Printing is the act of transferring an image from one surface to another. The term is most commonly applied to the reproduction of written or pictorial material, but can also be used to describe a range of other techniques, including digital printing and embroidery.
When you want to print something, you must first open the file that you want to print in a software program. Many programs have a “Print” option in the menu bar or under File in the toolbar at the top of the screen. When you click Print, a Print properties window opens that allows you to customize the way the file is printed.
If you don’t have a printer, you can send your document to someone else who does have a printer. This can be done using an online print-on-demand service or by emailing the file to a friend who has a printer.
Some computer apps use a ribbon instead of standard menus, so to print you need to look for a button that says Print or the icon of a printer. If you have a laptop with a built-in printer, it will automatically find the appropriate app to print to when you click the button or icon.
When a color separation is made so that dots are distributed evenly throughout the tonal range, this is called full-range black. It is a higher quality than half-scale and skeleton black. Also called full-tone black. Coarse cloth embedded in the glue along the spine of a paperback book to increase its strength. See also shingling and sizing.