Poster printing

Poster Printing is a useful function that allows you to enlarge a document or image and print it out on smaller individual sections. You can create large posters by joining the individual parts together.

• Borderless Printing
• Background Printing is disabled (In Windows Me or Windows 98). To confirm whether Background Printing is in progress, open the printer driver's Properties dialog box, select Page Setup and click Printer Control.

1. Access the printing preferences by opening the printer properties.
   
   For Windows Vista
   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, Click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.
     

   For Windows XP Home Edition

   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

   
   For Windows XP Professional Edition

   • Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

   
   For Windows 2000/Me/98

   • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
   • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.
     
     
2. Click the Page Setup tab.
   
   
3. Specify the 'Poster Printing' settings:
   
   
   
   (1) Select Poster Printing.
   
   (2) Click 'Specify'. The Poster Printing dialog box opens.
   
   
   
   (3) Select the number of image divisions. The more divisions selected, the greater the number of printout pages and the larger the final poster will be when assembled.
   
   (4) Select this check box to print the words "Cut/Paste" in the margins for later joining.
   
   (5) Select this check box to print lines in the margins for later joining.
   
   (6) Enter numbers to specify the range of pages to be printed/not printed.
   
   Note:You can specify areas to print/not print in the Preview area by clicking.
   
   
   
   
4. Click 'OK'.
   
   
5. Click 'OK' on the Page Setup tab.