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.

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 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.In Windows Vista and Windows 7, click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.

In Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers and Faxes.

2.Right-click the product icon.

3.Click Printing Preferences.

The following Printing Preferences print-driver tabs are available:

●Advanced

●Printing Shortcuts

●Paper/Quality

●Effects

●Finishing

●Job Storage

●Color

●Services

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