Setting up automatic paper selection (OP)

This procedure applies only to devices of type "Windows Printer".

  • Find out which paper sizes are supported by the Windows printer.
  • Link these paper sizes to paper types.
  • Link these paper types to the Windows printer.
Etape 1. Find out which paper sizes are supported by the Windows printer.

Paper types are supported either by hardware (different trays) or by software.

You can find the supported paper sizes for a printer in the printer's manual, or via the BWPrint preview feature.

To find the supported paper types via the BWPrint preview feature:

  1. Start a print session, for example Impression des sociétés (ttaad1400m000).
  2. Specify the selection ranges, and click Print. The Sélection du périphérique (ttstpsplopen ) session starts.
  3. Select the Windows printer and select Preview. Click Continuer.
  4. Right-click in the preview window and on the shortcut menu, select Paper size > Change device specific paper size. The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
  5. You can view the supported paper sizes in the Size list.
Etape 2. Link paper sizes to paper types

Link each supported paper size you want to use to a paper type.

To link a paper size to a paper type:

  1. Start the Types de papiers (ttaad3110m000) session.
  2. Link the paper size to an existing paper type, or create a new paper type and link the paper size to it. In the Taille papier field, you can zoom to the Taille du papier Windows (ttaad3512m000) session.

Note: the orientation is also important. Many printers have a software option to “Rotate” printing, but there are also printers that have a separate tray for “rotated paper”.

Etape 3. Link paper types to printer

Link the desired paper types to the Windows printer:

  1. Start the Données du périphérique (ttaad3500m000) session and double click the Windows printer. The Données du périphérique (ttaad3100s000) details session starts.
  2. Specify the printer's default paper type in the Type de papier field.
  3. Link the additional paper types to the printer: On the Vues, Références, Actions menu, select Papertype by Device. The Type de papier par périphérique (ttaad3107m000) session starts. Specify the required paper types.

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