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Technical Discussions => Printers => Topic started by: bsachais on December 10, 2009, 05:56:58 PM



Title: Help Please "Print to File" Problem
Post by: bsachais on December 10, 2009, 05:56:58 PM
I'm currently setting up a new computer. It runs Windows 7. I've added a network printer successfully. When I try and  print I get the dialogue
to name the file. I don't want to print to a file. The "print to file" box is not checked. How do I get this fixed?

Any help would be appreciated.

Barry


Title: Re: Help Please "Print to File" Problem
Post by: Fred A on December 10, 2009, 06:08:17 PM
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The "print to file" box is not checked. How do I get this fixed?
What software application are you using to create the print?
If you use Qimage, click File, then PRINT TO: and select Printer.
Fred


Title: Re: Help Please "Print to File" Problem
Post by: bsachais on December 10, 2009, 06:20:55 PM
I simply select print from the menu, select the Canon printer, the Canon setup window appears and I click print. Nothing different
than I've been doing for years. Yet now, the issue in my original post cropped up.


Title: Re: Help Please "Print to File" Problem
Post by: Fred A on December 10, 2009, 06:43:44 PM
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I simply select print from the menu, select the Canon printer,

Are you using Qimage to print?
If so you need to click FILE. PRINT TO:  and then select Printer.
Right now Qimage (if you are using Qimage) has defaulted to Print to file probably because there was no installed printer.
Fred


Title: Re: Help Please "Print to File" Problem
Post by: bsachais on December 10, 2009, 09:40:38 PM
Problem solved...the networked computer I was sharing was set up in its properties to print to file. I simply changed the port preference.