Layout mini-tab
The Layout options allow you to control the eventual printed output of your
content.
Bypass
Use this setting if you want the output to go directly to the printer without any FinePrint modifications or scaling. With this feature, it is convenient to set FinePrint as your default printer driver and use the Bypass option when you want output to go directly to your destination printer.
1 up
Use this setting when you want to print a document in the same size as it would print without FinePrint but want to apply FinePrint stationery or forms.
2 up
This is the default setting and is the most commonly used option. Almost
all documents are readable printed at 2 up which results in a 50% reduction in
printed paper and toner. Document drafts, legal briefs, email, computer source
code, etc. can be printed at 2 up with excellent results. It is also the best
setting for printing to a fax modem.
4 up
This is an excellent choice for those documents which contain text in sizes larger than 10 points. The text is generally readable and paper and toner usage are reduced by 75%. Review copies of large manuals may be printed using 4 up as well as court transcripts and presentations. 4 up is also a good choice for archiving documents that must be stored in printed form. In 4 up mode, the page ordering feature is available.
8 up
This setting is a good choice for handouts of presentations or any other document where the point sizes are larger than 14. 8 up offers the maximum paper compression and is suitable for archival documents. In 8 up mode, the page ordering feature is available.
Booklet
This setting will create a 2 up double-sided
booklet. Booklets are useful for presentations, brochures, or other applications where a compact format is desired. If you have problems printing booklets, take a look at the
troubleshooting section.
Repeat
Checking this box will repeat each the same page in each available slot on a sheet. For example, if the layout is set to 4 up, 4 of the same page will appear on the sheet.
Ordering
Down - draws the pages down before drawing them across the sheet of paper in 4 and 8 up modes. For example, in 4 up mode, the page ordering would be:
| Page
1 |
Page
3 |
| Page
2 |
Page
4 |
Across - draws the pages across before drawing them down the sheet of paper in 4 and 8 up modes. For example, in 4 up mode, the page ordering would be:
| Page
1 |
Page
2 |
| Page
3 |
Page
4 |
PDF - use this check box if you are printing landscape Acrobat (PDF) documents with Acrobat versions less than 4.0.
R to L - this option appears when a Middle Eastern or bi-directional language version of Windows is being used. Selecting this option will reverse the ordering of pages within a page and will also make booklets begin open on the left side instead of the right side.
This item appears only when the "Enable right to left page ordering"
item is selected in the Settings
tab.
Stationery
Select the stationery to apply from this combo box.
Form
Select the form to apply from this combo box.
Borders
- Smart - draws borders according the Ordering setting
above
- On - draws borders around each page
- Off - turns borders drawing off
Margins
This combo box allows you to adjust the white space around the content within a page. The options are:
-
none - no margins at all, provides the largest output
-
small - small amount of margin. This is the default setting and gives a bit of space between pages
-
medium - medium margins
-
large - large margins
-
original - the margins that are used by the original document. No scaling is done with this setting. This setting is automatically selected for use with forms where alignment is important.
Separate jobs
When printing multiple jobs, it is sometimes useful to have each job begin on a new sheet so that is easier to determine where each job begins. The options available in the Separate jobs combo box are:
- off - pages are packed as tightly as possible with new jobs flowing into the first available space on a sheet
- by side - new jobs will begin on a new side of the paper
- by sheet - new jobs will begin on a new sheet of paper. FinePrint will print extra blank pages to ensure
that the job begins on a new sheet.
Note: if double sided printing is not being used, the "by side" and
"by sheet" settings are equivalent.
Example: 2 three page jobs printed using a 4 up layout.
Separate jobs off
|
Sheet 1 |
Job
1
Page 1 |
Job
1
Page 2 |
Job
1
Page 3 |
Job
2
Page 1 |
|
Sheet 2 |
Job
2
Page 2 |
Job
2
Page 3 |
| |
|
Separate jobs by page/sheet
|
Sheet 1 |
Job
1
Page 1 |
Job
1
Page 2 |
Job
1
Page 3 |
|
|
Sheet 2 |
Job
2
Page 1 |
Job
2
Page2 |
Job
2
Page 3 |
|
Leave room for gutters
Check this box if space for gutters is required.
Remove graphics
Check this box if graphics should be eliminated. This option is useful
for saving ink when printing web pages with advertising graphics.
Show deleted pages
When pages are deleted, they are removed from the preview unless this box is
checked. Deleted pages are indicated by a red X across the page. To
undelete the deleted page, right click and select "Undelete this page".