[F-21] Printing an Image on a Paper Size Larger than A4 (Poster Printing)
You can enlarge a single-page image and print it out on multiple sheets of paper.
You can then join these printouts together to create one large poster.
Open the [Print] dialog box.
- In an application, click [File].
- Click [Print].
Open the printing preferences dialog box.
- Select [Canon LBP5050].
- Click [Properties] or [Preferences].
Specify the poster size.
- Click the [Page Setup] tab.
- Set [Page Layout] to one of the following settings.
- [Poster [2 x 2]]
- [Poster [3 x 3]]
- [Poster [4 x 4]]
NOTE
About [Page Options]
The [Page Options] settings are not applied when printing posters.
Selecting [Page Layout]
[Page Layout] cannot be selected in the following cases.
- When the [Watermark] check box is selected on the [Page Setup] sheet
- When a setting other than [Same Paper for All Pages] is selected for [Paper Selection] on the [Paper Source] sheet
- When the [Spooling at Host] setting on the [Device Settings] sheet is set to [Disabled]
Use the following procedure to change the [Spooling at Host] setting.
- Open the [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder.
- Windows Vista: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Printers]
- Windows XP Professional and Server 2003: [Start] → [Printers and Faxes]
- Windows XP Home Edition: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes]
- Windows 2000: [Start] → [Settings] → [Printers]
- Open the printing preferences dialog box.
- Select [Canon LBP5050].
- Click [File].
- Click [Properties].
- Click the [Device Settings] tab.
- Select [Auto] for [Spooling at Host].
- Click [OK].
You cannot change these settings unless you have printer administrative rights. Contact your system administrator if you are not sure about your administrative rights.
Set [Paper Source] and [Paper Type].
- Click the [Paper Source] tab.
- Select the paper source you want to use for [Paper Source].
- Select the paper type for [Paper Type].
- Click [OK].
Click [OK] on the [Print] dialog box.
Printing starts.