, do this: on one side there will be numbers: 1.4, and on the second - 2.3. This is repeated with all pages of the document.

You can customize the print file as a book directly in computer print settings. However, in this case there is a danger of skewing fonts and other settings. For those who are determined to try, such an algorithm is proposed.

1. Through “File” - “Print” select 2 in the parameter “Number of pages per sheet”.
2. Set numbers 1 and 4.
3. Print the page on the printer, turn it over and repeat the whole procedure for 2.3 numbers.

For versions of MS Office 2007 and newer,need to act in a slightly different sequence: “Page Layout” - “Parameters” - “Fields” - “Several Pages” - “Brochure”.

It is possible to collect the text "book" in the very Word. For registration you will need such a number of editor tools.

1. The first step is to determine the correct orientation of the page. This can be done in the “Page Layout” tab. Now in the "Page Parameters" in the orientation, select "Book" (with the height of the sheet larger than its width).
2. Next comes the "Customize Fields". Without leaving the "Page Parameters", you must click the "Fields" button, then "Mirror Fields". This will help to make the left margin wider in odd documents, and on the even ones everything goes the other way around.
3. Through the "Fields" - "Custom Fields" you can leave a place for binding. In the dialog box that opens, select "Fields" - "Binding" and enter the required value. Do not forget to save.
4. To select your own book format, go to “Page Settings” - “Size”. In the drop-down list, select the desired value.
5. For your own style, select "Home" - "Style".In the corresponding tabs you can experiment with the font and paragraph.
6. Before sending text to print, you should familiarize yourself with the text printing options in the dialog box of the printer itself. Pages can be displayed both automatically and after manual user settings.

Display test page

Printing this page is a check on the correctness of the settings and the amount of consumables on the printer. It is there that you can evaluate whether the default settings of the equipment are suitable or whether you should set your own parameters. Also, this feature will help in time to see problems with devices Canon, HP, Epson and other brands.

Here's how to get a test page. based on the Windows operating system.

1. From the "Start-up" (Taskbar) you need to select "Control Panel", in which you should find "Printers and Faxes" ("Devices and Printers"). In the field that appears, select the current printer, which is launched by the right mouse button.
2. In the menu that appears, the following commands and tabs are sequentially selected: “Properties” - “General” - “Test print”.
3. When you first perform such a task (or a long downtime of the device), you must wait 15-30 seconds for the launch to begin.

What should be on the test page:

• graphics;
• text and other patterns of all colors in which the device operates;
• there should be no print defects on the printer (on the inkjet - traces and ink leaks, on the laser - light and dark stripes);
• no distortion and irregularities.

If all the information presented through the test print suits the user, then you should click on “Save default settings”.