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

.

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

from the Document Size list.

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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:

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

off.

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

same computer.

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

computers sharing the printer queue.

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

queue.

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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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