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Combine Dialog Box

Combines documents and specifies the name and the settings of the combined document.

Settings

Document Name

Preview

Sheets

Document List Sheet

Print Settings Sheet

Buttons

Delete

Print Preview

Restore Defaults


Change Print Settings Dialog Box

Specifies the settings of a combined document or a single document.

Settings

Document Name

Preview

Sheets

Document List Sheet

Print Settings Sheet

Buttons

Delete

Print Preview

Restore Defaults


Document Name

Specifies or edits the name of a combined document or a single document.


Preview

Displays the thumbnail image of each page of a document.

The thumbnail image changes when you change the order of documents, delete pages or specify the print settings of the document.


Delete

Clicking this button removes the page selected in the Preview area from the document.


Print Preview

Clicking this button opens the Print Preview window for previewing the document to check the printed output.


Restore Defaults

Returns all the settings to their defaults.


Document List Sheet

Changes the order of documents in a combined document or deletes a document from a combined document.

Setting

Document List

Buttons

Change Order Buttons

Delete from List


Document List

Displays either a list of names of the documents in a combined document or the name of a single document.


Change Order Buttons

Clicking these buttons allows you to change the display order of the documents listed in the Document list.

∗ Clicking the Top icon button moves the document to the top of the list.

∗ Clicking the Previous icon button moves the document one position higher in the list.

∗ Clicking the Next icon button moves the document one position lower in the list.

∗ Clicking the Last icon button moves the document to the bottom of the list.


Delete from List

Clicking this button removes the selected document from a combined document.


Print Settings Sheet

Specifies page format settings.

Settings

Copies

Print Style

Staple

Saddle Stitch

Output Size Consistency

Layout Consistency

Page Order

Print Next Document from

Button

Details


Copies

Specifies the number of copies to be printed.


Print Style

Specifies the print style as 1-Sided Printing, 2-Sided Printing or Booklet Printing.

1-Sided Printing - Prints on one-side of the paper.

2-Sided Printing - Prints on both sides of the paper.

Booklet Printing - Prints the pages of a document as a booklet.

NOTE:	2-Sided Printing and Booklet Printing are available for the printer which supports 2-sided printing.


Staple

Clicking this check box staples the printed documents.


Saddle Stitch

Clicking this check box enables a booklet to be saddle stitched when Booklet Printing is selected in the Print Style drop-down list box.


Output Size Consistency

Clicking this check box enables the use of the same size paper when printing a combined document consisting of documents with different page sizes.


Layout Consistency

Clicking this check box enables the use of a single layout selected for the drop-down list box for a combined document consisting of documents with different layout.

N Pages per Sheet

Prints multiple pages on one sheet of paper.

Poster

Magnifies the image contained on the document page and prints it on multiple sheets of paper to create a poster-sized image.


Page Order

Specifies the page order layout on the printed sheet when multiple pages are printed on one sheet of paper. Select the page order layout from the drop-down list box.


Print Next Document from

Selects how to print documents composing a combined document.

New page

When a document print ends mid-page, the next document starts printing from a new sheet of paper. Consequently, a portion of the paper is left blank. (In case of 2-sided printing, a whole may be left blank.)

Same side

When a document print ends mid-page, the next document starts printing on the same page. No portion of the paper is left blank.

Other side

When a document print ends on the front side of the sheet in 2-sided printing, the next document starts printing from the other side of the sheet if it is blank.


Details

Clicking this button opens the Properties dialog box to specify the detailed print settings of the printer driver.


Canon PageComposer

Canon PageComposer allows you to combine two or more documents created using different applications and edit and print them as a single document.

The following are the features of Canon PageComposer.

∗ Sets the number of copies of some documents together

∗ Prints and staples some documents together

∗ Prints two or more documents bound as a single booklet

∗ Prints multiple pages of two or more documents on one sheet of paper

∗ Combines and edits the layout of documents created with different applications

∗ Deletes unnecessary pages from a document


Canon PageComposer Main Window

The Canon PageComposer main window displays a list of documents output from different applications and allows you to combine and edit the documents.

The list displays information about the documents (Document Name, Total Pages, Layout Data and Comments).
A single document and a combined document have different icons so that you can distinguish them easily.

