Missing Printer Options

Sometimes (not always) I try to print something and find that a lot of the menus and options on the print screen are invisible and I'm not sure what causes this? Has anyone else experienced this and found a fix for it? See image below:
http://img107.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/01/12/picture4-495jedudp.jpeg

I'm still definitely having problems with this, but I've pegged it down to just three applications: Adobe Photoshop CS & Illustrator CS, and Microsoft Office 2004 (word, excel, etc). These three programs are able to replicate the problem every time. As far as I am aware, they are all 100% up to date.

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Missing print options - Canon MP600 and ????

Well I discovered the hard way another function deleted in SL!
I have a Canon MP600 multifunction unit. Now when I go to print, I can NOT specify certain pages to print such as 1, 3, 7, 10. In Tiger & Leopard I could.
I finally found the option for printing all even or all odd pages under "Paper Handling". This helps but this means I have to switch to another screen to get that option. And why there instead of under instead of "Duplex Printing and Margin", a more logical place for the even or odd selection if not on the main page.
Also missing is the option to just print the current page.
For one document I wanted to print, I selected the pages one-by-one on the first page of the printer dialogue by selection a range of say 3 to 3.
Is this all the SL printer driver? Will the old Leopard driver work? If so how do I get it back?

John Mertes wrote:
I have a Canon MP600 multifunction unit. Now when I go to print, I can NOT specify certain pages to print such as 1, 3, 7, 10. In Tiger & Leopard I could.
I agree with Todd. You must have been using Office or Acrobat or some other application that provided this feature. The Preview application included with 10.6 has exactly the same print options as that provided with 10.5.
I finally found the option for printing all even or all odd pages under "Paper Handling". This helps but this means I have to switch to another screen to get that option. And why there instead of under instead of "Duplex Printing and Margin", a more logical place for the even or odd selection if not on the main page.
The Duplex Printing menu is provided by Canon. It is known as a PDE (Print Dialog Extension). When you think about, if the printer can print duplex then you usually don't want to print odd or even pages. This is more suited for printers that have no duplex option, where you would need to print one side then reload and print the other - hence it being provided by Apple and not the vendor.
Also missing is the option to just print the current page.
Preview does have an additional menu under File called 'Print Selected Page'.
For one document I wanted to print, I selected the pages one-by-one on the first page of the printer dialogue by selection a range of say 3 to 3.
That was also the case with Preview on 10.5. So again, you must be referring to a particular application that had print current page. BTW - if it was Acrobat you were using on 10.5 then this is still available with 10.6.
Is this all the SL printer driver? Will the old Leopard driver work? If so how do I get it back?
No. The issues you are mentioning appear to be application specific. As for installing the Leopard driver on 10.6, I don't believe the driver v5.8.3 for 10.5 and earlier can be used on 10.6. In testing the installation of the v5.8.3 driver on 10.6, it did appear to install but without an MP600 to connect to I cannot be certain it will work. So you may need to test this yourself. But that said, I don't believe the v5.8.3 driver will give you back the settings you want...
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Windows explorer context menu missing print option

A few days ago I was able to select 1 or more than one pdf file as a group in windows explorer, right click and select print.
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Has anybody else run into this? I suspect some Windows updates may have done this but I am not sure which one.

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Missing print options when using school network

I'm having an issue printing over the network here at my university.
I have been able to sucessfully add the address of the printers here in our law library and have sucessfully printed documents on them.
My problem is that our printers are set to duplex print (to print on both sides) by default unless the option is turned off. On any of the windows machines here, this is easy enough to do.
On my powerbook, however, the option does not appear under the 'layout' section. When I select the printer under 'Print and Fax,' it shows that there are no installable options available.
Is there any way to fix or workaround this problem, or am I stuck with it? I searched through past threads on the subject, but couldn't find an answer.

If there are no installable options you may find that the driver uses other utilities to perform other functions, such as duplex. This is certainly the case with Canon MFD copiers, such as the imageRUNNER.
If you look at the options under Copies and Pages, you may find a Special Features or Finishing option. This is where you may have to set the simplex option for your printer.

Missing print options

It makes no sense, please help!
I have a Pixma MG8220. I have no way to print two sided documents or print in black and white B&W when connected via USB. These options ARE available if I connect via wireless. Worse yet, PDF documents won't offer these options either way.
I also have a problem where I need to constantly reset my router so my printer stays recongnized. Otherwise it seems to fall off the list when I turn off the printer. I haven't checked the forum about this problem yet and I'm sure it's not the printers falt. I'm just not a network savy person and have no idea where the conflict is or what to do about it.
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Hello DougR!
Welcome to the Canon Forums and thanks for your post!
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Any other details you'd like to give will only help the Community better understand your issue!
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Print option missing on item pageafter winning eBay auction. Option is there on Iternet Explorer

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Epson R1800 printer options missing when using AEBS wireless printing- WHY?

I have run into a very odd problem with my Epson R1800 printer. When I install the printer for directly connecting via USB or FireWire the version 6.12 print driver appears with all of the options. When I install the same printer when connected through my AirPort extreme base station the print driver is lacking most of the adjustment features.
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This is a real problem for this printer OS combination... I believe due to the crappy Epson driver. I searched the internet and found lots and lots of people having a similar problem. When I contacted Epson today they admitted there was a driver problem, but the tech told me they had no plans to improve the driver 'because the R1800 is a discontinued model'! How's that for support!
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Missing r1800 printer options on intel imac

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???? i'll type this again. i HAVE installed the print drivers on the LEOPARD machine . SO i have the correct printer selected in prefs and I can print BUT i have NO options for choosing printer management, paper, print options, color management etc.
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Maintain printer option missing

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Hi , Welcome to the HP Support Forums! I understand that you're trying to get more settings for your HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer. I'm happy to look into this for you.
Did you have an older version of the Mac Operating System installed and then upgrade to 10.10? I'm glad you were able to get the printer working, however, I'm not certain how you had the option maintain printer. One thing that comes to mind, you might have been using a different software package/driver for this printer previously. As you stated, HP does not Software for this printer on Mac OS 10.10. The Apple Software Update provides the basic print driver only. I don't believe it includes the option to maintain the printer. As far as getting plugins to work with Adobe and Photoshop. I would suggest contacting them for assistance. Best of Luck!

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