User Guide

Canvas 12 User Guide
Output settings
Resolution Use these settings to control the appearance of printed documents.
Output to maximum resolution: Select this check box to print
documents at the printer’s highest resolution. This setting disables
image-reduction options and fast-printing features of QuickDraw®
printers, which require a setting of 72 dpi (see "Output resolution of
transparency effects" on page 687).
If you print documents to a PostScript printer, it’s a good idea to select
this option; however, if you are using Japanese fonts (two-byte), you
can deselect the Output to maximum resolution check box, and then use
the menu to select 300 dpi to speed up printing.
When Output to maximum resolution is not selected, you can choose the
resolution (from 72 to 2,540 dpi) to use in the Resolution menu.
Halftone Set the halftone screen frequency and the halftone screen angle for
composite printing. You can also use the printer’s default halftone
settings.
For most desktop publishing purposes, the printer’s default settings are
probably the best to use. For commercial printing, you might need to
specify a particular frequency and angle for the best output. If you are
sending documents to a commercial printer, ask about the appropriate
halftone screen settings.
Use printer default: Select this option when you often print to desktop
devices such as laser printers, and the default halftone screen
frequency and angle are appropriate for your documents.
Frequency: To specify a halftone screen frequency, deselect the Use
printer default check box, and enter the frequency in lines per inch in
the text box. A higher frequency requires a higher printer resolution to
produce the same number of grayscale levels in printed halftones.
Angle: If you want to specify the angle of the screens used for
halftoning, rather than use the printer’s default setting, deselect the Use
printer default check box, and enter the angle in the Angle check box.
Postscript text type All Bezier
No Bezier
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