Registering a Custom Paper Size
12-Apr-2018
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Solution
You can register original paper sizes to an application in addition to preset standard sizes for original documents. These paper sizes are "custom paper sizes".
1. Display [Devices and Printers] from the [Control Panel] of Windows.
2. Right-click the icon of the printer you are using → click [Printing Preferences].
3. Click [Custom Paper Size] in the [Page Setup] tab.
- [Paper List]
Displays registered paper sizes as a list.
NOTE
- Paper sizes with a red dot (
) next to them are standard paper sizes and cannot be edited or deleted. - [Custom [Name Fixed]] is used temporarily as the custom paper size you specified in the application.
- [Delete]
Selecting a custom paper size and clicking this button deletes the paper size.
- [Custom Paper Size]
Enables you to set the name and size for a new custom paper.
- [Regional Paper Size]
Enables you to select a regional paper size to use.
- [Unit] and [Register]
Select the unit of measurement. Click [Register] to register the custom paper size.
NOTE
- Registered custom paper sizes can be used with all printers installed on the computer you are using.
4. Set [Paper Size to Register] and [Unit].
The [Height] setting must be equal to or greater than the [Width] setting.
5. Click [Register] → [OK].
You can select the registered custom paper size from [Page Size] and [Output Size] in the [Basic Settings] or [Page Setup] tab.
REFERENCE
- Registered custom paper sizes can be used with all printers installed on the computer you are using.
- Select [Custom [Name Fixed]] when you have created a custom paper size in an application.
- Some print functions may be unavailable when printing on paper sizes other than standard.
- When registering a paper size in the properties dialog box of a Windows print server, set the margins in a range from 5.0 mm (0.19 inches) to less than 50.0 mm (1.96 inches).
- If you select [Device Settings] tab → [Details] → [Display Also Custom Paper Sizes Not Included in This Driver], you can register custom paper sizes not defined in the printer driver.
- Custom paper sizes that can be set differ from printer model to printer model. For details about supported custom paper sizes and sources, refer to the manual supplied with the printer.