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Priority for print settings
Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made.
NOTE: The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.
●Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings changed anywhere else.
●Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box have a lower priority and do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.
●Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box to open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box do not override settings anywhere else in the printing software.
●Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print or Printer Properties dialog boxes.
●Printer
Change printer-driver settings for Windows
Change the settings for all print jobs | Change the default settings for all | Change the product configuration |
until the software program is closed | print jobs | settings |
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1.On the File menu in the software program, click Print.
2.Select the driver, and then click Properties or Preferences.
The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.
1.Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.
1.Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer.
Windows XP, Windows Server | Windows XP, Windows Server |
2003, and Windows Server 2008 | 2003, and Windows Server 2008 |
(using the default Start menu | (using the default Start menu |
view): Click Start, and then click | view): Click Start, and then click |
Printers and Faxes. | Printers and Faxes. |
Windows XP, Windows Server | Windows XP, Windows Server |
2003, and Windows Server 2008 | 2003, and Windows Server 2008 |
(using the Classic Start menu | (using the Classic Start menu |
view): Click Start, click Settings, | view): Click Start, click Settings, |
and then click Printers. | and then click Printers. |
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select Printing Preferences. | select Properties. |
3. | Click the Device Settings tab. |
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