Printing from a Computer
 | You can print documents from a computer using a printer driver. By changing the settings on the printer driver, you can print according to the document and purpose, such as by using 2-sided printing or adjusting the quality. |
This section describes the general procedure for this operation. Check the manual of the application you are using for detailed operations on how to use it.
Required Preparations |
Install the printer driver on the computer, and configure the settings according to your usage environment. Preparing to Print from a Computer If the document or paper to print is a non-standard size, register the size to the printer driver. Registering Non-standard Size Paper to the Computer (Custom Size) |
When Using Windows
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On your computer, open the document you want to print.
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In the application used to open the document, select the command to print.
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Select the printer driver of the machine, and click [Preferences] or [Properties].
The [Printing preferences] screen of the printer driver is displayed.
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In [Page Size] on the [Basic Settings] tab, select the paper size of the document.
When Printing on Paper of a Size Different from [Page Size]
In [Output Size], select the paper size to print on. The document is enlarged or reduced to match the paper size in [Output Size].
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Configure the other print settings, as needed.
Configure 2-sided printing and adjust the image quality and other settings to suit your document and purpose. For more information, click [Help] on the [Printing preferences] screen to display help.
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Click [OK], and click [Print] or [OK].
Printing starts.
You can cancel printing on the printing screen or from the printer icon in the Windows notification area. Canceling Printing from a Computer
Use [Status Monitor] on the operation panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and Log
When Using macOS
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On your computer, open the document you want to print.
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From the menu in the application used to open the document, click [Print].
The printing dialog box appears.
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In [Printer], select the printer driver of the machine.
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In [Paper Size] of the print options, select the paper size of the document.
If print options are not displayed, click [Show Details] in the printing dialog box.
When Printing on Paper of a Size Different from [Paper Size]
1 | From the print options pop-up menu, select [Paper Handling].  |
2 | Select the [Scale to fit paper size] checkbox, and in [Destination Paper Size], select the paper size to print on. The document is enlarged or reduced to match the paper size in [Destination Paper Size]. |
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Configure the other print settings, as needed.
Configure 2-sided printing and adjust the image quality and other settings to suit your document and purpose. For more information, click [
] in the printing dialog box to display help.
] in the printing dialog box to display help.6
Click [Print].
Printing starts.
You can cancel printing from the printer icon in the Dock. Canceling Printing from a Computer
Use [Status Monitor] on the operation panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and Log