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(1) What can ecoPrint2 Pro do for you?

1. Save your ink and toner

ecoPrint 2 Pro can reduce up to 75% of ink and toner usage. ecoPrint 2 Pro is fully

compatible with both inkjet and laser printers and can also be used on a network. Our

technology ensures that your overall print quality is not sacrificed in the process.

2. Save paper

Multiple pages can be printed on a single sheet of paper. Margins can be adjusted and

unwanted pages can be deleted before printing. ecoPrint2 Pro also comes with a Paper

Statistics menu, allowing you to see how much money you’ve saved and how much CO2

has been reduced by using this software.

3. Integrate Documents

Documents from different programs (such as word, excel, etc.) can be integrated into a

single document. Individual pages can be rearranged, rotated, and removed as needed.

You can also number pages, add watermarks and comments to the pages.

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(2) How to install and remove ecoPrint2 Pro

(2.1) Installation

1. Download “ecoPrint2Pro.exe” from our download page (found here) and double click on

the file to begin.

2. When this dialog box appears click “next” to continue.

3. The End-User License Agreement contains important information about your rights and

responsibilities involving the use of this software. Read and accept this agreement

before clicking “Next” to continue.

4. Here you will be asked to enter your serial number. If you are trying a demo of this

product ensure that “Trial” is entered in the Serial Number field before clicking “Next”.

This will allow you to try a demo of the product which will expire after 50 pages have

been printed.

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5. Choose a directory for ecoPrint2 Pro to be installed to. By default it will be installed into

Program Files on the C:\ drive. A different location can be chosen if you wish, to do so

click the “Browse…” button and choose a new location. When you’re happy with where

ecoPrint2 is being installed click “Next” to continue.

6. Choose what to call the start menu folder. Click “Next” to continue.

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7. This screen simply displays the installation information for your review. If you’re happy

with everything click “Install”, otherwise click “Back” and change the location or start

menu folder as you see fit. Installation will begin after clicking “Install”.

8. Setup will inform you once installation is complete, be sure to restart your computer

before using ecoPrint2 Pro.

(2.2) Removal

1. Go into the ecoPrint2 Pro folder in the start menu. Click “Uninstall ecoPrint Pro Ink

and Paper Saver”.

2. A window will appear asking for confirmation for the uninstall process to begin. Click

“yes” to proceed.

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(2.3) Registration

Before proceeding be sure you have purchased a sales code from our website (found here).

When you receive the code, go to our registration page (found here) and follow the instructions

there. After you fill out your form, we will send the registration key to the email you provide.

During the trial the registration window pops up whenever you first enter the preview window.

It’s also accessible through the “Help” menu on the toolbar. Enter your email and the registration

key you received to validate your purchase and begin using ecoPrint2 Pro indefinitely.

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(2.4) Running ecoPrint2 Pro

1. Be sure to enter the print dialogue first unless you have ecoPrint2 Pro set as your default

printer, otherwise print the document as you normally would.

2. In the print window, select ecoPrint 2 as the printer. This can usually be found in the

drop-down menu. Click “OK” to proceed.

3. In a few moments, the window ‘Economy printing – ecoPrint2 Pro Ink & Paper Saver’ will

open and you can begin to use ecoPrint2 Pro.

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(3) Using ecoPrint2 Pro

(3.1) Printing from the Preview Window

1. Access the print menu found under “File” in the menu toolbar.

2. Select the printer you want to use. Remember to choose the actual printer you want to

use this time, DO NOT choose ecoPrint2 again.

3. Click “OK” and your document will print.

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4. Note: If you have multiple printers you will need to specify which printer you want to use

every time you want to use a different one. This can be done by accessing the “Print

Setup” menu.

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(3.2) Adjust your Ink & Toner Saving Options

1. The Ink/Toner Saving Options can be found under the “File” options in the menu bar.

2. When you first enter the Ink/Toner Saving Options panel, make sure the box labeled

“Enable Ink/Toner Saving’ is checked, this will unlock the slider bar below.

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3. Sliding the bar to the left will decrease the percentage of ink saved, while sliding to the

right will increase it. The total percentage saved is shown in the box labeled “Ink/Toner

saving ratio”. You can also manually edit the percentage saved by typing numbers into

this box.

4. When you’re happy with the saving ratio, click the menu labeled “Type of Printer” and

choose which kind of printer you plan on using ecoPrint2 with.

This program uses different ink saving algorithms for each printer type. For maximum

quality and ink saving, make sure the correct type of printer is selected. If you set the

ink/toner saving ratio too high, the program may automatically adjust colours which will

result in poor print-out quality. If this happens set the ratio lower to correct the issue. For

laser/multifunctional printers the default setting is “Laser Quality 1”. If the printing results

are not as expected try the other laser quality settings.

