PCL Menu 6/5e - Accessing the Printer Properties
A Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
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❒ Under Windows XP, click [Start] on the taskbar, and then click [Printers and |
Faxes]. The [Printers and Faxes] window appears.
B Click to select the icon of the printer whose default settings you want to change.
C On the [File] menu, click [Printing Preferences...].
D Make any settings you require and click [Apply].
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❒Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
E Click [OK].
Making printer settings from an application
To make the printer settings for a specific application, open the [Print] dialog box from that application. The following example describes how to make settings for the WordPad application that comes with Windows 2000.
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❒The actual procedures you should follow to open the [Print] dialog box may differ depending on the application. For more information, see the documen- tation that comes with the application you are using.
❒Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current application only.
A On the [File] menu, click [Print...].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
B Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] box.
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❒Under Windows XP, click [Preference] to open the Printer Preference win- dow.
C Make any settings you require and click [Apply].
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❒Under Windows XP, make any settings you require and then click [OK].
D Click [Print] to start printing.
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