Select paper size, Custom paper sizes – HP Designjet T120 ePrinter User Manual

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Select paper size

The paper size can be specified in the following ways.

NOTE:

The paper size specified here should be the paper size in which the document was created. It

is possible to rescale the document to a different size for printing. See

Rescale a print on page 46

.

In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab, then select your paper size

from the Document Size list.

In the Mac OS X Page Setup dialog: select your printer from the Printer list, then select

your paper size from the Paper Size list.

NOTE:

If your application offers no Page Setup dialog, please use the Print dialog.

Custom paper sizes

If you want to choose a paper size that is not included in the list of standard paper sizes, there are

various different ways to specify it.

Use the Windows printer driver

1.

Select the Paper/Quality tab.

2.

Press the Custom button.

3.

Enter the name and dimensions of your new paper size.

4.

Press OK. The new paper size is automatically selected.

A custom paper size created in this way has the following characteristics:

The paper size is permanent. It will not disappear if the driver is closed or the computer is turned

off.

The paper size is local to the printer queue. It will not be seen from other printer queues in the

same computer.

In Domain server networks, the paper size is local to the computer. It will not be seen from other

computers sharing the printer queue.

In Workgroup networks, the paper size will be shared among all the computers sharing the printer

queue.

If the printer queue is deleted, the paper size is deleted with it.

Use Windows forms

1.

Windows Vista or XP: From the Start menu, or from the Control Panel, select Printers; then, from

the File menu, select Server Properties.

Windows 7: From the Start menu, or from the Control Panel, select Devices and Printers, then

Select Printer.

2.

In the Forms tab, check the Create a new form box.

3.

Enter the name and dimensions of your new paper size. Leave the margins as 0.00.

4.

Press the Save Form button.

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