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# Configuring Print Behavior

ALIVE gives you full control over how and when prints happen — from automatic printing to copy limits to strip modes. Here's everything in one place.

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## Auto-Print

When enabled, ALIVE automatically sends a print job the moment a guest reaches the share screen — no tap required. The print starts in the background while the guest can still share digitally.

### How to Enable

1. Go to **Settings** → **Printing**
2. Toggle **Auto-Print** on
3. Set the **default number of copies** (default: 1)
4. Save

### When to Use Auto-Print

**Enable it when:**

* Every guest should get a print (e.g., a wedding where all prints are included)
* You want the fastest possible throughput
* Running an unattended booth

**Disable it when:**

* Printing is optional and should be guest-initiated
* You want to conserve paper and ink

| Auto-print combined with auto-open QR is the ultimate "hands-free" setup. Guest takes photos → print starts automatically → QR appears automatically → guest walks away with both digital and physical copies.

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## Max Prints per Session

This limits the total number of print jobs allowed per guest session — so one enthusiastic guest can't print 50 copies.

* **Default:** 20
* **What it means:** Each guest can print up to this many times during their turn at the booth

### How to Set

1. Go to **Settings** → **Printing**
2. Adjust **Max Prints**
3. Save

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## Copies per Print

Controls how many copies print each time a guest taps Print (or when auto-print triggers).

* **Default:** 1

### How to Set

1. Go to **Settings** → **Printing**
2. Adjust **Auto-Print Default Copies**
3. Save

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## Duplicate Strip Mode

A handy setting for **2x6 strip** templates. When enabled, two identical strips are printed side-by-side on a single 4x6 sheet. One cut down the middle gives you two strips.

* **Perfect for:** Couples, pairs, or giving guests one to keep and one to give away
* **Saves paper:** Two strips on one sheet instead of two separate prints

### How to Enable

1. Go to **Settings** → **Printing**
2. Toggle **Duplicate Strip** on
3. Save

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## Contact Details on Prints

Add your phone number, email, or business name directly onto every printed photo — so guests (and their friends) know how to book you.

### How to Set

1. Go to **Settings** → **Printing**
2. Find **Contact Details**
3. Enter your info (max 35 characters)
4. Save

The contact details are printed on the photo using the position configured in your template. Keep it short — a phone number or website works best.

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## Cost Management Tips

| Setting | Budget-Friendly | Premium |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Max Prints | 10–15 | 30+ |
| Copies per Print | 1 | 2 |
| Duplicate Strip | On (saves paper) | On (guests love two strips) |

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## Tips

* **Estimate your paper needs** — 200 guests × 1 print each = 200 sheets minimum. Always bring extra.
* **Communicate with clients** — Some clients want unlimited prints. Others want to cap it. Set expectations early.
* **Duplicate strips are a crowd pleaser** — Guests always want one for themselves and one for a friend.

| Running low on paper mid-event? You can adjust Max Prints on the fly in Settings. Lower it to stretch your remaining paper until the event ends.