Customizing printer settings for specialty papers

When your printer software was installed, the Printer Properties settings were set to the default settings. Use the default settings for printing most documents on plain paper. To change your printer settings for printing on specialty papers, use the following table.

 

Click this

 

When you are

Printer

 

printing on:

Properties tab:

To make these selections:

 

 

 

Envelopes

Paper

From the Paper Size area, scroll to select

 

 

the appropriate envelope size.

 

 

Note: Your application may override the

 

 

envelope settings in Printer Properties.

 

 

 

Greeting cards,

Paper

Select the appropriate Paper Size setting.

index cards,

Document/Quality

From the Paper Type area, select

postcards, or

photo cards

 

Greeting Card Stock.

 

 

 

Photo papers

Document/Quality

From the Paper Type area, select

 

 

Glossy/Photo Paper.

Notes:

You can print quality photos with the black and color cartridge combination that came with your printer. However, for the best possible print quality, replace the black cartridge with a photo cartridge, Lexmark part number 12A1990. For help, see page 22.

When printing photos, remove each photo as it exits from the printer and allow it to dry before stacking.

Banner paper

Paper

From the list of Paper Sizes, select Banner

 

 

or Banner A4.

Steps to basic printing

Steps to basic printing

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Lexmark Z42 manual Customizing printer settings for specialty papers, Greeting Card Stock, Glossy/Photo Paper, Or Banner A4