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2001-09-20 Aaron Weber <aaron@ximian.com> * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 * C/usage-mail.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 * C/config-sync.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 * C/apx-gloss.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 * C/evolution.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 svn path=/trunk/; revision=13034
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<chapter id="usage-print">
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<title>Printing with Evolution</title>
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<para>
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Like most GNOME applications, <application>Evolution</application> uses
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the gnome-print system, so if you've used any other GNOME
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application to print, you should be able to print from
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<application>Evolution</application> immediately.
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</para>
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<para>
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Whether you're printing a message, a calendar page, or a selection
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of address cards, you can choose to print directly to a printer, or
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save the print output to a postscript file. You can also use the
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preview feature to see how your printed output will look.
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</para>
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<sect1 id="printpreview">
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<title>Print Preview</title>
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<para>
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<guibutton>Print Preview</guibutton> appears both as a button in
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the printing dialog and as an item in the
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<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu. In both places, it does the same
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thing: it opens a new window that shows you what would happen if
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you were to print the current message, calendar, appointment, or
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address card.
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</para>
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<para>
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That window allows you to select which pages you want to see,
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and how close you'd like to look at them. Zoom in or out, fit
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the page to the window (the <guibutton>Fit</guibutton> button)
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or match the width of the page and the window (the
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<guibutton>Fit Width</guibutton> button). None of these buttons
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changes the way the page will be printed, but they do let you
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get a better look. If you're satisfied with the way the things
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look, click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to send your document
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on its way. If you'd like to change it, just close the
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<guilabel>Print Preview</guilabel> window and make the changes
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you want from the Mail, Calendar, or Contact Manager.
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</para>
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<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
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<figure id="print-preview">
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<title>Print Preview</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Print Preview</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/print-preview" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="print-destination">
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<title>File or Printer?</title>
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<para>
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The printer selection window, shown in <xref
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linkend="print-dest">, lets you choose the format for
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printing— <guilabel>Generic Postscript</guilabel>,
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whether to write to a PDF file, and whether to print to a file
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or to an actual printer in Generic Postscript. If you choose a
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printer, you'll be asked for the printer command (probably
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<guilabel>lpr</guilabel>) which your system uses. If you
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choose to print to a file, you'll need to decide upon a
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filename. And of course, you'll want to choose a number of
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copies, and whether to collate them.
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<note id="windows-ps">
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<title>Printing to PostScript?</title>
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<para>
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PostScript is the file format used by most laser printers,
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and in UNIX world is the easiest way to print to a file.
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However, most systems running Microsoft Windows can't
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recognize or handle PostScript files. You'll need to print
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to PDF if you want to share your file with Windows users.
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</para>
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</note>
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</para>
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<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
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<figure id="print-dest">
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<title>Choosing a Printer</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Choosing a Printer</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/print-dest" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
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</imageobject></mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== -->
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<para>
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If you're printing a message that's more than one page, you'll
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have the option of choosing which pages to print. If you're
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printing a calendar entry, you can decide what range of dates to
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print. And, if you're printing contact cards, you can decide
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whether to print only the selected cards, or all of them.
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</para>
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<para>
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When you're ready, click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print,
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<guibutton>Preview</guibutton> to have a look (or another look)
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at the preview, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to cancel the
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whole deal.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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