Accessing printer properties (driver) and help

This section provides information on the following topics:

●Printer properties (driver)

●Printer online help

Printer properties (driver)

Printer properties control the printer and allow you to change default settings, such as paper size, printing on both sides of the page (manual duplexing), printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (N-up printing), resolution, watermarks, and printer memory. You can access the printer properties in two ways:

●Through the software application from which you are printing. (Change settings for current software application use.)

●Using the Windows® operating system. (Change default settings for all future print jobs.)

Note

Because many software applications use a different method of

 

accessing the printer properties, we will describe common methods

 

used in Windows 9x & NT® 4.0, and Windows 3.1x.

Windows 9x & NT 4.0

●Change settings for current software application use: From the File menu within the software application, click Print, and then click Properties. (The steps can vary between software applications; this is the most common method.)

●Change defaults for all future print jobs: Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon for which you would like to change properties, and then choose Properties. Many of the features in Windows NT are also located on the Document Defaults menu.

Windows 3.1x

●Change settings for current software application use: From the File menu within the software application, click Print, Printers, and then click Options. (The steps can vary between software applications; this is the most common method.)

●Change defaults for all future print jobs: From the Windows control panel, double-clickPrinters, highlight the printer, and then click Setup.

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