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Creating a Custom Paper Size for the PostScript Driver
Note: This method allows you to create and save a custom paper size under a unique name for use
with the PostScript driver. You can create as many custom sizes as your printer trays can handle.
1. In Windows, navigate to your printer directory or list. In the Printers and Faxes folder, click the File
menu and select Server Properties. The Print Server Properties dialog box appears.
2. In the Forms tab, select the Create a new form check box.
3. In the Form name field, type a name for your custom size. Overwrite the name that appears in the
field.
4. In the Form description section, select the units of measurement to use for the paper size, then
define the width and height and printer margins.
5. Click the Save Form button and then click Close.
The custom size is available as an option in the Print dialog box of most applications when you
select the Phaser 6500 PostScript driver. The exact location varies with the application.
Creating a Custom Paper Size for the PCL Driver
Notes:
• The PCL print driver is available for Windows only.
• Custom paper sizes created in the PCL driver become available in the Paper Size list on the
Paper/Output tab of the print driver. It is also available in the Print dialog box of most
applications. The exact location varies with the application.
1. Navigate to your printer directory or list and then right-click the Phaser 6500 PCL driver and select
Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Configuration tab.
3. At the bottom of the Configuration tab, click the Custom Paper Size button. The Custom Paper
Size dialog box opens.
4. In the Units section, select the units of measurement to use for defining the page size.
5. In the Short Edge field, specify the width of the page. In the Long Edge field, specify the length of
the page.
6. To save this custom size, select the Name Paper Size check box then type a name for this custom
size in the Paper Name field.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Properties dialog box of the driver, click OK.
The custom size is available as an option in the Print dialog box of most applications when you
select the Phaser 6500 PCL driver. The custom size is also available in the Paper Size field, in the
Paper/Output tab of the PCL driver.
Printing on Custom-size Paper
This section includes:
• Printing on Custom-size Paper Using the PostScript Driver on page 80