The print dialogue box

Figure: The print dialogue box

Figure shows the print dialogue box. The various options are:

All pages

Specifies that all pages in the document will be printed.

From page

This specifies the range of pages to print. DVIview will print all the sheets of paper that contain the pages in the range. For example, if you're printing 2 pages per side and you specify the range 2 to 3, DVIview will print the sheet with pages 1 and 2 on and the sheet with pages 3 and 4 on. This is particularly useful if you need to re-print one sheet from a pamphlet print: just pick one page on the sheet to put in the range and DVIview will print the sheet you want (including the second side, if you've chosen to print on both sides).

Copies

Guess :-)

Print on both sides

Tick this if you want to print double-sided. DVIview will print one side of the paper and then prompt you to replace the paper in the in-tray.

Collate

Select this if you're printing multiple copies but think twice if you're using a Postscript printer. When selected, pages are printed in the order 1,2,3... 1,2,3..., which is usually what you want. Without it selected, pages are printed in the order 1,1,1,1... 2,2,2,2..., which might seem silly but it's much faster for a Postscript printer to print like this.

Pause between sheets

Left as an exercise for the reader :-)

Print types

There are three main styles of printing:

1 page/sheet

This is the usual print type.

n pages/sheet

These are `thumbnail' prints and give you an overview of your document. They simply fit a number of pages on each sheet. So, you might get pages 1,2,3,4 on the first sheet and 5,6,7,8 on the next.

Pamphlet

These print types print pages in such a way that the paper can be folded up to produce a booklet. Two-up printing puts 2 pages on each sheet so, by folding the sheet in half, you can make, say, A4 sheets into an A5 booklet. Two-up printing would normally be used with Print on both sides ticked. Four-up printing puts 4 pages on each sheet. Sheets are folded into quarters to make a booklet (and it's great fun working out how to fold the sheets :-) ).

Printer prints face up

Explained in section

Straight paper path

Explained in section