Printing Options in Microsoft® Office® 2010

What are the various printing features integrated in Microsoft Office 2010?

Microsoft Office 2010 is a highly functional productivity suite from the Microsoft and is packed with a series of advanced data processing applications which helps in enhancing the capabilities and productivity of the users. The professional level options and functions featured in Microsoft Office 2010 applications allow the users to perform a variety of intricate tasks under minimal complications and errors. The new Microsoft Office 2010 is having many enhanced functional capabilities and the advanced printing options integrated with the Office 2010 applications are one among many. Microsoft Office 2010 applications like Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word etc. are having an entirely revamped user interface that enables the users to easily print out different types of documents. The easy to use drop down menus in the printing options of Microsoft Office 2010 applications enables the users to select one from among the list of connected printers and send the document to it for printing. The print margins, paper sizes and other settings can be adjusted by using the options in the new print menu and all the made changes are instantly updated in the automatic print preview. Selecting a printer after making necessary changes in the desired document and following the on screen instructions will allow the users to take prints under minimal errors and complications.

Some points regarding the printing functionality of the new Microsoft Office 2010 version are discussed below to help the users:

• Enhanced user interface
• Staple and Duplex prints
• Quick print and XPS print path

Enhanced user interface

Microsoft Office 2010 is having new user interface that is revived up to best suite users needs under minimal complexity. The new Microsoft Office 2010 interface combines the print and print preview functions so that the users can right away monitor the changes made in the document in effect with the print set-up. The new printing functions of the Office 2010 are combined in a UI called the print place where the users can access and change the different settings regarding the print options in the application suite from a single spot.

Staple and Duplex prints

The staple and duplex document printing feature integrated in the new Microsoft Office 2010 add up to its printing functionality by providing the users with advanced options to print pages as stapled documents and on both side of the media. The duplex print function allows the users to print data on both available sides of the media inserted into the printer. The users should also note that the driver and the device that supports this functionality should be present so as to utilize this function.

Quick print and XPS print path

Microsoft Office 2010 users can use the available options in the application to set a mode of printing. The preset and launch the preset printing function by using the quick print shortcut on the Microsoft Office application’s quick access toolbar. The new Microsoft Office 2010 also supports printing in XPS path which helps in creating the highest quality prints using the save as XPS function in Microsoft Office 2010 applications. The users can enable this function by enabling the 'Use XPS enhanced print path when available' option in the 'Advanced' menu of Microsoft Office 2010.

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