Quick start Guide

PrinTao 8 Effortless Professional Printing

Manual for Printing with PrinTao 8

Installation & First Program Start

After downloading PrinTao 8, the disk image is opened

with a double click. Using the mouse, the program icon

can be drawn to the application folder alias. This action

moves it to the application folder. Starting PrinTao 8 for

the rst time, the user license agreement will show up.

Having agreed, PrinTao 8 can be unlocked for the appro-

priate printer models using a purchased license le. This

le will downloaded and installed automatically directly

with the purchase. In addition, the license le will be

sent per email for later usage. For manual installation,

the license le having a .printao8_lic le extension is

registered with a double click or by simply dragging it

with the mouse onto the provided box in the welcome

screen. Alternatively, it can be dropped right onto the

program icon in the taskbar. PrinTao 8 now installs the

license le and enables to setup the appropriate printer

models.

Install additional Licenses

Licenses for additional printer classes can be purchased

and installed directly from within PrinTao 8. Therefore,

the PrinTao 8 top menu features an entry Buy new

license… . Clicking it opens a new window to select

and purchase a new license. After purchasing, PrinTao 8

automatically installs the new license and unlocks the

additional printer models. For later use, the license le is

also sent via email.

Install Printers

PrinTao 8 detects all printers, which are switched on and

connected with the local network. It shows just those,

which are included with installed licenses. By clicking

on the green Install printer (1) button, PrinTao 8 down-

loads and installs actual printer drivers for the selected

printer model and corresponding paper proles from

the printer manufacturer from the web. It is not neces-

sary to enter the IP address manually, any further setup

is done by PrinTao.