Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To access print settings
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To size an image to fit the page
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To print an image

Getting Started with Printing

Corel Painter offers a wide range of printing options for various output devices. You can preview and size the image before you print it.

Setting Up Printing

Options for setting up your file for printing depend on several factors: the type of output device to be used, whether the printed output will be in color or in black and white, and whether you are printing separations.

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Choose File Page Setup.

Sizing an Image

If you want to print an image that is larger than a selected page size, you can size the image to fit the page. For example, when this option is enabled, a 12-by-12-inch image would be resized to fit on an 8.5-by-11-inch page.

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Choose File Print.
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Click the Painter 12 tab.
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Enable the Size to Fit Page check box.
To print images larger than the page size, you must enable the Size to Fit Page check box.

Printing an Image

After choosing options in the Print Setup dialog box (Mac OS) or the Page Setup dialog box (Windows), you are ready to print your image.

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Choose File menu Print.
The Print dialog box appears.
If you are using the Mac OS, choose Corel Painter 12 from the list box below the Presets list box.
If you are using the Windows OS, click the Painter 12 tab.
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In the Print Type area, choose one of the four print types that Corel Painter supports.
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If your printer is not a PostScript printer, enable the Color QuickDraw (Mac OS) or GDI Printing (Windows) option. Some common examples are the HP Deskjet, the Canon Bubble Jet, and the EPSON Stylus. You cannot print separations to printers that lack PostScript capability. Examples of such printers include the Hewlett-Packard Deskjet, the Canon Bubble Jet, and the EPSON Stylus.
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To print an image to a color PostScript device, enable the Color PostScript option.
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To print separations, enable the Separations option. The output consists of four pages, one each for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. You can print separations from Corel Painter with PostScript devices, including high-resolution imagesetters. Corel Painter places a color bar, registration marks, and the color name on each of the four separated plates.
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To print an image to a black-and-white PostScript laser printer, enable the B & W PostScript option.
Corel Painter uses the device’s default screening information to produce high-quality color separations. If Output Preview is off when you save a file in EPS format, Corel Painter uses the Color Studio separation tables with your device’s default screening. For more information, see Saving a File in EPS Format for Printing.
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