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diff --git a/doc/C/usage-print.sgml b/doc/C/usage-print.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..25c09abb7b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/C/usage-print.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<chapter id="usage-print"> +<title>Printing with Evolution</title> +<para> + This is a very short chapter, because printing with + <application>Evolution</application> is not a complex task. Like + most GNOME applications, <application>Evolution</application> uses + the gnome-print system, so if you've used any other GNOME + application to print, you should be able to print from + <application>Evolution</application> immediately. +</para> +<para> + Whether you're printing a message, a calendar page, or a selection + of address cards, you can choose to print directly to a printer, or + save the print output to a postscript file. You can also use the + preview feature to see how your printed output will look. +</para> + + <sect1 id="printpreview"> + <title>Print Preview</title> + <para> + <guibutton>Print Preview</guibutton>, appears both as a button + in the printing dialog and as an item in the + <guimenu>File<guimenu> menu. In both places, it does the same + thing: it opens a new window that displays an image of the current + message, calendar, appointment, or address card. + </para> + <para> + That window allows you to select which pages you want to see, + and how close you'd like to look at them. Zoom in or out, fit + the page to the window (<guibutton>Fit</guibutton>) or match the + width of the page and the window (<guibutton>Fit + Width</guibutton>). If you're satisfied with the way it looks, + click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to send your document on its way. + </para> + + + <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> + + <figure id="print-preview"> + <title>Print Preview</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Print Preview</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="fig/print-preview" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> +<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> + + </sect1> + + <sect1 id="print-destination"> + <title>File or Printer?</title> + <para> + The printer selection window, shown in <xref + linkend="print-dest">, lets you choose the format for + printing— at this time, only <guilabel>Generic + Postscript</guilabel> is available— and whether to print + to a file or to an actual printer. If you choose a printer, + you'll be asked for the printer command (probably + <guilabel>lpr</guilabel>) which your system uses. If you + choose to print to a file, you'll need to decide upon a + filename. And of course, you'll want to choose a number of + copies, and whether to collate them. + </para> + + <!-- ==============Figure=================================== --> + + <figure id="print-dest"> + <title>Choosing a Printer</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Choosing a Printer</screeninfo> + <graphic fileref="fig/print-dest" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> +<!-- ==============End of Figure============================== --> + + <para> + If you're printing a message that's more than one page, you'll + have the option of choosing which pages to print. If you're + printing a calendar entry, you can decide what range of dates to + print. And, if you're printing contact cards, you can decide + whether to print only the selected cards, or all of them. + </para> + <para> + When you're ready, click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print, + <guibutton>Preview</guibutton> to have a look (or another look) + at the preview, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to cancel the + whole deal. + </para> + </sect1> +</chapter> |