Access to print drivers in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

Depending on the operating system on which you are installing the print drivers, you can gain access to the print drivers and different print-driver interfaces in several ways:

Device control panel

Software-programprint-dialog box

Print-driver user interface

Device control panel

For information about controlling print jobs from the device control panel, see the HP LaserJet 5200 User Guide that came with the device, or download it from following Web site:

www.hp.com/go/lj5200_software

Software-program print-dialog box

To gain access to the print-driver settings from within most software programs, follow these steps:

1.Click File.

2.Click Print.

3.Click Properties.

The appearance and names of the driver tabs can vary, depending on the operating system. These driver settings apply only while that software program is open.

Print-driver user interface

You can control the drivers directly from the Printers folder. Here you have access to two sets of driver tabs: the Printing Preferences tabs and the Properties tabs. The settings that you make on the Printing Preferences driver tabs control the driver default settings for each user's profile. Installable options can be configured in the Properties driver tabs.

Printing Preferences driver tabs

The Printing Preferences driver tabs change the default settings that are used across all software programs. To gain access to these tabs, follow these steps:

1.Click Start.

2.Select Settings.

3.Click Printers (Windows 2000) or Printers and Faxes (Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003) or Printers and Other Hardware Devices (Windows XP Home).

4.Right-click the device name.

5.Click Printing Preferences.

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HP 5200L manual Printing Preferences driver tabs, Click Printing Preferences

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