Using features in the printer driver
When you print from a software program, many of the printer features are available from the printer driver. To gain access to Windows printer drivers, see Gaining access to the printer drivers.
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Printer collation
The printer collation feature allows multiple original prints (mopying) that provide you the following advantages:
●reduced network traffic
●faster return to the software program
●all original documents
Saving printer setup information
Printer drivers allow you to save the printer settings you use most often as the default settings. For example, the driver might be set to print on 2 sides (duplex).
All printer drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and PCL 6 and PCL 5e printer drivers for Windows 9X, ME, and NT 4.0 allow you to save printer settings for multiple kinds of print jobs. For example, you might want to create a quick set for envelopes, or for printing the first page of a document on letterhead.
New printer driver features
Look for Quick Sets, Scale to Fit (any page size to any page size), and Booklet Printing options in the Windows printer driver, or see the printer driver help for more information.
Printing watermarks
A watermark is a notice, such as “Top Secret,” printed in the background of each page in a document. Check the driver for available options, or see the printer driver online help for more information.
For Macintosh, you can select “Custom” and specify the text you choose, depending on your driver version.
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