imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share Guide imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share Guide Ver. 2.0 Canon Inc.
1. Features of imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share The features of imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share are as follows. - Note that "imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share" is referred to as "Direct Print & Share" in this manual. 1. You can print your PDF documents and drawings, JPEG and TIFF images, or HP-GL/2 format drawings directly, without opening each application. - Encrypted PDF are not supported. 2. You can confirm the print layout by using the preview.
- Read the Readme file for cautions regarding using Direct Print & Share. Click the icon in the top left of the main window, then open the About imagePROGRAF Direct Print & Share dialog box from the menu and click Readme to display the Readme file.
2. Installation Procedure The procedure for installing Direct Print & Share is as follows. 1. Unpack the downloaded file. 2. Run ipfdps32_2.0.0_setup.exe in 32-bit Windows systems or ipfdps64_2.0.0_setup.exe in 64-bit Windows systems. 3. The installer starts. Click the Next button. 4. The License Agreement is displayed. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click the Next button.
. The Destination Folder is displayed. Specify the installation destination and click the Next button. 6. Click the Install button.
The installation begins. 7. Click the Finish button. This completes the installation of Direct Print & Share.
3. Printing 3.1 Registering the Printers to Use Printers to be used in Direct Print & Share must be registered in the Printer pull-down menu. To add a printer to the Printer pull-down menu, follow these steps. 1. Click the button in the main window. 2. The Printer to use dialog box is displayed. Click the Add button.
3. The Add printer dialog box is displayed. Select the printer you want to add from Installed printers and click the OK button. - The printer drivers installed in your computer will be displayed in Installed printers. If you want to add a printer to Installed printers, install the desired printer's printer drivers on the computer you are using. 4. Make sure that the printer you selected in the Printer to use dialog box has been added, and then click the OK button.
The printer will be added to the Printer pull-down menu. 3.2 Add files that you want to print 1. Click the Add button in the main window. 2. Select the file you want to print and click the Open button.
The file is added to the Registered file list. 3.3 Creating a shortcut print icon You can create an icon that allows you to print by dropping print data onto it. When printing by running Direct Print & Share, you do not need to create an icon using this procedure. You can create multiple shortcut print icons to suit the print settings. 1. Select the file you want to print in the main window and change the settings as needed in the print settings area on the right side of the main window.
2. Click the Shortcut Print button. 3. The Shortcut Print dialog box is displayed. Select the type of icon to create and click the Next button.
4. The Save As dialog box is displayed. Enter the icon name to create in File name and click the Save button. The created icon is added to the folder specified in the Save As dialog box.
3.4 Printing The available methods for printing files using Direct Print & Share are to print by running Direct Print & Share or to print by creating a shortcut print icon and dropping the files onto the shortcut print icon. Printing by running Direct Print & Share 1. Select the file you want to print in the Registered file list. A preview of that file is displayed in the preview area.
Printing begins. Printing by dropping files onto a shortcut print icon 1. Drop the file onto the shortcut icon. Printing begins. The print status can be checked using Status Monitor. Furthermore, if you want to stop printing in the middle, you should stop the printing using Status Monitor.
Printing by dropping files onto an icon for starting with attached print settings 1. Drop the file onto the icon for starting with attached print settings. 2. The Direct Print & Share main window starts up. Enter the number of copies to print for each file and click the Print button. Printing begins.
4. Using the Cloud Storage 4.1 Adding cloud storage that supports WebDAV You can use cloud storage that supports WebDAV as cloud storage. If you are using Google Drive, you do not need to perform this procedure because Google Drive is registered in advance. 1. Click the Cloud service integration button in the main window. 2. The Cloud service integration dialog box is displayed. Click the button.
3. The Preferences dialog box is displayed. Click the Cloud storage settings button. 4. The Cloud storage settings dialog box is displayed. Click the Add button.
5. The Cloud storage information dialog box is displayed. Enter the cloud storage name in Storage name and the URL for connecting to WebDAV in URL, and then click the OK button. 4.2 Log into the cloud service In order to start downloading from or uploading to cloud storage, you must be logged into the cloud service. You first have to create an account for the cloud service.
Check that you can log into the cloud service using a web browser with the account you created. 1. Click the Cloud service integration button in the main window. 2. The Cloud service integration dialog box is displayed. Click the Login button.
3. The Cloud storage selection dialog box is displayed. Select the cloud storage to log into and click the OK button. 4. The Cloud login dialog box is displayed. Enter your account login ID and password for cloud service that is displayed in Cloud storage, and then click the OK button.
Once you have logged in, the Login button changes to the Logout button and your login ID is displayed next to the button. 4.3 Upload files to cloud storage 1. If the files you want to upload to cloud storage are displayed in Registered file in the Cloud service integration dialog box, proceed to step 4. If they are not displayed, click the Close button to close the Cloud service integration dialog box. 2.
5. Turn on the Upload check box for the file you want to upload and click the Upload button.
If the Share settings when uploading check box is turned on, the Share settings dialog box will be displayed. Make any necessary settings. (See "Share files with other users (Google Drive only)") The Upload dialog box will be displayed and your uploads will begin. When uploading completes, the files you uploaded will be added to Cloud storage. Share files with other users (Google Drive only) 1. Register users with whom you want to share file uploads to the Share user list.
2. The Add user dialog box will be displayed. Enter the Google account e-mail address for the user with whom you want to share files. 3. The added e-mail addresses will be displayed in the Share user list of the Share settings dialog box. Click the OK button.
The Upload dialog box will be displayed and your uploads will begin. When uploading completes, e-mail notification will be sent to set users. 4.4 Download files from cloud storage 1. Turn on the Download check box for the file you want to download from Cloud storage. 2. Click the Download button.
The Download dialog box will be displayed and your downloads will begin. When downloading completes, the files you downloaded will be added to the Registered file list. Downloaded files can be printed from the main window.
5. Print from AutoCAD If you install Direct Print & Share on a computer that has Autodesk's CAD software AutoCAD installed on it, a Direct Print & Share plug-in will be added to AutoCAD. You can start Direct Print & Share from AutoCAD and easily print drawings and make uploads to cloud storage. - You can use the AutoCAD plug-in with AutoCAD 2008 and later versions of AutoCAD.
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