Direct Print allows you to directly print a PDF or TIFF file without starting an application.
You can preset the job settings and reduce the burden of making print settings.
Direct Print can run on each edition (including 64 bit) of Windows XP (SP3 or later) / Windows Vista (SP2 or later) / Windows 7 (SP1 or later).
The file formats usable in Direct Print are PDF/TIFF/PS/PCL/ASCII text/XPS.
• Benefits
The Direct Print function can provide the following benefits.
Printing is executed simply by creating a hot folder and copying a file to it.
A file can be printed just by dragging and dropping it on the desktop icon (a shortcut of job setting).
Printing can be started easily by right-clicking the file and selecting the printer (this machine) and job setting.
Direct Print: Printing a File by Copying to the Hot Folder
Direct Print: Printing by Dragging and Dropping to the Desktop Icon