To open the main window, select Edit and Preview from the drop-down list box in the Properties dialog box of the printer driver, and then click the OK button in the Print dialog box.

To close the main window, click the Close icon button in the upper right corner in the main window.
Or, select Exit from the File menu.


Changing the Order of Documents

Follow the procedure below to change the order of documents displayed in the main window.

1	Select the document you want to change the order in the main window.

2	Click the Top, Previous, Next or Last icon button to move the selected document to the desired position.
Or, select Top, Previous, Next or Last from the Move to menu.

∗ Clicking the Top icon button moves the document to the top of the list.

∗ Clicking the Previous icon button moves the document one position higher in the list.

∗ Clicking the Next icon button moves the document one position lower in the list.

∗ Clicking the Last icon button moves the document to the bottom of the list.


Deleting a Document

Follow the procedure below to remove a document from the list in the main window.

1	Select the document you want to delete in the main window.

∗ To delete more than one document, press and hold down the CTRL key, and then select the documents you want.

2	Click the Delete Document icon button.
Or, select Delete from the Edit menu.

3	Click the OK button in the message box.


Duplicating a Document

Follow the procedure below to create a copy of a document selected in the main window.

1	Select the document you want to duplicate in the main window.

2	Click the Duplicate Document icon button.
Or, select Duplicate from the Edit menu.


Combining Documents

Follow the procedure below to combine two or more documents selected in the main window. When adding a document to a combined document, also follow the procedure below.

1	Press and hold down the CTRL key, and then select the documents you want to combine in the main window.

2	Click the Combine Documents icon button.
Or, select Combine from the Edit menu.

3	If the selected documents include settings that will be cancelled when combined, click the OK button in the message box.

4	Enter the name of the combined document in the Document Name text box in the Combine dialog box.

5	Click the Combine button.

The combined document is indicated by the combining icon in the list in the main window.

Related Topic

Notes on Combining Documents


Notes on Combining Documents

∗ The documents which do not have the same settings for the following cannot be combined with one another.

∗ Resolution

∗ Graphics mode

∗ Priority

∗ When documents are combined, the following settings are cancelled.

∗ 2-Sided Printing (when combined with 1-Sided Printing document)

∗ Booklet Printing

∗ Number of Copies

∗ Collate

∗ Saddle Stitch

∗ When documents are combined, the following settings are changed to the settings of the document at the top of the list of combined documents.

∗ Gutter

∗ Staple

∗ Interleaf sheet

∗ ICM

∗ Finisher


Separating a Combined Document

Follow the procedure below to separate a combined document and return each document to its default settings.

1	Select the combined document you want to separate in the main window.

2	Click the Separate Documents icon button.
Or, select Separate from the Edit menu.

3	Click the OK button in the message box.


Proof Printing

Follow the procedure below to print a proof copy of a document. The document can be edited or printed again after proof printing.

1	Select the document you want to print a proof copy in the main window.

2	Click the Proof Print icon button.
Or, select Proof Print from the File menu.


Printing a Document

Follow the procedure below to print a document. When a document is printed, it is removed from the list in the main window.

1	Select the document you want to print in the main window.

2	Click the Print icon button.
Or, select Print from the File menu.


Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box

Follow the procedure below to open the Change Print Settings dialog box for changing the print settings of a combined document or a single document.

1	Select the document you want to change the print settings in the main window.

2	Click the Change Document Print Settings icon button.
Or, select Change Print Settings from the Edit menu.


Changing the Combining Order of Documents

Follow the procedure below to change the order of documents in a combined document.

1	Display the Document List sheet in the Change Print Settings dialog box.

2	Select the document you want to change the order.

3	Click the Top, Previous, Next or Last icon button to move the selected document to the desired position.

∗ Clicking the Top icon button moves the document to the top of the list.

∗ Clicking the Previous icon button moves the document one position higher in the list.

∗ Clicking the Next icon button moves the document one position lower in the list.

∗ Clicking the Last icon button moves the document to the bottom of the list.

Related Topic

Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box


Deleting a Document from a Combined Document

Follow the procedure below to remove a document from a combined document.

1	Display the Document List sheet in the Change Print Settings dialog box.

2	Select the document you want to delete.

3	Click the Delete from List button.

NOTE:

∗ You cannot delete all the documents from a combined document.

