<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 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 things look, 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 the Mail, Calendar, or Contact Manager. </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>