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The main page of the Printing Preferences window allows you to select the page size, access the Manage Predefined Forms window, change the page orientation, set the resolution, scale and access the Margins and Zoom window and preview your selection.

The Printing Preferences window can be opened by choosing the Printing Preferences menu item when novaPDF Printer is selected in the Printers and Faxes window. It is accessible also form the printing Windows application in the Print dialog if you press the Properties (Preferences) button when novaPDF Printer is selected.

Here you can select one of the visible predefined forms, access the Manage Predefined Forms window or define a custom page size. The page size can also be set from the printing application.

You can select a predefined form from the drop down list when this option is selected. The width and height of the selected form are shown below the drop down list.

This will open the Manage Predefined Forms window. If you cannot find a suitable predefined form in the list above and want to define it for future use, you should press the Manage button and create or make visible the necessary form. For more information see the Manage Predefined Forms and How to manage predefined forms topics.

If you want to print to a custom page size only once and don't need the same size in the future, you can select the Customize radio button and type the desired page width and height.

You can set the page width between 10 and 10000 millimeters. The number you enter is expressed in the selected measurement unit. The field defaults to the previously selected predefined form's width.

You can set the page height between 10 and 10000 millimeters. The number you enter is expressed in the selected measurement unit. The field defaults to the previously selected predefined form's height.

You can change the measurement units from the Units drop down list. Available options are inches, millimeters or points. The units apply to the predefined and customized page sizes and to the margins.

Specifies how the document is positioned on the page. Available options are: Portrait or Landscape. The orientation can also be set from the printing application.

Shows a graphic representation about the PDF page highlighting important settings like page size, margins and zoom.

Specifies the resolution and scale of the document. You can also access the Margins and Zoom window.

You can set the printing resolution between 50 and 2400 dpi. A smaller resolution results in smaller PDF file, but lower image quality, while a higher resolution means better image quality, but bigger PDF file. The default value is 300 dpi. The resolution can also be set from the printing application.

You can scale the document from 1% to 400%. The scale factor can also be set from the printing application.

This will open the Margins and Zoom window. If you need to set position, margins, zoom, alignment and origin of the document in the PDF page you should press this button. For more information see the Margins and Zoom topic. Margins and Zoom is available only in the Standard or Professional editions.

Some applications allow you to set page size, orientation, scale and resolution from their own printing dialogs. If you open the novaPDF Printing Preferences dialog from the printing application, you will see these settings are automatically updated on the first page. But you can override them if you set the "Profile Settings Override Paper Settings From Printing Applications" check box on the Profiles page. For more information see the Profiles topic.

All changes you make on this page are saved in the active profile. For more details on how to manage profiles go to Profiles or How to use private profiles topics.