Setting the General Print Options

If you are printing to a desktop printer, the options in the General category may be all you need to set to print a document.

To choose the printer:

• Choose the printer from the Printer menu at the top of the dialog box .
  
  

  The Printer list lets you choose the printer to print a document.

  

To control the copies:

1.	Set the number of copies in the Copies field . The Copies and Pages area of the General controls for printing.
2.	Choose Collate to print multiple copies as complete sets.
3.	Choose Reverse Order to print the copies back to front. Tip Use Reverse Order for printers that print documents face up.

To control the pages:

1.	Choose All to print all the pages . or Select Range to enter a range of pages. Tip Use a hyphen to specify a range of pages, such as 4-6. Use a comma to specify individual pages, such as 8, 9.
2.	Choose Collate to print copies as sets.
3.	Use the Sequence menu to choose All Pages, Even Pages, or Odd Pages.
4.	Check Spreads to print the pages in spreads together.
5.	Choose Print Master Pages to print any master pages in the document.

To set the general options:

1.	Check Print Non-printing Objects to print objects set to not print . The Options area of the General controls for printing.
2.	Check Print Blank Pages to print pages that have no visible items.
3.	Check Print Visible Guides and Baseline Grids to print the guides and grids.