Dell 1230c manual About Tab, Printer Tab, Using a Favorite Setting, Using Help, Properties

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About Tab

Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser, you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon. See “Printing a Document” on page 7 for more information about accessing printer properties.

Printer Tab

If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, you can view the Printer tab. You can set the printer configuration.

The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help.

1Click the Windows Start menu.

2Select Printers and Faxes.

3Select your printer driver icon.

4 Right-click on the printer driver icon and select

Properties.

5Click the Printer tab and set the options.

12 Basic Printing

Using a Favorite Setting

The Favorites option, which is visible on each properties tab, allows you to save the current properties settings for future use.

To save a Favorites item:

1Change the settings as needed on each tab.

2Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box.

3Click Save.

When you save Favorites, all current driver settings are saved.

To use a saved setting, select the item from the Favorites drop down list. The printer is now set to print according to the Favorites setting you selected.

To delete a Favorites item, select it from the list and click Delete.

You can also restore the printer driver’s default settings by selecting Printer Default from the list.

Using Help

Your printer has a help screen that can be activated by clicking the Help button in the printer properties window. These help screens give detailed information about the printer features provided by the printer driver.

You can also click from the upper right corner of the window, and then click on any setting.

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