If you click the print icon on your application’s tool bar instead of selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to change the printer software settings before printing.

Selecting Printer Software Settings

Once you click Properties, you see your printer software Properties dialog box.

The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. If necessary, click the Main tab to display the settings shown below:

Select the type of paper you loaded

Select the Ink color

Select Automatic mode

Select faster or higher-quality printing, or in-between

Click OK

Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:

■Choose the Media Type you’re printing on (click the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 35.

■Set the Ink option to Color to print a color document. To print a black text document, click

Black.

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