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5. Once you are finished adjusting these parameters click the “apply” button located at the

bottom of the panel. This will save your settings so you may use them immediately.

The toolbar contains shortcuts to the main Ink/Toner Saving Options panel, as well as

0%, 25% and 50% ink reduction settings for the current document.

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(3.3) Using the Savings Calculator

With ecoPrint2 Pro Ink and Paper, you can track approximately how much money you are

saving by reducing your paper and ink usage.

If your printer uses a combined black/colour ink cartridge:

1. In the “Set Price” Column, enter the cost of your ink/toner cartridge.

2. Estimate how much of the ink cartridge you will use in a month and enter this in the

“Cartridge Used/Month” box in the “Set Price” column.

3. Click “Apply” to calculate how much you will save.

If your printer uses separate cartridges for black and colour inks:

1. In the “Black” column, enter the cost of your black ink cartridge only.

2. Estimate how much of the ink cartridge you use in a month and enter this in the

“Cartridge Used/Month” box in the “Black” column.

3. Enter the cost of your color ink cartridge in the “Color” column.

4. Add the estimated usage amount in the “Cartridge Used/Month” box in the “Colour”

column.

5. Click “Apply” to calculate your savings.

Each time you print with ecoPrint2 Pro, your cost savings are calculated based on the price and

usage information you entered. Automatically calculated savings include:

• Yearly ink/toner savings

• Monthly dollar amounts saved

• Yearly dollar amounts saved

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(3.4) Paper Statistics

Paper statistics is another calculator which gives you the approximate cost of paper saved

and CO2 reduced by using this software. You can either check the environmental effects of

your previous usage of the software or estimate the amount of money you saved.

The data used in this calculator is from the Japan Paper Association and the Tokyo Kurashi

no Techou.

To calculate the amount of paper and trees saved, as well as CO2 reduced during the past

months, enter the brackets of months you would like to include in your calculations (May to

August, for example). The default environmental stats are for A4 size sheets of paper, but if

you have specific statistics involving the CO2 reduction per sheet or the tree saved per

sheet, you can enter your own stats.

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This will tell you how many pages of document have been printed, how much paper you

have saved, how many grams of CO2 you have reduced and how many trees you have

saved by using ecoPrint 2 Pro. Keep watching the rectangular box; after extended use,

something may grow there!

Note: “Exclude Printers…” lets you remove specific printers from the statistics. This can be

useful if you have virtual printers that only print to files.

To predict how much money you have saved:

1. Enter the sum you have used on printing into “Total Printing Cost”, ink and paper

cost included.

2. Enter the number of sheets you have used into “Total sheets used” and the cost of

each sheet into “Paper cost/sheet”.

3. Enter the ink/toner saving ratio you have been using into “Average Ink/Toner saving

ratio.”

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This will give you the total printing cost saved and percentage of cost saved.

The results can be saved to a CSV file via “Export” and can be viewed in a spreadsheet

application such as Excel. The data acquired using this method is encrypted and cannot be

falsified.

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(3.5) Printing Multiple Pages on One Page

ecoPrint 2 Pro lets you print multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper. This is

useful for printing documents with large text and images, such as presentation slides.

Open the “View” menu in the menu bar. The lower part of the menu holds options for how many

pages you want to print on a single page. Choose your preferred number of pages from this list.

Tip 1: The multiple page options can also be accessed by either right-clicking the document, or

using this bar:

Tip 2: You can set the default number of pages printed on one sheet using the “n-UP on startup”

menu in the Option settings.

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(3.6) Combining Multiple Documents

ecoPrint2 Pro lets you add pages from multiple documents into the same print project. This is

particularly useful if you want to print pages from different documents onto a single page.

1. Start a printing job in ecoPrint2using the “ecoPrint 2” driver.

2. Open the document you want to add to the print project and print it to “ecoPrint2” as if

you were starting a new print project.

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3. This will automatically add the document or photo to your current print project

4. You can also delete pages by right-clicking a page and selecting “Delete This Page”

from the drop-down menu.

5. Select a page you want to delete then click the “Delete this Page” icon or select “Delete

this Page” from the “Edit” menu. You can also right click on the page you wish to delete

and erase it from there. Holding the ctrl key will allow you to select multiple pages with

the mouse.

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(3.7) Change the Page Order

There are a few ways to change the page order. First, you can click and drag a page to a new

destination. Second, you can click on a page and select either “Move to Page” from the “Edit”

menu or click on “Move Selected Page To” and specify a page number.

1. Click on a page you want to move in the preview window.

2. Drag it to the new destination, or select a move page command from the “Edit” menu.

Here we select “Move to First Page”.

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3. Once you have selected a command, the page moves to the new location.

4. If you select the “Move Selected Page To” option you will have a dialog to select the

destination page. Select the page number and click “OK”.

