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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short code to determine pdf page count and pdf page size for upload to woocommerce site
I am looking for short code or a woocommerce solution to determine the page size and page count of a pdf document for upload. Customers can upload pdf files to my woocommerce website, and I would like ...
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PDF duplex printing not possible but Libre Writer offers duplex
I am using
Windows 11
Brother DCP-L2510D - that supports duplex
I am able to print duplex any document
from Libre Writer
Firefox
but not from
Acrobat Reader nor Foxit
Chrome
. I am not able to ...
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Force refresh/build list of redirected printers in RDP
Hope someone can offer some advice.
We have Windows Server 2019, where users access a remote app or desktop via RDP. They can print to their local printers through printer redirection.
I understand ...
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HP 8620 printer always shows as “Offline” in Windows 11 Settings > Printers area
HP 8620 printer always shows as “Offline” in Windows 11 Settings > Printers area.
It has perfect Wi-Fi connection, with a Wi-Fi Extender right next to it. Our home only has one Wi-Fi network, the ...
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When printing a WEB-page with custom CSS the output is not as good as in the browser
I am using custom CSS to format a Wikipedia Webpage and trying to convert it into PDF.
Irrespective of the add-on, e.g. User JavaScript and CSS or Stylish, the result in the browser looks very nice ...
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Is my printer broken after years of no use?
It's a Brother DCP-330C inkjet printer that was not used for more than 3 years. After using the printer's auto cleaning feature, this is what I get (it's Windows' print test page, but with nothing ...
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How to add paper formats to Windows 10 printer?
Custom paper sizes were so easy in old Windows versions, but Windows 10 is
so frustratingly "friendly" that such settings are incredibly difficult to find. Argh!
TL;DR: How can I add paper ...
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What could be the reason for defective print with this picture?
I have an Epson L6190 printer. And on several occasions on different days I had printed 20 or more pages for different customers of documents that have exactly this green logo at the top on each page. ...
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Some print jobs get stuck in queue when attempting to print from Google Docs or email
I'm using Windows 11 and having a printer issue. I can print a test sheet from the printer settings as well as from Word and from Adobe Reader.
However, when I try to print from Google Docs or email ...
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CUPS server-error-internal-error
I am trying to install a printer in Ubuntu 22.04.
Via the "Settings" app, it tries to download drivers then fails with "Failed to add new printer".
Via system-config-printer-gnome ...
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Can no longer print using CUPS
I have a Brother_HL_L3270CDW_series printer which worked out-of-the-box, was detected by Ubuntu 22.04 over WiFi and could print immediately.
It stopped working and I don't know why. With cupsctl --...
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Adobe Acrobat 2022 : Only the first page is printed from a pdf document
I have Windows 11 22H2 , and Adobe Acrobat Pro 2022.
I have a strange problem. I open a pdf document with several pages and try to print from acrobat.
Only the first page is printed . But it seems ...
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Can I connect to my printer when IT seems to prohibit connection from the Wi-Fi to the wired LAN network? [closed]
I am working at a university. I have an office with a Mac and a printer (EPSON WF-7840). The Mac is connected to the university intranet via a wired LAN connection and can access the printer. My ...
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Printing issue (OFFENDING COMMAND: @PJL) with CUPS to Lexmark MX622ade that is set to PCL language
A Lexmark MX622 printer configured to use PCL as default language does not print using CUPS (that seems to prefer PostScript):
I could print a test page (openSUSE Leap 15.4 using YaST2) successfully, ...
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How to prevent print queue window from closing
I need to monitor an old printer and in order to do so, I open the print queue via "control printers" panel and select the printer but unfortunately, this window just closes itself after a ...
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MS Word adds extraneous ~2 cm margin on the left regardless of margin settings
Whenever I print a document in Word 2019, the left margin on the printout is much greater than the one seen in both the Print Layout view and the Print Preview dialog, by about 2cm (other margins are ...
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Need help deciphering the path on a Windows shortcut's target for printing PDF files direct to Canon print driver
I have a Canon printer (imagePROGRAF TM-305) that has direct print software that creates a link on the desktop that allows me to drag and drop a PDF file on top of the link icon and it goes direct to ...
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Ghost script prints blank pages pdfs
I am using Ghostscript to produce PDFs . The problem is that the PDF that is generated is blank.
After I did a bit of research I found this solution. On this page it says that there is a bug with ...
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Can't overprint colors on inkjet printer
I have two separate files, first with black line, second with blue line.
This is how I intend to print. First I print the black line then I load paper into printer again and print over it with blue.
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Latitude e5470 no Print screen button
There is no Print screen button in my laptop. Can I assign somehow this function? Or is there a way to do it?
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Word Underline does not print
Underline shows on print preview, but does not print on the paper or when printed as image.
I know it has to do with textbox settings, because when i create new text box it prints fine, however i want ...
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Is it a security/privacy risk to sell a used printer?
I am about to trash or sell off my old printer, Xerox Phaser 3122, and I wonder if this poses any security/privacy risk?
How do I check if any of my past printing jobs are stored inside this printer? ...
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Printing large excel file to pdf taking too long (more than 15 minutes)
I have a fairly large excel file with about 70 tabs and a lot of macros.
I'm trying to print the file to .pdf but it takes nearly 15 min to complete. I've tried using the Adobe print to pdf as well as ...
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What could cause those speckles on my printer's output?
A while ago, I have bought a used HP CP5225dn printer. I knew that the device was not 100% OK, but the price was very good, and a complete set of nearly new toner cartridges was included, so I decided ...
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CUPS 2.3.3op2 doesn't detect USB printer
I'm experiencing a problem with my printing server based on CUPS. Around a week ago it stopped detecting my USB printer. Tried reintalling the OS, nothing changed. All commands outputs are from OS ...
