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Printing with a desktop printer
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If you are using QuickDraw GX applications, do one of the following:
- Select any desktop printer in the Print dialog box.
- Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document opens, prints the document, and then quits.
If you are using non-QuickDraw GX applications, do one of the following:
- Print to the default desktop printer with the Print command from the File menu.
- Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document opens, displays the Print dialog box, and waits for you to click Print. After printing the document, the application quits.
Using the Printing menu
Most of the commands in the Printing menu are standard QuickDraw GX driver commands, and are documented by Apple (see the Macintosh Guide on-line document for details). The last group of commands in this menu are printer-specific.
Control printing
Use the Start Print Queue and Stop Print Queue commands in the Printing menu to control the print queues on individual desktop printers.
- Select (highlight) a desktop printer icon.
- From the Printing menu, select either Start Print Queue or Stop Print Queue.
Designating a default desktop printer
- Select (highlight) a desktop printer icon.
- From the Printing menu, select Set Default Printer.
A check-mark appears next to the command, and a bold outline appears around the desktop printer's icon.
Using printing extensions
Use the Extension Setup command in the Printing menu to specify which third-party printing extensions you want enabled for the currently selected desktop printer. By default, all printing extensions are enabled.
- Select (highlight) a desktop printer icon.
- Select Extension Setup from the Printing menu.
- Make selections as desired.
- Click Save.
Selecting printing options
Use the Printer Driver Defaults command in the Printing menu to set default options for the selected desktop printer. This dialog box includes such options as the color corrections and print quality modes.
Note: The printer defaults dialog box is also available through the Print command in the
File menu for QuickDraw GX applications.
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Color Correction
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None
Vivid Color
Simulate Display
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SWOP Press
Euroscale Press
Commercial Press
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SNAP Press
Monochrome
Use Printer Setting
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Print Quality
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Standard
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Enhanced
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Fusing
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None
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Cold
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Hot
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Advance Media
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Never
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After Each Job
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After Each Page
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Cut Media
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Never
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After Each Job
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After Each Page
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Page Rotation
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None
90 Degrees
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180 Degrees
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270 Degrees
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Image Smoothing
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On
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Off
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Color Control Strip
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On
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Off
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Print Preview
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On
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Off
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Mirror Print
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On
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Off
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Page Centering
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On
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Off
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Display Manual Feed Dialogs
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Check box on to see a dialog box confirming each page you want to print with manual feed. If you check this box on, then go to the Print dialog box to select Use Manual Feed.
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Downloading printer utilities
Use the Printer Utilities command in the Printing menu to download printer utility files to the selected desktop printer. This command cannot be used on a shared printer, except by the Macintosh hosting the shared printer.
- Select (highlight) a desktop printer icon.
- Select Printer Utilities from the Printing menu.
- In the Utility pop-up menu, select the utility you want downloaded to the printer, then click OK. See Printer utilities for a list of utilities available in this dialog box.
- If you see an alert message, click OK or Cancel as desired.
Printer utilities
The following utilities can be downloaded to the printer with the Printer Utilities command from the Printing menu.
- Print Startup Page
- Print Configuration Page
- Print CMYK Sampler
- Print RGB Sampler
- Print HSB Sampler
- Print Fonts Sampler
- Print PANTONE Sampler
Download PostScript files
Use the Send PostScript File command in the Printing menu to download PostScript files to the selected desktop printer. For example, use this command to download the utility files included on the CD-ROM and diskettes shipped with the printer. This command cannot be used on a shared printer, except by the Macintosh hosting the shared printer.
- Select (highlight) a desktop printer icon.
- Select Send PostScript File from the Printing menu.
- Select the PostScript file you want to download.
- Click Open to send the file to the printer.
Printer Types | Topics
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