You can change the order of the pages in your document from the Preview window. This

also applies to multiple pages printed on a single page of the print project.

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1. First, select the page that you want to move by clicking on it. This will create a blue

outline around the page.

2. The page order options are in the “Edit” menu on the menu bar, as shown here. Choose

where you want to move your selected page.

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3. In this case, we have to move the selected page to the very first page.

4. If you have a specific placement in mind for the page you want to move, use the “Move

Selected Page to…” option and pick which page you want to move to from the drop

down menu in this panel.

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(3.8) Add Custom Paper Sizes

You can add custom paper sizes using our standalone add-on, which can be found under the

ecoPrint 2 folder in the start menu.

By adjusting the width and height of the paper, as well as the margins, you can add your own

paper sizes using the “add size” button in this application, to be used via the drop-down menu in

Paper Size select of the Printer Setup.

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(3.9) Sending alternate paper sizes

To send alternate paper sizes to the ecoPrint 2 Pro viewing window make sure that the printer

selected in the program you’re using is “ecoPrint 2”.

Under preferences -> Advanced… you’ll find this window:

Adjusting the Paper Size in this drop-down menu will change the size of the printing output that

is sent to the preview window.

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(3.10) Printing on Alternate Paper Sizes

If you want to print on alternate paper sizes, you will need to specify this in the Print Setup. The

same goes for orientating the paper in portrait or landscape. The print setup behaves nearly

identically to the ones in other printing-enabled programs.

For example, to adjust the paper size to legal, go to “Print Setup” in the File menu and adjust

the paper size to “Legal”.

This will apply to the paper size to the whole print project, and you are ready to print on legal-

size paper.

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(3.11) Page Numbering and Page Borders

ecoPrint2 Pro lets you put embellishments on your document to make them easier to read. This

includes page numbering and borders between multiple pages. Both menus can be found under

the Options Settings, which pops up automatically upon startup. If you closed the Option

Settings, you can bring them back by clicking “Show/Hide Options” in the “View” menu in the

menu bar.

Page Numbers

Page numbering can be applied to the corners or the top and bottom center of the pages. This

is especially useful for arranging pages from multiple documents.

Page Borders

The “Separator” option creates divider lines between multiple pages on the same printed page,

while “Frame” also adds a border around the whole printed page.

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(3.12) Include Unprintable Margins

By default, some applications such as Internet Explorer print files without the required margins,

making these areas unprintable. In case of Internet Explorer, this can sometimes cut off the

automated page numbering as well as headers and footers. If you’d like to make sure that these

elements get printed, you can choose the option “Shrink to Printable Area”.

The “Shrink to Printable Area” option is under the “Edit” menu, and can also be accessed by

right-click the page you wish to change.

This will ensure that the edges of the page do not clip the margin text.

Note: When printing most files (Such as from Word or Excel) it’s recommended that this option

be left off otherwise your margins may be larger than intended.

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(3.13) Accessing the Comment Editor

ecoPrint 2 Pro lets you put comments on your document, such as highlighting notes or via an

integrated drawing program. The comment editor lets you write text notes, import images and

draw lines, boxes and circles.

1. The Add Comment option can be found under the “Edit” menu or the right-click menu, as

we have shown here.

2. This will open an editor window. From here, you can add comments. For a guide on to

use these tools refer to topic 3.14: Using the Comment Editor Tools.

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3. When you are finished adding comments, close the Editor window and click “Yes” when

prompted to save the results.

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(3.14) Using the Comment Editor Tools

Tools

View Document – a “Grabber” tool. This is used to move the page around by clicking and

dragging on the page.

Annotate Document – Lets you put comments on the document. All objects can be

resized and dragged around. Additional properties are adjustable by right-clicking on an already

existing object and choosing the menu item “Properties”.

Make a text box. When selected, click and drag across the editor screen to make a text

box then type your comment into the box. You can reselect the text by double-click on the box.

Add a preset stamp to the document. More shapes can be chosen in preferences.

Add your own image stamp to the document – valid file types are BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF,

PNG, EMF, and WMF.

Draw freehand lines on the document. Draw by holding the left mouse button down and

moving the mouse. Finish by clicking the right mouse button once.

Draw straight lines on the document.

Draw rectangles and squares on the document.

Draw circles and ovals on the document.

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Properties

After you have drawn an object, right-click on it to reveal a menu.

This Properties menu allows you to change the look of your comment. Each Properties tab is

different for each type of drawing tool, so be sure to look at all of them.

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(3.15) Rotating Page Content

As is often the case with print projects involving multiple files types, sometimes you may need to

rotate the contents of a single page.

The rotation options can be found under the “Edit” menu or the right-click menu, as we have

shown here. ecoPrint 2 Pro allows you to rotate either 90 degrees or 180 degrees in any

direction.

