Operation Manual

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Printing
Last updated 11/30/2015
A Letter (tall orientation) B Custom page size (tall orientation) C Letter (transverse orientation)
Paper sizes are listed by familiar names (such as Letter). The dimensions define the limits of the imageable area—the
total paper size, less any unprintable border used by the printer or imagesetter. Most laser printers cannot print to the
exact edge of a page.
If you select a different paper size (for example, if you change from Letter to Legal), the document is rescaled in the
preview window. The preview window displays the entire imageable area of the selected page; when the preview size is
changed, the preview window automatically rescales to include the imageable area.
Note: The imageable area will vary by PPD file, even for the same paper size (for example, Letter), because different printers
and imagesetters define the sizes of their imageable areas differently.
Note: The preview in the lower-left area of the Print dialog box indicates whether you have enough space to include all
printer’s marks and the bleed and slug areas.
Specify paper size and orientation
1 Choose File > Print.
2 In the Setup area of the Print dialog box, choose an option in the Paper Size menu.
Make sure that your paper size is large enough to contain your document, the bleed and slug areas (if included), and
any printer’s marks. To conserve imagesetter film or paper, however, select the smallest paper size that will
accommodate your document and the necessary printing information.
3 Click an Orientation button to rotate the document on the media.
In most cases, the page orientation specified in Document Setup (File > Document Setup) and the output
orientation specified in the Setup area of the Print dialog box should be the same (both portrait or both landscape),
whether you print normal or transverse. If you’re printing spreads, you may want to choose a different paper size
and orientation (such as landscape) to fit all pages of a spread on a single sheet. If you’ve rotated the spread view,
you may want to change the orientation to print the spread properly.