Settings tab
The Settings tab allows to you set global settings for the operation of FinePrint.
Show Tool Tips - controls the display of tooltips, which are small help windows that appear when the cursor is passed over a control. The choices are all, some and none.
Maintain column alignment - in some cases, especially with fixed pitch fonts that rely on extra spaces to create columns, FinePrint will adjust spacing incorrectly. Checking this box fixes the problem.
Enable right to left page ordering - some languages such as Hebrew require right to left page ordering. In some cases, FinePrint will automatically include the R to L checkbox in the Layout tab. If FinePrint did not add the checkbox, checking this box forces the R to L checkbox to appear in the Layout tab.
Skip bitmap output - checking this box indicates that bitmaps should not be displayed in the preview nor printed. Skipping bitmaps reduces time and ink usage when printing, especially on inkjet printers.
Left click zooms to - this sets the zoom level that will occur when you click using the magnifier cursor. See the
zoom section for descriptions of the choices
The AutoSave feature saves previous the entire contents of FinePrint sessions automatically. This is useful in case you need to get back to something you printed previously or if you suffer a system crash while printing.
You can set the number of complete sessions to save using the spin control provided. The files are saved in My Documents\FinePrint files\AutoSave as FP files by default. Default file locations for manual and auto saved files can be set using the "Folder locations" button. The AutoSave files can be deleted using the "Delete autosaved files" button.
Allow SHIFT key for quick bypass - turns quick bypass on or off. Quick bypass is activated when the SHIFT key is pressed while an application print command is invoked. The SHIFT key can be released when the FinePrint icon disappears from the System Tray.
Create new FinePrinter - clicking this button allows the creation of a new FinePrinter that has a copy of the settings in the current FinePrint session. Creating multiple FinePrinters allows for easy access to a pre-defined set of printing attributes. Some examples of other FinePrinters are:
- FP source code printer with 2 up, stationery with date and time that is automatically sent to the high speed printer and has the FinePrint user interface turned off
- FP letterhead printer with 1 up, a letterhead form, uses the heavy stock paper tray, to the color printer with the user interface on for preview purposes.
- FP Draft printer with 2 up, stationery with DRAFT watermark on regular paper.
To create another FinePrinter, click the button and name your new FinePrinter. The new printer will then be available in the list of printers available in the Print dialog boxes of all applications.
Once the new FinePrinter is created, the dialog box display setting can be modified by using the
printer properties in the Printers folder.