[F-22] Combining and Printing Documents

Using Canon PageComposer

This editing and printing function lets you combine multiple print jobs spooled to the printer.
You can combine documents from different applications and print them together.
The following procedure describes how to combine and print multiple documents.

Step 1: Registering a Document to Canon PageComposer
Step 2: Combining Documents
Step 3: Printing Combined Documents

Step 1: Registering a Document to Canon PageComposer

Open the [Print] dialog box.
  1. In an application, click [File].
  2. Click [Print].

Open the printing preferences dialog box.
  1. Select [Canon LBP5050].
  2. Click [Properties] or [Preferences].

Select [Edit and Preview] for [Output Method].
NOTE
Selecting [Output Method]

If the [Spooling at Host] setting on the [Device Settings] sheet is set to [Disabled], you cannot select this option.
Use the following procedure to change the [Spooling at Host] setting.

  1. 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]
  2. Open the printing preferences dialog box.
    1. Select [Canon LBP5050].
    2. Click [File].
    3. Click [Properties].
  3. Click the [Device Settings] tab.
  4. Select [Auto] for [Spooling at Host].
  5. 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.

Click [OK].
NOTE
About the [Information] dialog box

This dialog box appears when [Output Method] is switched between the following settings.
  • [Print]
  • [Edit and Preview]

Configure the printing preferences on each page and click [OK].

Click [OK] on the [Print] dialog box.
The spooled documents are displayed in the [Canon PageComposer] dialog box.

Repeat Steps 1 to 6 for all documents you want to combine with this job.


NOTE
Displaying the [Canon PageComposer] dialog box each time you print
  1. 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]
  2. Select [Canon LBP5050] → click [File] → [Printing Preferences].
  3. Select [Edit and Preview] for [Output Method].
  4. Click [] (Lock).
  5. Click [OK].
INFORMATION
Operations available with Canon PageComposer

  • Combining and separating documents
  • Duplicating documents
  • Rearranging documents
  • Deleting documents
For details on the operations of the [Canon PageComposer] dialog box, see Help for Canon PageComposer.

Precautions when using Excel files in Canon PageComposer
  • Printing preferences are applied only to the selected sheet.
  • Only the selected sheet is spooled even after performing Steps 1 to 6.
  • To combine multiple sheets in a file, select the necessary sheets.

Step 2: Combining Documents

The following procedure describes how to combine documents displayed in the [Canon PageComposer] dialog box.
Select all documents.

Open the [Combine] dialog box.
  1. Click [Edit].
  2. Click [Combine].

Edit the documents.
  1. Enter a name for [Document Name].
  2. Click [Combine].
The [Canon PageComposer] dialog box reappears.
INFORMATION
Deleting specific pages

Select the thumbnails of the pages you want to delete → click [Delete].

Checking changes to the combined documents or printing preferences

Click [Print Preview].

Step 3: Printing Combined Documents

Select the combined documents.

Print the documents.
  1. Click [File].
  2. Click [Print].
NOTE
Combined documents are not saved
  • After the combined documents are printed, the data is deleted.
  • The data is also deleted if Canon PageComposer is closed without printing the documents.

Printing a document normally after combining documents
If you want to print a separate document normally in the same application, use the following procedure to change the printing preferences.
  1. Open the printing preferences dialog box.
  2. Configure the printing preferences.
  3. Select [Print] for [Output Method].
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