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How to print Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing)

Article ID: ART104971 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 11/04/2015
 

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How to print Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing)

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Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing)
You can create vertical or horizontal banners by printing originals that are in banner format on rolls.
Originals created in Microsoft Word or other applications in your preferred size can be enlarged to fill the width of roll paper by completing simple printer driver settings.
[Fit Roll Width Size]
You can easily create vertical or horizontal banners by automatically enlarging or reducing originals to fit the full width of rolls.
<Windows>
This topic describes how to print a banner about five times as long as the roll width based on the following example.
Document: A horizontal banner created in Microsoft Word
Page size: Non-standard (100x500 mm [3.9x19.7 in])
Paper: Roll
Paper type: Plain Paper
Roll paper width: 16 in (406.4 mm)
Follow the steps below to print a banner in either horizontal or vertical format.
1. Register a Custom Media Size .
Banners tend to be in non-standard sizes, so register a Custom Media Size . In this example, 100x500 mm (3.9x19.7 in) is registered.
2. In the application, create an original in the size you registered.
3. Print the banner, using the settings that correspond to banners.
<Registering a Custom Media Size >
This example describes how to register a paper size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for banners in either horizontal or vertical format.
1. Display the printer driver dialog box.
2. Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet.
3. Click Roll Paper in the "L":Media Source list.
4. Click "O":Size Options to display the Media Size Options dialog box.
5. Enter a desired paper name in Custom Media Size Name . "My Horizontal Banner" is used in this example.
6. In Units , click mm .
7. Under Media Size , enter "100" in Width and "500" in Height .
8. Click Add to add the paper size of "My Horizontal Banner."
9. Click OK to close the Media Size Options dialog box.
10. Close the printer driver dialog box.
<Creating the banner in the application>
Follow the steps below to create the banner in Microsoft Word using the Custom Media Size you registered.
1. Start Microsoft Word.
2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu to display the Page Setup dialog box.
3. Under Paper Size , click the Custom Media Size you registered—"My Horizontal Banner" in this example.
4. Set the printing orientation to horizontal
5. Create the banner.
<Printing the banner>
Follow the steps below to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings.
1. Choose Print in the Microsoft Word menu.
2. Select the printer in the dialog box, and then open the printer driver dialog box.
3. Make sure the Main sheet is displayed.
4. In the "A":Media Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper .
5. After confirming that "D":Easy Settings is selected, click POP Ad in the "E":Print Target list.
6. Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet.
7. In the "A":Page Size list, click the size you registered, "My Horizontal Banner."
8. Select the "D":Enlarged/Reduced Printing check box.
9. Click Roll Paper in the "L":Media Source list.
10. After you click "E":Fit Roll Paper Width , the Information dialog box is displayed.
11. Select the width of the loaded roll in the Roll Paper Width list. In this case, click 16-in. Roll (406.4mm) , and then click OK .
12. Confirm the print settings and print as desired.
<MacOS 9>
This topic describes how to print a banner about five times as long as the roll width based on the following example.
Document: An original designed for a horizontal banner
Page size: Non-standard (100x500 mm, [3.9x19.7 in])
Paper: Roll
Paper type: Plain Paper
Roll paper width: 10 inches (254.0 mm)
The steps to print a vertical or horizontal banner are as follows.
1. In the application, create an original in the format of a horizontal or vertical banner.
2. Register a Custom Media Size in Media Design .
Banners tend to be in non-standard sizes, so register a Custom Media Size . In this example, 100x500 mm (3.9x19.7 in) is registered.
3. Print the banner, using the settings that correspond to banners.
<Register a Custom Media Size>
This example describes how to register and print using a page size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for banners in either horizontal or vertical format.
1. Create the document in the application.
2. Select the printer in Chooser .
3. Choose Page Setup in the application menu to display the Page Attribute dialog box.
4. Click Media Design in the Page Attribute list to display the Media Design pane.
5. Enter a desired paper name in "B":Custom Name . "My Horizontal Banner" is used in this example.
6. In "C":Units , click "D":mm .
7. Under "F":Media Size , enter "100" in "G":Width. and "500" in "H":Hght .
8. Click "J":Add to add the paper size of "My Horizontal Banner."
9. Access the Page Attribute dialog box.
10. In the "A":Page Size list, click the size you added, "My Horizontal Banner."
11. In "B":Orientation , click the icon of the document in landscape orientation.
12. Click "I":OK to close the dialog box.
<Print the banner>
Follow these steps to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings.
1. Choose Print in the application menu.
2. Make sure the Main pane is displayed.
3. In the "C":Media Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper .
4. After confirming that "E":Easy Settings is selected, click POP in the "F":Print Target list.
5. Access the Finishing pane.
6. Click Roll Paper in the "A":Media Source list.
7. Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the "B":Roll Paper Width list—in this case, 10 in. (254.0mm) .
8. Access the Page Setup pane.
9. In "B":Page Size , make sure "My Horizontal Banner" is displayed, as registered in Media Design .
10. Select the "C":Enlarged/Reduced Printing check box.
11. Click "E":Fit Roll Width Size .
12. Confirm the print settings, and then click "N":Print to start printing.
<MacOS X>
This topic describes how to print a banner about five times as long as the roll width based on the following example.
Document: An original designed for a horizontal banner
Page Size: Non-standard (100x500 mm [3.9x19.7 in])
Paper: Roll
Paper type: Plain Paper
Roll paper width: 16 inches (406.4 mm)
Follow the steps below to print a banner in either horizontal or vertical format.
1. In the application, create an original in the format of a horizontal or vertical banner.
2. Register a "Custom Page Size."
Banners tend to be in non-standard sizes, so register a "Custom Page Size" in Page Setup . In this example, 100x500 mm (3.9x19.7 in) is registered.
3. Print the banner, using the settings that correspond to banners.
*The following procedures are based on Mac OS X 10.4. The method of setting up non-standard paper sizes varies depending on the version of Mac OS X.
<Register a "Custom Page Size">
This example describes how to register and print using a page size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for banners in either horizontal or vertical format.
1. Create the document in the application.
2. Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attribute dialog box.
3. Select the printer in the "B":Format for list.
4. Click Manage Custom Sizes in the "C":Paper Size list to display the Custom Page Sizes dialog box.
5. Double-click Untitled in the list at left, and then enter a name for the page size you want to register.Here, enter "100*500."
If the Untitled size is not listed at left, click + below the list.
6. Under Page Size , enter "10" in Width and "50" in Height . Here, measurements are entered in centimeters.
7. Specify the margins by entering "0.3" in Printer Margins . Here, too, measurements are entered in centimeters.
8. Click OK to close the Custom Page Sizes dialog box.
9. In the "C":Paper Size list, click the size of the original. In this case, click "100*500", the size you registered.
10. In "D":Orientation , click the icon of the document in landscape orientation.
11. Click "F":OK to close the dialog box.
<Print the banner>
Follow the steps below to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings.
1. Choose Print in the application menu.
2. Access the Main pane.
3. In the "A":Media Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper .
4. After confirming that "D":Easy Settings is selected, click POP in the "E":Print Target list.
5. Access the Page Setup pane.
6. Click Roll Paper in the "A":Media Source list.
7. Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the "B":Roll Paper Width list—in this case, 16 in. (406.4mm) .
8. In "C":Page Size , make sure "100*500" is displayed, as registered in Page Setup .
9. Select the "D":Enlarged/Reduced Printing check box.
10. Click "F":Fit Roll Paper Width .
11. Confirm the print settings, and click "M":Print to start printing.

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