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Use the [Print] section keynames to set
printing defaults and troubleshoot printing problems. For an explanation
of the print options set in the user interface, click the Help button
in the Print dialog box (File
Print).
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Purpose |
Defines whether translucent or transparent rasters are printed. Some print drivers fail on the attempt to print these. |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = normal printing |
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1 = do not print translucent or transparent rasters |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines how a document's annotations will appear when the document is printed. |
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To Change |
Use the "Annotations" list in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
1 = All Hidden |
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2 = As Icons |
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3 = As Text |
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4 = As Displayed |
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Default |
4 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
When printing at actual size, scales the image in the horizontal direction only. |
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To Change |
Edit the Image.ini file. |
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Value |
Any scale factor |
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Default |
1.0 |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines whether a Banner is displayed. |
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To Change |
Use the Header or Footer check boxes in the Banner category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not display a Banner. |
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1 = display a Banner. |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the color level of the printed image. |
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To Change |
Use the color level list, located under the "Rasterize"
check box, in the Options category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = Color |
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1 = Bilevel |
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2 = Bilevel (enhanced) |
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3 = Bilevel (CAD) |
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4 = Bilevel (diffusion dithered) |
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Default |
1 |
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Editions |
All except Office-View-Annotate and Scan-View-Edit |
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Purpose |
Defines whether the image is centered on the page when printing. |
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To Change |
Use the "Center" check box in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not center the image. |
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1 = center the image. |
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Default |
1 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines whether color management is enabled for printing. Color management converts colors according to defined color profiles, resulting in colors that are the same regardless of output device. |
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To Change |
Use the Color Management check box in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = disable color management (no color conversion will be performed when printing) |
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1 = enable color management |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the number of copies to print and whether to collate the copies. |
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To Change |
Use the "Copies" group in the Print category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
number = Number of copies to print |
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0 = do not collate. |
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1 = collate. |
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Default |
1, 0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
When Enable Automatic Paper Selection is set to 1, defines a default paper size for automatic paper selection. If Enable Automatic Paper Selection is not set, this keyname is ignored. |
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The Default Page Size is used when the document area to print does NOT fit one of the Letter, Legal, 11x17, A2, A3, A4, or A5 paper sizes, adjusted by tolerance. |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = use the first paper size in the Paper Size list of the Print dialog box |
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1 = Legal |
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2 = Letter |
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4 = 11x17 |
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13 = A3 |
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14 = A4 |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the width of the overlapped area during a DIN19052 tiled print. See Print Tiling Option for details. |
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To Change |
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Values |
Integer values greater than 100, in mm |
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Default |
100 |
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Editions |
All |
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Notes |
1. This keyname value can be overwritten by an API integration. |
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2. DIN tiling only works with drawings larger than size A0 (33.11 x 46.81 inches). |
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3. Banners are disabled when using DIN tiling. |
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Purpose |
Defines the length of the overlapped area during a DIN19052 tiled print. See Print Tiling Option for details. |
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To Change |
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Values |
Integer values greater than 100, in mm |
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Default |
100 |
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Editions |
All |
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Notes |
1. This keyname value can be overwritten by an API integration. |
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2. DIN tiling only works with drawings larger than size A0 (33.11 x 46.81 inches). |
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3. Banners are disabled when using DIN tiling. |
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Purpose |
Defines the dither contrast value for printing. |
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To Change |
Use the Brightness Bar in the Options category of the Print
dialog box (File |
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Values |
Can range from Dark (-50) to Light (150). |
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Default |
50% |
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Editions |
All |
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Notes |
1. This value is used by BilevelCAD, BilevelEnh, and BilevelDithered print profiles. |
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2. The Brightness Bar also controls the Threshold Value setting. |
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Purpose |
Automatically sets paper size for printing if the document area to print matches, within defined tolerances, one of Letter, Legal, 11x17, A2, A3, A4, or A5 paper sizes. If the document size does not match one of these sizes, then the paper size defaults to Default Paper Size or, if Default Paper Size is not set, defaults to Letter. |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = do not use automatic paper selection |
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1 = enable automatic paper selection |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Note |
Page size tolerances are: |
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Letter, Legal, A2, A3, A4, and A5: +/- 1,000 mm sq |
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11x17: -10,000 mm sq. lower limit and +1,000 mm sq. upper limit |
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Purpose |
Defines how a document's hotspots will appear when the document is printed. |
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To Change |
Use the "Hotspots" list in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
1 = All Hidden |
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5 = Icons Hidden |
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4 = As displayed |
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Default |
4 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the path and filename of the last color profile added for printing. |
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To Change |
Use the "Add" button in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
Any valid color profile file and path. |
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Default |
none |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the margins (using the current system units) surrounding your printed document. |
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To Change |
Use the "Margins" group in the Page category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Editions |
All |
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Note |
This keyname value can be overwritten by an API integration. |
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Purpose |
Defines whether vector images and text documents are temporarily converted into rasters before printing them. |
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To Change |
Use the "Rasterize" check box in the Options
category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not rasterize before print. |
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1 = rasterize before print. |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the minimum width used for printing stroke fonts such as Roman. |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = no minimum text width defined |
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1 = text width defined in this setting is used |
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-1 = text width defined by the "Minimum Output Text Width" keyname in the [System] section is used |
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-2 = text width defined in this setting will also apply to printed lines |
