Printing banners or at other non-standard sizes
Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format
Printing; Windows)
This topic describes how to print a banner about ve times as long as the roll width based on the following example.
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Document: A horizontal banner created in Microsoft Word
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Page size: Non-standard (100×500 mm [3.9×19.7 in])
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Paper: Roll
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Paper type: Plain Paper
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Roll paper width: 16 in (406.4 mm)
Follow the steps below to print a banner in either horizontal or vertical format.
1.
Register a
Custom Paper Size
.
Banners tend to be in non-standard sizes, so register a
Custom Paper Size
. In this example, 100×500
mm (3.9×19.7 in) is registered.
2.
In the application, create an original in the size you registered.
3.
Print the banner, using the settings that correspond to banners.
Registering a Custom Paper Size
This example describes how to register a paper size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for banners in
either horizontal or vertical format.
1.
Display the printer driver dialog box. (→P.419)
2.
Click the
Page Setup
tab to display the
Page Setup
sheet.
3.
Click
Roll Paper
in the
L
Paper Source
list.
4.
Click
O
Size Options
to display the
Paper Size Options
dialog box.
5.
Enter a desired paper name in
Custom Paper Size Name
. “My Horizontal Banner” is used
in this example.
6.
In
Units
, click
mm
.
7.
Under
Paper Size
, enter “100” in
Width
and “500” in
Height
.
8.
Click
Add
to add the paper size of “My Horizontal Banner.”
9.
Click
OK
to close the
Paper Size Options
dialog box.
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