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.
2
In the application used to open the document, select the command to print.
3
Select the printer driver of the machine, and click [Preferences] or [Properties].
The [Printing preferences] screen of the printer driver is displayed.
4
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].
5
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 
on the control panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and Log
on the control panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and LogWhen Using macOS
1
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]. |
5
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 on the control panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and Log
on the control panel to view the print job status and log. Viewing the Print Job Status and Log