Gain access to print drivers

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.

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 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.Windows Vista: Click Start, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Printers.

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers and Faxes.

Windows Server 2008: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then open the Printers folder.

Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Devices and Printers.

2.Right-click the product name.

3.Click Printing Preferences.

The following Printing Preferences print-driver tabs are available:

Advanced

Paper/Quality

Effects

Finishing

Services

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HP M1213nf, M1217nfw, M1216nfh, M1136 manual Gain access to print drivers, Printing Preferences driver tabs

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