Available Operations in the [Layout] Tab

In the [Layout] tab, you can configure layout settings for printing. You can combine pages or adjust print positions.

Settings

Description

[Combination]

Select how the original pages are combined on sheets.

  • [2 in 1]/[4 in 1]/[6 in 1]/[9 in 1]/[16 in 1]:
    Multiple pages are reduced and printed on the same side of one sheet. For example, when you select [9 in 1], every set of nine pages is reduced and printed on the same side of one sheet.

  • [2 2]/[3 3]/[4 4] (PCL only):
    The original image is enlarged, divided and printed on multiple sheets. For example, when you select [2 2], one page of the original is divided and printed on four sheets. When you join the printed sheets together, a large poster is created.

As necessary, click [Combination Details...] to configure detailed settings about page combination.

  • [Combination]: Select the page combination.

  • [Layout Order]: When you have selected "N in 1" in [Combination], select the order of pages in the layout.

  • [Border]: When you have selected "N in 1" in [Combination], select this check box if you want to draw border lines between pages. In addition, select the type of border lines.

  • [Overlap width line]: When you have selected "N N" in [Combination], select this check box if you want to create overlap margins.

[Rotate 180]

Select this check box to rotate the original 180 degrees and print it.

Click [180-Degree Rotation Setting...], then specify the target to be rotated 180 degrees in detail.

  • [Target]: Specify the original of the target to be rotated 180 degrees.

  • [Original Size]: Specify the original size of the target to be rotated 180 degrees when [Specify the original size and orientation] is selected in [Target].

  • [Original Orientation]: Specify the orientation of the target to be rotated 180 degrees when [Specify the original size and orientation] is selected in [Target].

[Skip Blank Pages]

Select this check box to exclude blank pages in the original from the pages to be printed.

[Chapters]

When you have selected [2-Sided] or [Booklet] in [Print Type], select this check box if you want to print particular pages on the front side.

In [Entry Example], specify the page numbers of the pages you want to print on the front side. To specify multiple page numbers, separate each number with a comma (for example, "2,4,6") or connect the numbers using a hyphen (for example, "6-10").

[Print Type]

Select the print sides of paper.

  • [1-Sided]: The original is printed on one side of paper.

  • [2-Sided]: The original is printed on both sides of paper.

  • [Booklet]: The original is printed in booklet format. The pages in the original data are arranged, spread, and printed on both sides of sheets. When the printed sheets are stacked and folded in two, the pages are arranged in the correct order.

[Binding Position]

To perform 2-sided printing or to create a margin, select the binding position.

[Binding Margin]

Select this check box to provide a margin on printed sheets.

Click [Binding Margin Settings...] to specify the size of the margin in detail.

  • [Shift Mode]: Select how the images are shifted for creating the margin.

  • [Front Side]: Specify the size of the margin on the front side.

  • [Back Side]: When you print on both sides, specify the size of the margin on the back side. When the [Same value for Front and Back sides] check box is selected, a margin of the same size is created on both front and back sides.

[Image Shift]

Select this check box to fine tune (shift) the print position of the image with respect to the paper.

Click [Image Shift Settings...] to specify the print position in detail.

  • [Front Side]: Specify the upward/downward and rightward/leftward shift distances for the front side.

  • [Back Side]: When you print on both sides, specify the upward/downward and rightward/leftward shift distances for the back side. Selecting the [Same value for Front and Back sides] check box applies the same settings to both sides.