Print Layout Document

MacOS:

People stopped heralding the advent of the paperless office years ago. Print still has a place and a purpose in this world. If you have such a purpose for your LayOut document, this section will guide you through the printing process.

Whether you use LayOut for Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, the basic printing process is the same:

• To check the page setup, select File > Page Setup.
• Preview your printout.
• Select File > Print to select your final printing options and send your presentation to the printer.

The following steps will take you through the entire detailed printing process for MacOS:

1. From the menu bar, select Page > Page Setup. A Page Setup dialog box will appear, displaying your page attribute options, as shown in the following image.
2. Select a printer from the Format For dropdown menu.
3. From the Paper Size dropdown menu, select the paper size loaded in your printer.
4. (Optional) You'll probably want to use the default orientation, which matches the orientation of the template you selected when you created the document. However, you can select a different option by clicking an Orientation icon for a portrait or landscape document.
5. (Optional) In the Scale box, enter a percentage value to tell your printer how to scale the page in relation to the paper size.
6. When you have finished choosing page attributes, click OK.
7. Select File > Print to open a print dialog box and click the Show Details button at the bottom left to expand the available options, as shown in the following image.
8. In the Printer dropdown menu, make sure the printer you want to use is selected.
9. (Optional) If you have saved the settings you want as a preset, you can select them from the Presets menu and go to step 14. Otherwise, go to step 10.
10. (Optional) In the Copies box, type the number of copies you want to print.
11. (Optional) In the Pages area, choose to print all pages or enter a page range in the From/To boxes.
12. (Optional) To print more than one document page on each sheet of paper, select the number of document pages from the Pages per Sheet dropdown menu.
13. (Optional) To add a border around the margins of your printed document, select the type of border you want to use from the Border dropdown menu.
14. (Optional) To choose specific settings for your printer, navigate to the different options using the drop-down menu in the center of the dialog box. (In the previous image, the LayOut option is selected from this menu.)
15. Click the Print button and your document will begin its journey to your printer.

Windows:

The following steps will take you through the entire detailed printing process for Windows:

1. From the menu bar, select File > Page Setup. A Page Setup dialog box will appear.
2. Select a paper size from the Size dropdown menu.
3. Select your printer(tray) from the Source dropdown menu.
4. Click OK.
5. Click File > Print Preview to open the Print Preview dialog box, as shown in the following image:
6. Preview each page of your document to make sure it prints the way you want it to. Use the Zoom menu at the top left to zoom in or out of the preview area. Next to the Zoom menu, you can click an icon to select how many pages you see in the preview area. At the top right, type a page number in the Page box to navigate to a specific page in your document.
7. Click the Close button and select File > Print or click the print icon at the top left. The Print dialog box appears:
8. Select your printer under Select Printer. If your printer is not listed, click Find Printer and navigate to it if possible.
9. (Optional) Check the Print to File checkbox to create a .prn file with formatting and layout information that a printer outside of LayOut can use to print the document. Note, however, that this file is designed to work with parallel printers and often will not work with modern USB or wireless printers.
10. Click the Preferences button to open the Printing Preferences dialog box. The following image shows the printing options for the selected EPSON printer, but the options you see will vary depending on the printer you selected in step 8. Refer to your printer's documentation for details about your options. When you have finished setting your printer-specific printing preferences, click OK.
11. (Optional) Back in the Print dialog box, the default page range is All. To print a specific page range, select the Pages button and enter a page range in the text box.
12. (Optional) To print more than one copy of your document, type the number of copies you want to print in the Number of Copies box. Or use the arrows to specify a number. If you are printing more than one copy, you can choose how your printer collates the copies.
13. Click the Print button and (finally!) your document will be sent to the printer.