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(3.16) Adjusting Page Margins

The margins can be adjusted via the “Page Setup” window found under the “File” menu on the

menu bar.

The margin settings on this window allow you to change the margins of each edge and give you

the choice of applying the settings to one or all of the pages. To apply your settings, click “OK”

once you are done.

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(3.17) Insert Blank Pages

The Insert Blank Pages options can be found under the “Edit” menu or the right-click menu, as

shown here. You can choose to insert a blank page before or after the selected page.

This will result in a page of white space being placed in your document.

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(3.18) Adding Watermarks

ecoPrint 2 Pro offers a variety of preset watermarks you can apply to your documents, as well

as the option to customize your own. The Watermark menu and Options panel can be found

under the Option Settings, which pops up automatically upon startup. If you closed the Option

Settings, you can bring them back by clicking “Show/Hide Options” in the “view” menu in the

menu bar.

1. To use one of the preset watermarks, choose the desired watermark from the drop-down

menu.

2. If you need to change a preset watermark or design your own, click on the “…” icon next

to the Watermark drop-down menu, this will take you to the main “watermark Options”

panel.

3. The Watermark Options give you increased control over your watermarks, allowing you

to change the text, font, size, colour, position and angle of the preset watermarks. It also

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allows you to create your own preset watermarks.

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(3.19) Save as Image File

After you are finished creating a print project, ecoPrint 2 Pro also allows you to save each page

as an image for later use. Projects can be saved in the following formats: BMP, TIF, DCX, EMF,

GIF, JPG, MNG, PCD, PCX, PIC, PSD, PNG, or TGA format.

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(4) Sales and Support

About Purchasing

License keys can be purchased off of the official website. We also sell volume licenses.

If you have questions about purchasing, contact: sales@ecoprintsaver.com

About Support

For general support, contact:

support@ecoprintsaver.com

Technical support, contact:

tech@ecoprintsaver.com

To ensure a speedy reply, be sure to include the following information in your email:

1. Serial Number

2. Name

3. Information on your computer (Hardware, OS, Memory, Printer)

4. Version number

5. The error message if possible, screenshots are particularly helpful.

6. What you were doing when the error occurred.

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(4.1) SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE. ecoPrint software is being provided to you from CoGen Media (Canada) Ltd. ("CoGen Media"). CoGen Media strives to provide exceptional software products that help to resolve computer problems and help to facilitate an error free and more enjoyable Internet and computer experience for you the end user. By installing and using this ecoPrint software (the "Software"), you hereby agree to the following terms and conditions. 1. LICENSE - Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CoGen Media grants to you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use or evaluate the Software in accordance with this Agreement and any other written agreement with CoGen Media. You have purchased a license to use the Software. CoGen Media does not transfer title of the Software to you. This Agreement is a legally binding agreement between CoGen Media and the user(s) of this Software. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you are required to immediately cease installing or using this Software and remove the Software and any documentation from your computer. 2. DISTRIBUTION - Unless otherwise authorized herein, this Software, any accompanying documentation, and the license herein granted shall not be copied, shared, distributed, re-sold, offered for re-sale, transferred or sub-licensed in whole or in part except that you may make one copy for archive purposes only. For information about redistribution of this Software, please contact CoGen Media at support@eco-soft.net 3. User Agreement 3.1 Evaluation Version use -You may evaluate this Software without purchasing a license (the "Evaluation Version") for a maximum number of days indicated or as permitted by CoGen Media, or you may have limited access to some of the features and functionality of the Software. In order to use or continue to use all the features and functionality of the Software you must purchase a license from CoGen Media. For more information about purchasing a license to use the Software, please contact CoGen Media. 3.2 Activation of Software - Once you have purchased a license from CoGen Media in order to continue to use the full functionality of the Software, you may be required to activate the Software through the Internet. There are technological measures within the Software that are designed to prevent unlicensed use of the Software. CoGen Media will use those measures to confirm you have a valid licensed copy of the Software. CoGen Media will not collect any personally identifiable information from your computer location or workstation during this process. 3.3 Distribution - The Evaluation Version of the Software may be freely distributed, provided that: 1. Such distribution includes only the original Software supplied by CoGen Media. You may not alter, delete or add any files in the distributed Software or modify the Software in any way. 2. The limited evaluation nature of this Evaluation Version Software is not misrepresented. 3. No money is charged to the person receiving this Evaluation Version Software, beyond reasonable cost of packaging and other overhead, if applicable. 4. You provide prior email or written notice to CoGen Media that you are distributing this Evaluation Version and receive written confirmation of CoGen Media's authorization for such distribution. If the Software is being distributed with other hardware, media or software, CoGen Media's prior written authorization is required. You may be required to report to us the number of units of this Evaluation Version Software distributed from time to time.

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