OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox, and Thunderbird for Windows All in One [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

1.

Request a Page Preview

Select the

Page Preview option from the

File menu.

2.

Review a Sample of the Printed Document

Look over the preview of the document to see if it appears to be properly formatted.

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You can adjust the number of pages that Page Preview shows at one time by clicking to select the

Multiple Pages toolbar button and designating the number of rows and columns of sample pages you want to view at one time.

3.

Close the Preview

Once you've previewed what your document will look like printed, click the

Close Preview button. If you need to make further edits to your document, do so now.

4.

Prepare to Print

Once you're satisfied that the document is ready to print, select the

Print option from the

File menu. The

Print dialog box appears.

5.

Select a Printer

Select the printer you want to print to from the

Name drop-down list.

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If you have a fax modem, you can select your fax from the

Name list to send your document to a fax recipient.

6.

Adjust Properties

If you want to adjust any printer settings, click the

Properties button. The dialog box that appears when you click

Properties varies from printer to printer. Close the printer's

Properties dialog box once you've made any needed changes.

7.

Adjust Print Options

Click the

Options button to display the

Printer Options dialog box. From the

Printer Options dialog box, you can adjust several print settings, such as whether you want graphics, tables, and drawings printed or omitted from the printed document.

NOTE

Although it's called

Printer Options , the

Printer Options dialog box is not printer specific but rather controls the way your document appears when printed. If, for instance, you want to print for a binder, you could click to select the

Left pages and

Right pages options to leave an extra middle margin on every other printed page.

Click the

OK button to close the

Printer Options dialog box.

8.

Select What to Print

Click to select either

All or

Pages to designate that you want to print the entire document or only a portion of it. If you click

Pages , type the page number or a range of page numbers (such as

2-5 or

1-10, 15-25 ) that you want to print.

9.

Determine the Number of Copies to Print

Click the arrow box next to the

Number of Copies option to determine how many copies you want to print.

Once you've determined how many pages and copies to print, click the

OK button to print your document and close the

Print dialog box.