Questions tagged [printing]
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper, using a printer or a printing press.
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How can I re-insert a paper guide that came out of my LaserJet printer's feeder tray?
I have an HP LaserJet multifunction printer. It has two paper trays: Tray 1 is really just a door on the front that folds out and allows you to manually feed in sheets of varying sizes, while Tray 2 ...
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How to print driverless to a brother HL-L2350DW on windows 11
I am able to print from my pixel 7 easily out of the box to my two brother printers HL-L2350DW and MFC-L2740DW. I believe it uses IPP protocol but for some reason can not take advantage of this via ...
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Merge 4 pdf's on one page while preserving size and adding trim marks
I have four PDFs that are 8,7 x 12,65 cm. I want to place them 2 x 2 in an A4, which is 21 x 29,7 cm, so there is some space to have margin and preserve the original dimensions (no up or down scaling!)...
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Wireless printer only prints from web interface?
I do tech support for a living and am stumped over this case.
Printer: HP officejet 5200.
Computer: Windows 10 Enterprise 21H2
As title says, it can print from the web interface only. You know, typing ...
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Converting RTF to PDF in LibreOffice changes the margins
When converting from RTF to PDF in LibreOffice, the bottom margin moves up about 3% of the page, leaving 3% more blank space at the bottom of the page. This causes some text to flow onto the next page,...
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Convert an Acrobat form PDF into a regular PDF that can be opened (and printed) by Apple Preview?
I downloaded an Acrobat PDF, but unfortunately my printer flips out when I try to print it (seems to be able to print everyting else NP)... Literally all the lights start blinking and the file just ...
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Are printer specs like 5760x1440 dpi real?
I understand that printer heads these days are made with semiconductor technology, microscopic piezo-actuated inkjets, etc..
But 5760dpi would mean a dot per every (25.4mm/5760 * 1000) ≈ 5 microns.
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How to print all lines of responses of command in telnet?
Perhaps this is trivial but Google searching doesn't find anything useful at all.
I am using Windows 10, and I use telnet.exe to control my modem.
Sometimes the responses of the commands entered is ...
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Cannot print from customize paper
We need to do printing on a customize paper 5.5in H x 8.5in W, from Google Chrome. We set the paper size in Windows Print Server.
But when we preview the printing from Google Chrome, the preview will ...
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I only see one of two printers shared by Windows 10 computer
I have a Windows 10 computer ("Computer A") with two USB printers ("Printer 1" and "Printer 2") attached to it. The printers are different models with different names, ...
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How can I print markdown with formatting _and_ all of its characters (including URLs of hyperlinks)?
I want to be able to print (onto paper) markdown that looks like this when formatted:
# Demo
## subheader
Here is a [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com) link.
_sample italics_
**Bold example**
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Print Related Communication - RPC over TCP vs RPC over Named Pipes
In Windows 11, version 22H2. Microsoft made some changes to enhance security, one of those is the change in the communication of print related operations. Making RPC over TCP the default for client – ...
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Print two pages on one sheet in Microsoft Word
Can Microsoft Word print two pages per sheet?
There is a "2 Pages Per Sheet" setting in the print dialog but I'm struggling to set the other parameters (page size, paper size, orientation) ...
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Photo sent from warranty repairs is much better quality than what the printer actually prints [closed]
I sent my printer to repairs, because it wasn't printing color properly. I had tried doing printer head cleaning before that multiple times, but every time less color came out. This is not the first ...
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recovering previously printed files from many years ago
I am using Windows 10. I am trying to get a copy of a file I printed out in around 2016 or so. It was a page/document accessed from a website, and I don't think I specifically saved the file before ...
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MS-Word printing all or nothing. How to solve it?
I have a document set up as a Letter-sized page configured as a booklet that, when I attempt to print it, does not allow me to print custom pages. It's all or nothing.
The image below shows that the ...
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Missing Print Job History in Lexmark Printers [closed]
We recently purchased different Lexmark printer models to replace our previous aging printers in our network.
The models are including color laser printer C4300 Series and black and white XM3200 ...
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How to automatically shutdown PC when print spool empty?
When I print many documents with PC, then spool PC needs on. If spool PC is off, then stop printing whenever documents are waiting on that PC.
By the way, I want to need automatically shutdown the ...
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Postscript mutilates font
I am using the DejaVu Serif font in LibreOffice 7.5.4.2. An exported PDF looks like this:
However, when I print that PDF (or export it into PostScript), it transforms to:
The italic "M" is ...
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How to Print in Landscape Mode with Open Office Calc
I have three .ods files that I am trying to print using ver 4.14. It wants to print on 2 pages. I select
Print Selected Cells
Landscape Orientation
However, it still prints on two pages rather ...
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L4260 not printing on 200 gsm specialty board
I have an Epson L4260 and I'm trying to print on specialty board paper with gsm 200. But the printer is either just ignoreing the paper and letting it go through or it will report that it jammed but ...
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Hidden Info in cells
How do I fix or what do I need to do to hide information in certain cells that have been hidden from printing. I've coloured it white so it is not seen, but when printing it shows and skewers the ...
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Online printer stays "offline" after disconnecting Ciscoanyconnect VPN
I'm on Windows 11. I can't connect to online printer after disconnecting from CiscoAnyConnect VPN. The situation stays the same after rebooting. I tried the cmd "ipconfig /release" which was ...
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1 Print Job to Multiple Receipt Printers
I have 4 Bluetooth printers. I can get them all to print the same orders using Print Distributor - simple and elegant solution.
The problem is that the print jobs come from a single tablet. The ...
