Using Print Setup

The Print Setup dialog offers options for choosing a printer, setting up page sizes, and choosing the document orientation. The same print attribute choices in Print Setup also appear in the Print dialog. Whether you use Print Setup or set print attributes in the Print dialog is a matter of personal choice.

To use Print Setup:

1.	Open a document in Adobe Reader and select File > Print Setup.
2.	Select a printer from the Name (Windows shown in Figure 6.1) or Format (Macintosh) pull-down menu. All local and network printers appear in the pull-down menu. Figure 6.1. The Print Setup dialog.
3.	Select a paper size from the Size pull-down menu. All acceptable paper sizes appear according to the selected printer.
4.	Select the page orientation by clicking Portrait or Landscape.
5.	Click OK. The Print Setup attributes apply to all documents in a current Adobe Reader session. If you quit Reader and open a new session, you may need to revisit the Print Setup dialog and reset the print attributes.

What are the Print Setup properties?

For Windows users, the Print Setup dialog contains a Properties button. Click Properties, and options specific to the selected printer appear in another dialog. Figure 6.2 shows the properties associated with an Epson Stylus C62 printer. Choices for print quality, paper type, and other print options derive from the printer driver for the selected printer and will vary according to the printer being used. Note that a Properties button also appears in Windows in the Print dialog. Clicking the Properties button in that dialog offers the same choices as opening properties in the Print Setup dialog.

Figure 6.2. Click Properties in the Print Setup dialog to open another dialog where you make specific print choices unique to the selected printer.

On the Macintosh you select the same options in the Print dialog. Below the Presets pull-down menu you find another pull-down menu with the default choice for Copies and Pages. Open the pull-down menu and select Print Settings. The Print dialog expands to show you options unique to the selected printer.