∗ The removed document is returned to the list in the main window and can be combined or edited again.

Related Topic

Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box


Deleting a Page

Follow the procedure below to remove an unnecessary page from a combined document or a single document.

1	Click the page you want to delete in the Preview area in the Change Print Settings dialog box.

∗ To select more than one page, press and hold down the CTRL key, and then click the pages you want.

2	Click the Delete button.

The selected page is deleted from the Preview area.

NOTE:

∗ You cannot delete all pages from a document.

∗ Pages removed from a combined document are returned to their original document when a combined document is separated.

Related Topic

Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box


Specifying the Print Settings

Follow the procedure below to specify the print settings of a combined document or a single document.

1	Display the Print Settings sheet in the Change Print Settings dialog box.

2	Specify the number of copies to print in Copies.

3	Specify the print style as 1-Sided Printing, 2-Sided Printing or Booklet Printing.

4	If you want the document to be stapled, click the Staple check box.

5	If you select Booklet Printing in Print Style and want the booklet to be saddle stitched, click the Saddle Stitch check box.

6	If you select 1-Sided Printing or 2-Sided Printing and want to combine the layout of each document in a combined document, click the Layout Consistency check box, and then specify Page Layout and Page Order.

7	When printing multiple pages of a combined document on one sheet, select Same side from the Print next document from drop-down list box to continue printing on the same sheet.
Select New page to start printing the next document from the new sheet of paper.
When 2-sided printing, select Other side to print the next document on the other side of paper.

8	If you want to specify more detailed settings, click the Details button to open the Properties dialog box of the printer driver, specify the settings, and then click the OK button.

9	Click the OK button in the Change Print Settings dialog box.

NOTE:

∗ Some print options are not available on some printers.

∗ Booklet Printing is not available with Poster Printing.

∗ When a combined document is separated, the settings of each document return to their default settings.

Related Topic

Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box


Previewing a Document

To display a print preview from the main window

1	Select the document you want to preview in the main window.

2	Click the Print Preview icon button.
Or, select Print Preview from the File menu.
The Print Preview window opens.

3	Click the Next icon button if you want to display the next page of the document.

∗ Click the Top, Previous, Next or Last icon button to change the displayed page.

4	Click the Exit button to close the Print Preview window.

To display a print preview from the Change Print Settings dialog box or the Combine dialog box

1	Click the Print Preview button in the Change Print Settings dialog box or the Combine dialog box.
The Print Preview window opens.

2	Click the Next icon button if you want to display the next page of the document.

∗ Click the Top, Previous, Next or Last icon button to change the displayed page.

3	Click the Exit button to close the Print Preview window.

To display a color print preview (only for color printer)

You can display the approximate printed color in the Print Preview window by reflecting the color settings in the printer driver.

1	Select Match Monitor Color with Print Color from the View menu in the Print Preview window.
The Print Preview window reflected the color settings in the printer driver is displayed.

2	If you want to specify the setting for brightness of the Print Preview window in order to approximate printed color, select Adjust Monitor Color from the View menu.
The Adjust Monitor Color dialog box is displayed.

3	Adjust the brightness of the Print Preview window by dragging the slider indicators.

4	Click the OK button to close the Adjust Monitor Color dialog box.

Related Topics

Zooming in or out of a document

Specifying How a Document Page is Displayed

Opening the Change Print Settings Dialog Box

Combining Documents


Zooming in or out of a Document

To switch the magnification of the document to 100%

In the Print Preview window, clicking on a document changes the current magnification of the document to 100%. The mouse pointer changes to a magnifying glass when it is moved over a document.

1	Click the document to zoom in or out in the Print Preview window.

To specify the magnification of the document displayed

1	Select the magnification from the drop-down list box in the Print Preview window.

∗ You can also enter the value of the magnification directly in the text box.

Related Topic

Previewing a Document


Specifying How a Document Page is Displayed

To display one page at a time on the screen

1	Click the Whole Page icon button in the Print Preview window.
Or, select Whole Page from the View menu.

To display two pages at a time on the screen

1	Click the Two Pages icon button in the Print Preview window.
Or, select Two Pages from the View menu.

To display the page width to fit with the window width

1	Select Page Width from the View menu.

Related Topic

Previewing a Document