Card Setup Tutorial Basic PC Vertical Image Card Canon Printing
STEP 4 - CUSTOM PAPER SIZE
The Page Setup dialog box will appear.
Click the Printer button at bottom right.
When this dialog box appears:
1) Make sure you have the right printer chosen
2) Click the Properties button near the top right.
On the printer properties menu:
1) Click on the Page Setup tab
2) Click on the Page Size drop down menu and scroll to the bottom of the list where you will see a selection "Custom..." and click it.
This dialog will appear.
Using the chart below: 1) Fill in paper width 2) Fill in paper height
Paper Size
Height
Width
7x10
10"
7"
6.25x9
9"
6.25"
8x9 Pano
9"
8"
5.5x8.5
8.5"
5.5"
3) Click OK
NOTE! Canon does not offer a feature to save custom paper sizes for future use. You will need to do this step each time you print custom cards.
Click the OK button until you are back to this screen.
Notice that paper size is set to Custom.
Orientation - For the traditonal open card of any size, make sure orientation is set to LANDSCAPE. If not, you will notice that the Print with Preview will look wrong. If so, click Page Setup again and fix the orientation.
Now click OK
STEP 5 - PRINTING
Notice that the preview screen looks like the printed card should - the excessive white space is gone.
You can now click print and proceed as normal. You may see this warning - if so simply click proceed.
Congratulations! You have set up and printed a Red River Paper greeting cards. If you want a more customizable card layout, look at our advanced instructions here.
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Last updated: February 03, 2020
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Papers with the Archival designtation can take many forms. They can be glossy, matte, canvas, or an artistic product. These papers are acid free, lignin free and can be made of virgin tree fiber (alpha cellulose) or 25-100% cotton rag. They are likely to have optical or fluorescent brightening agents (OBAs) - chemicals that make the paper appear brighter white. Presence of OBAs does not indicate your image will fade faster. It does predict a slow change in the white point of your paper, especially if it is displayed without UV filter glass or acrylic.
Archival Grade Summary
Numerous papers - made from tree or cotton content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
Can have OBAs in the base or the coating
Museum Grade Paper
Papers with the museum designation make curators happy. They are made from 100% cotton rag content and have no optical brightener content. (OBA) The base stock is acid and lignin free. The coating is acid free. This type of offers the most archival option in terms of media stability over time.
Museum Grade Summary
100% cotton rag content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
No OBA content
Photographic Grade Paper
Photo Grade products are designed to look and feel like modern photo lab paper. Most photo grade media are resin coated, which means they have a paper core covered by a thin layer of polyethelene (plastic) . Plastic gives the paper its photo feel, stability (flatness), water resistance, handling resistance, and excellent feed consistency.
Prints on photo grade media are stable over long periods. With pigment inks in a protected environment, you can see up to 80 years on-display life. All RC papers are Photo Grade for two reasons. Plastic content is not technically archival by museum standards. Also, the inkjet coating of all RC papers is slightly acidic. It facilitates instant drying and does not actually change the stability of your inks over time. Virtually all RC papers have optical brightening agents (OBAs).
