Office 2010 has a number of new printing features that can help you speed up your workflow. One of these features is the Streamlined Printing feature. This feature lets you print documents using a simplified layout, which can save you time and energy. To use the Streamlined Printing feature in Office 2010, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Office 2010 application.
  2. On the left side of the application window, click on the File tab.
  3. On the File tab, click on the New button.
  4. In the New Print dialog box, enter a name for your document and click on OK.
  5. On the right side of the dialog box, click on OK to close it.
  6. To print your document using this simplified layout, follow these steps: 1) Choose one of your documents to print; 2) Click on one of the blueprints in your document library; 3) Click on Print; 4) The Print dialog box will appear; 5) In this dialog box, you will be able to choose how many pages per sheet (pages per minute), how wide or narrow your paper is (width or height), and whether to include margins (if any). 6) Click on OK to print your document using this simplified layout

Printing in Office 2010

When you’re ready to print your document, click on File to open up Backstage View then click on Print. Print Preview has been combined with Print so you can take care of virtually all your printing options and settings from one spot.

You can select the different print options and settings.

A nice list of settings for printing out an entire document.

It includes easier access to Page Setup.

Also easier access to Printer Properties.

When you choose different printing options and layouts, you get can immediately see how the document will look without having to navigate through several dialog boxes.

This is one of several enhancements available in Office 2010 that should help you get work done easier and more quickly. In this example we show Word 2010, but the same settings are available in the other apps included in the suite. Of course anyone can download and install the new Office 2010 Beta and give these new options a try.

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