Use a custom paper size (Mac OS X)

Article ID: ART157857 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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Instructions to set a custom paper size in Mac OS X. You can choose non-standard paper sizes for printing tasks by specifying custom sizes in inches or millimeters.

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Set a custom paper size (Mac OS X)

Instructions to set a custom paper size in Mac OS X. You can choose non-standard paper sizes for printing tasks by specifying custom sizes in inches or millimeters.

Note: When setting a Custom Paper Size, borderless printing will not be available.

  1. Open the Print dialogue box by clicking File and selecting 'Print' from inside the application being printed from.

    Note: For Mac OS X versions before 10.5, open the Page Setup dialogue by clicking 'File' and selecting 'Page Setup'.

  2. Select 'Manage Custom Sizes ' from the 'Paper Size' pop-up menu

  3. Click the 'Add' (+) button.

  4. Specify the Paper Size setting.

  5. Either choose your printer's default margins from the pop-up menu, or enter your own values for margins in the 'Left', 'Right', 'Top', and 'Bottom' fields.

  6. If you want to change the custom size's name, double-click the name in the list and enter a new name.

  7. Click 'OK'.

  8. Open the Print dialog box by clicking File and then selecting 'Print' from inside the application.

  9. Click 'Print'.

Printing will now begin.


Note: The printer can handle paper sizes in the range of 3.54 to 8.50 in (90.0 to 215.9mm) for width and 4.72 to 23.00 in (120.0 to 584.2mm) for height.




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