Chapter 2 Printer Properties

This section explains how to customize the installed printer driver settings including:

Accessing Printer Properties

Installing Optional Devices

User Settings

Page Description Language (PDL) Settings

Administrator Settings

Compatibility Settings

Follow the steps below to set your preferred options as the default settings.These printer settings can be changed temporarily when printing from within other Windows-based applications.

Accessing Printer Properties

1Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and click Printers and Faxes. The Printers and Faxes window appears.

Windows 95/98/Me/2000: Open the Start menu, and click Settings and Printers in sequence to display the Print window.

2Right-click on the printer icon in the Printers and Faxes window. A list appears.

3Click Properties in the list. Properties dialog box appears.

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