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how to print pdf pages with differnt multiples
I have a big pdf (100s pages), I want to give the order to print the pages in different multiples
for example:
page 1 x 1
page 2 x 7
page 3 x 23
page 4 x 1
I'd like to give the order at one time ...
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Print MS Word gridlines?
Word has a very convenient gridlines feature which enables you to view gridlines of any size you like, and align elements in your document with them. You can enable it in Layout-tab>Align>View ...
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Windows 10 refuses stop readding printer
We several months back replaced the main network printer due too it jamming excessively, and for the first month or 2 everything has worked fine. Now one of the computers has begun too re-add the old ...
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Word 2016: Print Preview causes Table of Contents to set all page numbers to the same page
Well this is an odd one.
My Word 2016 document has a Table of Contents created using the 'Automatic' style (References > Table of Contents > Automatic Table 1). I can update the table and all is ...
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Adding printer from printserver through different VLAN and subnet
working on this issue for quite some time right now (about 2 weeks) but still cannot get it to work.
my goal
My goal is to have a printserver in one subnet A (192.168.200.0/24, VLAN 20) and clients ...
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Microsoft Edge keeps resetting printing setting to "one side"
tl;dr Edge keeps changing printing settings to "one side" even though I have "both sides" sets at system level. Is there anything I can do to force it to "remember" this ...
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Is Windows network printing going to start failing again?
Last year, I helped some folks with Windows-machine networks with printing issues, figuring out (thanks to the magic of the interwebz) that Microsoft updates broke network printing somehow. Avoiding/...
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Diagnose/Fix Poor quality HP OfficeJet Pro 8025
A picture is perhaps the best explanation. The picture below shows the Powerpoint and resulting print.
Can anyone help on what to do? Observations:
Blue and yellow did not print at all
Magenta ...
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Canon Printer lbp251 error 822 for _all_ documents
Having a problem with Canon printer that will not print any document from a particular computer, regardless of how it is connected-- whether USB,Ethernet, Wifi,or Wifi Direct. The computer may tell ...
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What parts are bad in my printer (sample print provided)?
I would appreciate any insight as to what the failing components of my printer (Samsung CLP-315) might be.
The sample print:
The expected print:
Note: The two drops of water are just that; the ...
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HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1202nw does not Print PDF on Ubuntu 22.04
I recently purchased an HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1202nw which I successfully installed as wifi printer on my Ubuntu 22.04 System. It print smoothly when printing simple textfiles from gedit or pluma.
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Always printing in landscape format
I am using latest Greenshot - a great tool!
One question:
My printer normally prints in portrait format
But: I would like to force Greenshot to always use landscape format.
I tried several settings ...
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How do I get a decent and printable pdf file of a webpage that contains mathjax?
My attempt:
I first went to the webpage, then pressed ctrl+shift+s. Then I pressed "save full page". Then I got a nice preview. Then I pressed download. The file downloaded as a png.
(I ...
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What does S/W stand for in printer models?
I am seeing this abbreviation in some printer model names. Does it mean "software" or "stacker/wireless" or something else? Or,is it an abbreviation for a term?
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Decode HP T250 printer firmware [closed]
I recently bought an HP T250 Deskjet 24" printer and it uses 4 cartridges, the problem is, the price of the cartridges replacement is 1/3 of the printer's price, wich already is really expensive. ...
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How to tile-print a PDF as a booklet?
I have a PDF document with credit-card-sized pages. I am looking for a way to print this to an A4 sheet of paper, such that I can cut it up and staple it to form a booklet with the pages in the ...
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Change local printer port out directory
I want to save PDF at specific location without user interaction in Windows.
To achieve this goal I configured local printer port which saves file in Documents folder.
I want it to be changed to "...
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Create virtual Printer where each tray is its own printer
I have a piece of software that prints many types of reports automatically including labels, A4 Notes, etc. Before clicking print I have to select the correct printer. If I choose the wrong one it ...
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How might I go about making "Open" the default action for photos, instead of "Print" in Windows 11?
Recently I noticed that Windows 11 has "Print" as the top action in the context menu for image files, which makes no sense to me. I would like to set this back to "Open" as the top ...
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Reducing margins for printing
I cannot reduce margins for printing and end up wasting a lot of space. Even when I try to scale the page it doesn't work.
e.g.,
http://irma.math.unistra.fr/~loday/PAPERS/LodayVallette.pdf
http://www....
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Is there a way to make a Windows Server consume it's own shared printers?
I have Windows Server 2019 with some network printers installed using Standard TCP/IP-ports. That server shares all of those printers and pushes them using GPO/GPP to some clients. The printers are ...
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Print Preview stuck on chrome but in firefox it's working
I have a problem with headless chrome print url to pdf it lead me to this issue.
I have a page which is a bit big https://master-7rqtwti-wnjvz3rv66pcy.eu-5.platformsh.site/en/msf_pdf/book/339?no_lang
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How to Forward Windows Print Log to Syslog
I want to collect logs from various machine (windows and linux) to a centralized log server. The log server has been configured and is listening on port 514 tcp and udp for log in syslog protocol.
I ...
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Leftmost border on Excel doc doesn't show in print preview / won't print
I have had the issue where the leftmost or topmost border on my Excel sheet doesn't show in print preview & also doesn't print for some time, and I'm pretty sick of it!
I've tried fitting columns /...
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Print job in queue but nothing prints
Brother L5850 connected via TCP to Server 2012 R2.
When I write to the print spooler to the UNC (\server\BL5850) the print job shows up in the print queue, then disappears quickly as if it printed, ...