Getting Started Guide
Printing in black and white (on a color printer)
You may wish to print documents in black and white on a color printer. Several
choices are available. Please note that some color printers may print in color
regardless of the settings you choose.
Change the printer settings to print in black and white or grayscale:
1) Choose File > Print to open the Print dialog.
2) Click Properties to open the Properties dialog for the printer. The available
choices vary from one printer to another, but you should find options for the
Color settings. See your printer’s help or user manual for more information.
3) The choices for color might include black and white or grayscale. Choose the
required setting.
4) Click OK to confirm your choice and return to the Print dialog,
5) Click the Print button to print the document.
Tip
Grayscale is best if you have any graphics in the document.
Change the OOo settings to print all color text and graphics as grayscale:
1) Choose Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > Print.
2) Select the Convert colors to grayscale option. Click OK to save the change.
3) Open the Print dialog (File > Print).
4) Click the Print button to print the document.
Change the OOo Writer (or Calc, Impress, Draw( settings to print all color text as
black, and all graphics as grayscale:
1) Choose Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org [Component] > Print.
2) Under Contents, select the Print text in black option. Click OK to save the
change.
3) Open the Print dialog (File > Print).
4) Click the Print button to print the document.
Previewing pages/sheets before printing
You can use the previewing options in Writer and Calc to view the document as it will
be printed. Different viewing options are available.
Writer
The normal page view in Writer shows you what each page will look like when
printed and you can edit the pages in that view. If you are designing a document to be
printed double-sided, you may want to see what facing pages look like. Writer
provides two ways to do this:
• View Layout (editable view): use the Facing Pages (Book Preview) button on
the status bar.
• Page Preview (read-only view).
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