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size = minimum width to use for printing stroke fonts |
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Defaults |
0, 0, in |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines whether a minimum vector width for printed documents is specified and what that minimum width is. |
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To Change |
Use the "Minimum Vector Width" check box and
settings in the Options category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not use a minimum vector width. |
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1 = use a minimun vector width |
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size = size of minimum width |
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units = units of measurement |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines how the images are oriented on print. |
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To Change |
Use the "Orientation" group in the Page category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
1 = Portrait |
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2 = Landscape |
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4 = Best Fit |
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8 = Minimum Length |
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16 = As Set by Printer Driver |
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Default |
1 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Sets the number of bands per page used for printing. |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = Automatic banding, so the most efficient number of bands is used. |
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1 = No banding is used, so each page is printed as a single band. |
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2-100 = Specified number of bands is used for each page. |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
This keyname defines which remote printing version to use (if any): Command Line or Command File. |
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With Command File, Imagenation creates a file that includes all of the parameters, and runs a command line consisting of an executable name followed by the command file name. This interface allows for printing of multiple pages in documents. |
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With Command Line, when a print is requested to a custom device, Imagenation assembles and runs a command line consisting of an executable name followed by a fixed and ordered list of parameters. |
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To Change |
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0 = Command File interface |
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1 = Command Line interface |
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Default |
None, which implies the Command File interface. |
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Editions |
All |
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Notes |
This keyname is not written out by Imagenation. |
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Purpose |
Defines which pages to print. |
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To Change |
Use the "Page Range" section in the Print category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = All |
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1 = Pages |
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2 = Current |
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Default |
1 |
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Editions |
All |
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Note |
This keyname value can be overwritten by an API integration. |
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Purpose |
Defines the pathname of the pen mask table. |
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To Change |
Use the "Pen Mask Table" text box in the Options
category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
Any valid pathname |
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Default |
None |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines the printer to use. |
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To Change |
Use the "Name" list under "Printer"
in the Print category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
Any printer name in drop down list. |
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Default |
Default system printer |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines which part of each page to print. |
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To Change |
Use the "Print" list in the Print category of
the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
64 = Entire Page |
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128 = Active Raster Only |
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32 = Displayed Layers |
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36 = As Displayed |
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512 = Displayed Rasters Only |
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1024 = Displayed Edits Only |
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Default |
64 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines whether the DIN19052 Part 4 tiling option for printing
is available in the user interface. When enabled, this option appears
in the Print dialog box, in the Options category (File |
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To Change |
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Values |
0 = Standard tiling only |
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1 = DIN19052 Part 4 tiling and Standard tiling are both available |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines whether the document is stored on disk as a PostScript file, rather than sent to a printer. |
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To Change |
Use the "Print to file" check box in the Print
category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not print to file. |
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1 = print to file. |
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Default |
0, |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
When printing at actual size, scales the image in the horizontal and vertical directions. |
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To Change |
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Value |
Any scale factor |
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Default |
1.0 |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines how the image is scaled on print. |
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To Change |
Use the "Scale" list in the Print category of
the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
2 = Actual Size |
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8 = Actual Size or Fit |
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64 = Fit to Length |
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32 = Fit to Width |
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16 = No Scaling |
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1 = To Fit |
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4 = To Half Page |
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Default |
16 |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the currently selected color profile for printing. |
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To Change |
Use the Printer Profile list in the Options category of
the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
Any valid color profile file and path. |
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Default |
none |
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Editions |
All |
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Purpose |
Defines the directory used for creating temporary files in the remote printing process. If undefined, Imagenation uses the directory the document was found in. If that is a read-only directory, printing will fail. |
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To Change |
Edit the Image.ini file. |
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Values |
Any directory path that the user has write permissions to. |
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Default |
None |
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Editions |
All |
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Example |
C:\Temp |
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See also |
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Purpose |
Defines which color should be printed and which color should not. The darkest setting (255) will ensure all colors are printed. |
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To Change |
Use the Brightness Bar in the Options category of the Print
dialog box (File |
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Values |
Can range from Light (0) to Dark (255). |
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Default |
255 |
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Editions |
All |
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Notes |
1. This value is used by Bilevel print only. |
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2. The Brightness Bar also controls the Dither Value setting. |
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Purpose |
Defines whether the print prints the entire image on as many pages as required. |
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To Change |
Use the "Tile" check box in the Options category
of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not tile image. |
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1 = tile image. |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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Note |
This option appears dimmed if "To Fit" or "To Half Page" options are selected in the Scale list of the Print category. |
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Purpose |
Defines whether the print buffer size allocated for storing decompressed data during a print job is overridden. |
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To Change |
Use the "Use Small Print Buffer" check box in
the Options category of the Print dialog box (File |
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Values |
0 = do not use small print buffer. |
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1 = use small print buffer. |
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Default |
0 |
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Editions |
All |
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See also |
See also