If you regularly output to different printers or job types, you can automate print jobs by saving all output settings as print presets. Using print presets is a fast, reliable way to print jobs that require consistently accurate settings for many options in the Print dialog box.
If you regularly output to different printers or job types, you can automate print jobs by saving all output settings as print presets. Using print presets is a fast, reliable way to print jobs that require consistently accurate settings for many options in the Print dialog box.
You can save and load print presets, making it easy to back them up or to make them available to your service providers, clients, or others in your workgroup.
You can create and review print presets in the Print Presets dialog box.
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Choose File > Print, adjust print settings, and click Save Preset
. Type
a name or use the default, and then click OK. With this
method, the preset is saved in the preferences file.Choose Edit > Print Presets, and then click New. In the Print Presets dialog box, type a new name or use the default, adjust print settings, and then click OK to return to the Print Presets dialog box. Then click OK again.
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Choose File > Print, adjust print settings, and click Save Preset
. In
the Save Preset dialog box that appears, either type a name in the
text box or use the current name. (If the current name is an existing
preset, saving overwrites that preset’s settings.) Click OK.Choose Edit > Print Presets, select a preset from the list, and then click Edit. Adjust print settings, and click OK to return to the Print Presets dialog box. Then click OK again.
Tip: You can edit the default preset as you would any other using the steps outlined above.
You can save print presets in separate files, making it easy to back them up or to make them available to your service providers, clients, or others in your workgroup.
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To export presets, select one or more presets in the list and click Export. Shift-click to select adjacent presets. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select nonadjacent presets. Specify a name and location, and then click Save.
To import presets, click Import. Locate and click the file containing the presets you want to load, and then click OK.
Note:
Consider saving presets outside of the preferences folder. That way, they won’t be lost if you ever delete your preferences.
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