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Using the Print dialog box
Refer to Apple's QuickDraw GX documentation for instructions on installing printing extensions; refer to Using printing extensions to use the Extensions Setup command in the Printing menu to enable installed printing extensions.
Paper Type: This is a list of page sizes available for the selected printer. Refer to Acceptable media sizes, types, and weight for details on page size.
Orientation and Scale: These are standard driver options described in Apple's documentation.
Format for: This pop-up menu allows you to select a different desktop printer for formatting your document.
The rest of the options in this dialog box are standard driver options described in Apple's documentation.
Paper Feed: Automatic or Manual
When printing on manually fed media, you need to select Manual in this dialog box, and select the appropriate Manual Feed Media option in the TekColor printing extension; see Using the TekColor printing extension for details.
Note: This dialog box is similar to the one that appears when you select Printer Driver Defaults from the Printing menu; refer to Selecting printing options for details. The default settings in this dialog box reflect the defaults for the selected desktop printer. With most applications, you can change the printing options and save those options with each document.
Note: This dialog box is similar to the one that appears when you select Printer Driver Defaults from the Printing menu; refer to Selecting printing options for details.
Using the Paper Match printing extension In the Print dialog box, the Paper Match printing extension lets you specify paper trays. A paper tray selection in the Paper Match printing extension overrides the tray selection choice in the TekColor printing extension. For best results, you should use the TekColor printing extension for selecting all printing options.
