Layout

Layout tab

The Layout options allow you to set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet of paper as well as apply stationery and forms.

Bypass
Use this setting if you want the output to go directly to the printer without any FinePrint modifications or scaling. With this feature, it is convenient to set FinePrint as your default printer driver and use the Bypass option when you want output to go directly to your destination printer.

1 up
Use this setting when you want to print a document in the same size as it would print without FinePrint but want to apply FinePrint electronic stationery or forms.

2 up
This is the default setting and is the most commonly used option. Almost all documents are readable printed at 2 up which results in a 50% reduction in printed paper and toner. Document drafts, legal briefs, email, computer source code, etc. can be printed at 2 up with excellent results. It is also the best setting for printing to a fax modem. Note that fax users should use the high-resolution (200dpi) setting on the fax modem software before printing.

4 up
This is an excellent choice for those documents which contain text in sizes larger than 10 points. The text is generally readable and paper and toner usage are reduced by 75%. Review copies of large manuals may be printed using 4 up as well as court transcripts and presentations. 4 up is also a good choice for archiving documents that must be stored in printed form. In 4 up mode, the page ordering feature is available.

8 up
This setting is a good choice for handouts of presentations or any other document where the point sizes are larger than 14. 8 up offers the maximum paper compression and is suitable for archival documents. In 8 up mode, the page ordering feature is available.

Booklet
This setting will create a 2 up double sided booklet. Booklets are useful for presentations, brochures, or other applications where a compact format is desired. If you have problems printing booklets, take a look at the troubleshooting section.

Repeat
Checking this box will repeat each the same page in each available slot on a sheet. For example, if the layout is set to 4 up, 4 of the same page will appear on the sheet.

Borders

Smart - draws borders according the Ordering setting (see below).
On - draws borders around each page
Off - turns borders drawing off

Ordering

Down - draws the pages down before drawing them across the sheet of paper in 4 and 8 up modes. For example, in 4 up mode, the page ordering would be:

Page 1	Page 3
Page 2	Page 4

Across - draws the pages across before drawing them down the sheet of paper in 4 and 8 up modes. For example, in 4 up mode, the page ordering would be:

Page 1	Page 2
Page 3	Page 4

PDF - use this check box if you are printing landscape Acrobat (PDF) documents with Acrobat versions less than 4.0.

R to L - this option appears when a Middle Eastern or bi-directional language version of Windows is being used. Selecting this option will reverse the ordering of pages within a page and will also make booklets begin open on the left side instead of the right side. This item appears only when the "Enable right to left page ordering" item is selected in the Settings tab.

Margins

This combo box allows you to adjust the white space around the content within a page. The options are:

none - no margins at all, provides the largest output
small - small amount of margin. This is the default setting and gives a bit of space between pages
medium - medium margins
large - large margins
original - the margins that are used by the original document. No scaling is done with this setting. This setting is automatically selected for use with forms where alignment is important.

Printer

Select the destination printer from this combo box. Network printers, fax drivers and other types of printer drivers can be selected here.

Note: FinePrint emulates the printer that was selected in this combo box at the time printing occurred. If you want to ensure that no scaling occurs to make output fit into printers with different hardware margins, select your destination printer before printing. You can select the destination printer by setting the defaults.

Copies

Set the number of complete, collated copies here. Default is 1 copy.

Gutter

Reserves space for hole punching for placing the printout in a binder. Options are:

off - no gutter
short side - gutter is on short side of the paper
long side - gutter is on long side of the paper

Note: It is recommended that the gutter setting match the long side/short side setting in Duplex Orientation setting in the Options dialog

Separate jobs

When printing multiple jobs, it is sometimes useful to have each job begin on a new sheet so that is easier to determine where each job begins. The options available in the Separate job combo box are:

off - pages are packed as tightly as possible with new jobs flowing into the first available space on a sheet
by side - new jobs will begin on a new side of the paper.
by sheet - new jobs will begin on a new sheet of paper. FinePrint will print extra blank pages to ensure

Note: that if double sided printing is not being used, the by side and by sheet settings are equivalent.

Example: 2 three page jobs printed using a 4 up layout.

Separate jobs off

Sheet 1
Job 1 Page 1	Job 1 Page 2
Job 1 Page 3	Job 2 Page 1

Sheet 2
Job 2 Page 2	Job 2 Page 3

Separate jobs by page/sheet

Sheet 1
Job 1 Page 1	Job 1 Page 2
Job 1 Page 3

Sheet 2
Job 2 Page 1	Job 2 Page2
Job 2 Page 3