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Word printing issue
My friend has an issue when printing a word document which I'd like to find a solution to. The document is simply a list of names, with a location associated to each name, as shown in the image below:
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Printing pdf pages in a custom order
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I have a pdf document that has hundreds of pages. Its pages' dimensions are 4.25" (width) x 5.5" (height), so ...
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linux add bleed to pdf that is the average colour of the page
because of inexperience with professional printing, we did not take bleed margin into account when creating a small magazine. A lot of pages have text cut off because of this. We can reprint them, but ...
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How to set printing page size in LibreOffice application-wide?
Seems LibreOffice saves the paper size in a per-document manner. Can I override this and tell LO to print all documents in an A4 size?
Note: I know I can set a default print size for newly created ...
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Adding a Dynamic Number of Blank Pages in Microsoft Word 2021
I'm wondering if there is a way to have MS Word dynamically add a number of blank pages right before the last page in a document.
I'm preparing manuscripts to send to a publisher. The publisher prints ...
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Why is conditional formatting in an .xlsm not printing?
I have an xlsm workbook that colours cell backgrounds based on comparison to adjacent worksheets. The adjacency is always 1 to the left, irrespective of whether sheets are inserted or deleted. The ...
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Print documents on both sides of the page without using the "double-sided printing" function and not on the first page
I did some research on this and figured out how to print documents from the first page (first print the odd and then the even pages). But I still have a few more questions:
How do I print the ...
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How to print multiple sheets per paper while maintaining fixed page sizes in MS Word?
I would like to print multiple pages of the size 7.5cm x 11 cm on an A4 Sheet. How do I achieve this? So far, I notice that scaling ruins my measurements e.g. at 8 sheets per page they are smaller ...
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How can I know whether my laserjet is using color toner to print black?
I've got an HP M176n all-in-one color laserjet printer. For quite a while now it's been displaying "black toner low" messages but I've been ignoring them, preferring only to replace the ...
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When printing to my network printer, why am I getting an additional sheet with the error: typecheck?
Since updating Ubuntu, now running 22.04.2 LTS, my home network printer, HP LaserJet 4050TN, is printing an additional sheet with the following error:
ERROR:
typecheck
Offending command:
idiv
Stack:
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Windows 11 PC printing two pages to one sheet irrespective of settings
A Windows PC is insisting on printing two pages to one sheet on a network-attached Brother printer. I want to stop it doing this.
Problem only occurs with this specific PC and printer combination - ...
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Cannot access printer while connected over eth but able over wifi
I have a HP laserjet printer, its connected over wifi to a router. My PC is connected to the same router over eth.
When i try to install printer while connected over eth, printer is visible (via ping)...
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How do I use the gimp print plugin dialog instead of the windows 11 print dialog in gimp 2.10?
I want to set DPI and see what else gimp has to offer for printing images as sharp as possible. But after installing gimp 2.10.34 under Windows 11, it just opens the Windows default printing dialog (...
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How to simulate printer with two trays in Windows
I am developing an application to print PDF files on two different types of paper, namely red and blue paper, using tray1 and tray2, respectively.
As I am still in the trial-and-error phase of ...
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Microsoft Word Print/Save as PDF now “Untitled” instead of DOCX filename
Just recently my copy of Microsoft Word for Mac Version 16.72 (2021) has stopped titling filenames of PDFs when exported from the Print dialog.
Steps:
Open or create a Word DOCX file.
Hit commandP, ...
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Why does an inkjet printer use the color CMY cartridges to print black images?
I have observed that when an image is present within a Word document (or PDF) along with plain black text and the Color option is selected for printing, certain printers tend to use the cyan, magenta, ...
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Why the Windows 11 sees the network printer but does not connect it?
Good morning,
I just bought a new Lenovo ideapad 3 17itl6 laptop in windows 11 version 21
it works in wifi connected to the freebox network on which is connected a pc windows 7 which manages an HP ...
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VS19 Create Visual Jpeg of Code
I want to create a jpeg image of my code with black bg and white/color font as seen in dark mode. This is to get it printed and framed for my wall but I'm having such a hard time figuring it out. I ...
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How do I print an image to a fixed size over multiple pages?
I want to print an image that is 52x44 cm using letter sized pages in Windows 10. So it's similar to this question, but I need to print an image that is larger than one page. Presumably it will take ...
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Printing of a web page doesn’t look like what is expected from the browser
I would like to print web page. But looks like something is trying to hide right side of page from printing.
Besides that I can't find page orientation selection in order to set page landscape. This ...
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Where are windows printer's preferences saved?
I'm trying to automate the setup of printer settings, are settings stored to a standard location?
The preference window is just a proprietary driver window
I'm aware of some of the registry values ...
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Konica Minolta Bizhub C250i paper size error
I am constantly getting an error in printer Konica Minolta Bizhub C250i that states that there is insufficient amount of paper of chosen size (even if there is plenty). I then have to choose from ...
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Able to setup printer to use LPT1: in Win10 even though port doesn't exist but can't access LPT1?
I have Win10 x64 Pro. The system doesn't have any COM or LPT ports, yet when I look at printer properties I have all the normal LPT1->LPT3, and COM1->COM4. I assigned the ABS PDF Driver v400 ...
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Can a printer driver access internet if it wants?
I want to buy new a printer because my old one refuses to print unless I give it access to the internet outside the LAN. I can't really control what it is saying about my print jobs to other ...
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Large images cropped by page boundaries while creating pdf of web page in Microsoft edge browser
I wanted to create a PDF of this web page so that I can open it one the tablet and read / annotate. But it is not getting converted correctly. I tried saveral printers, Chrome's own Save to PDF, ...
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How to print as a bitmap?
When using programs that allow printing, in the Print dialog I can choose to print the output to a PDF instead of sending to a physical printer (for example, selecting the "Microsoft Print to PDF&...
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