Dell P513w Managing print jobs, Setting your printer as the default printer, Pausing print jobs

Managing print jobs

Setting your printer as the default printer

Your printer should be selected automatically from the Print dialog when you send a print job. If you have to manually select your printer, then it is not the default printer.

To set the default printer:

1Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3Press Enter, or click OK. The printer folder opens.

4Right-click the printer, and then select Set as Default Printer.

Changing the printing mode

To conserve ink, you can change the default printing mode for all print jobs to Quick Print. It uses less ink and is ideal for printing text-only documents. If you need to change to a different print mode to print photos or other high-quality documents, then you can select a different mode from the Print dialog before sending the print job.

To change the default print mode:

1Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3Press Enter, or click OK. The printer folder opens.

4Right-click the printer, and then select Printing Preferences.

5Select Quick Print as the printing mode.

Changing the printing mode for a single print job

1With a document open, click File  Print.

2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3Select Automatic, Quick Print, Normal, or Best.

Note: Printing in Quick Print mode uses less ink and is ideal for printing text documents.

Pausing print jobs

1Click , or click Start and then click Run.

2In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.

3Press Enter, or click OK. The printer folder opens.

4Right-click the printer, and then select Pause Printing.

Printing

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