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BlueDog007
BlueDog007
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December 24, 2023
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How to understand setting options in the Print Dialog box?

  • December 24, 2023
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The Print Dialog Box in Illustrator:

I need help understanding the setting for these options:
Copies (  )  Although I do understand this setting tells my printer: How many copies of a file I want.

Reverse Order (  )  Now this confuses me expecially when I have more than one artboard and I want to see the artboard I want to print in the thumbnail image in the dialog box.

Artboards All (  ) and Range (  ) I understand these options somewhat, but when I use the option of Reverse Order that's when I get confused.

Can you explain using examples when using two or more artboards?

Thanks

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    Correct answer Monika Gause
    @BlueDog007  schrieb:

     

    Thank you for your assistance.
    In your example of Reverse, are you meaning: Say I have 17 artboards, then it prints 17, 16, 15, 14, ... , 2, 1 ?
    Re: Range: If I have 10 artboards and I set Range to: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 then it will only print those artboards in that order as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ?
    Re: Sort: Are you trying to say, if I set the Range as above and I want 5 copies, then the printer will give me five sets of each range as above ?
     

    That's how this is supposed to work, yes.

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    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    December 24, 2023

    in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

    p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    December 24, 2023

    Copies does what you already suggest.

    Reverse order prints the last specified artboard first, e.g. you have 17 artboards, then #a7 comes out of the printer first.

    In "Range" you can specify which artboards you want printed. Maybe only #3 to #7

     

    All of this plus the "Sort" option is meant for making it easier to get a "booklet" out of the printer, ready to be stapled. E.g. you want 5 copies of your 20 artboards file, then you can print it in a way that after printing you can just take out 5 stcks of paper and do not have to sort them manually. Only thing that is missing here for a real booklet is the inability to do imposition in Illustrator.

    BlueDog007
    BlueDog007Author
    Inspiring
    January 1, 2024

     

    Thank you for your assistance.
    In your example of Reverse, are you meaning: Say I have 17 artboards, then it prints 17, 16, 15, 14, ... , 2, 1 ?
    Re: Range: If I have 10 artboards and I set Range to: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 then it will only print those artboards in that order as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ?
    Re: Sort: Are you trying to say, if I set the Range as above and I want 5 copies, then the printer will give me five sets of each range as above ?
     
    BlueDog007
    BlueDog007Author
    Inspiring
    January 1, 2024

    Sorry, I pressed Correct Answer by accident and can't undo it.

    Plus I got a message saying something about some text in my answer was not accepted for some reason.

     

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