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3. Special Features
Printing from applications
There are a lot of Linux applications that allow you to print using Common UNIX
Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such
application.
1
Open an application, and select Print from the File menu
2
Select Print directly using lpr.
3
In the LPR GUI window, select the model name of your machine from the
printer list and click Properties.
4
Change the print job properties using the following four tabs displayed
at the top of the window.
• General: Changes the paper size, the paper type, and the
orientation of the documents. It enables the duplex feature, adds
start and end banners, and changes the number of pages per sheet.
Automatic/manual duplex printing may not be available depending on
models. You can alternatively use the lpr printing system or other
applications for odd-even printing.
• Text: Specifies the page margins and set the text options, such as
spacing or columns.
• Graphics: Sets image options that are used when printing image
files, such as color options, image size, or image position.
• Advanced: Sets the print resolution, paper source, and destination.
5
Click Apply to apply the changes and close the Properties window.
6
Click OK in the LPR GUI window to start printing.
7
The Printing window appears, allowing you to monitor the status of your
print job.
To abort the current job, click Cancel.
Printing files
You can print many different types of files on your machine using the standard
CUPS, directly from the command line interface. The CUPS lpr utility allows you
to do that, but the driver’s package replaces the standard lpr tool by a much
more user-friendly LPR GUI program.
To print any document file:
1
Enter lpr <file_name> from the Linux shell command line and press
Enter. The LPR GUI window appears.
When you type only lpr and press Enter, the Select file(s) to print
window appears first. Just select any files you want to print and click
Open.
2
In the LPR GUI window, select your machine from the list, and change
the print job properties.
3
Click OK to start printing.