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+<chapter id="usage-print">
+ <title>Printing with Evolution</title>
+ <para>
+ 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 shows you what would happen if
+ you were to print 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 (the <guibutton>Fit</guibutton> button)
+ or match the width of the page and the window (the
+ <guibutton>Fit Width</guibutton> button). None of these buttons
+ changes the way the page will be printed, but they do let you
+ get a better look. If you're satisfied with the way the your paper
+ looks, click <guibutton>Print</guibutton> to send your document
+ on its way. If you'd like to change it, just close the
+ <guilabel>Print Preview</guilabel> window and make the changes
+ you want from your mail, calendar, or addressbook.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="print-preview">
+ <title>Print Preview</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Print Preview</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/print-preview" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </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&mdash; <guilabel>Generic Postscript</guilabel>,
+ whether to write to a PDF file, and whether to print to a file
+ or to an actual printer in Generic Postscript. 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.
+
+ <note id="windows-ps">
+ <title>Printing to PostScript?</title>
+ <para>
+ PostScript is the file format used by most laser printers,
+ and in UNIX world is the easiest way to print to a file.
+ However, most systems running Microsoft Windows can't
+ recognize or handle PostScript files. You'll need to print
+ to PDF if you want to share your file with Windows users.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+
+ <!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="print-dest">
+ <title>Choosing a Printer</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Choosing a Printer</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/print-dest" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </imageobject></mediaobject>
+ </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>
+
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