RPCS - Accessing the Printer Properties

Making Printer Default Settings - Default

Important

To change the printer default settings including option configuration settings, log on using an account that has Full Control permission. Members of the Ad- ministrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Power Users groups have Full Control permission by default.

You cannot change the printer default settings for each user. Settings made in the printer properties dialog box are applied to all users.

A On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].

 

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The [Printers] window appears.

B Click the icon of the printer you want to use.

C On the [File] menu, click [Document Defaults...].

The [Default] dialog box appears.

D Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].

Note

Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.

Reference

For details, see Printer Driver Help.

Making Printer Settings from an Application

You can make printer settings for a specific application.

To make printer settings for a specific application, open the printer properties dialog box from that application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application provided with Windows NT 4.0.

Note

The procedure to open the printer properties dialog box may vary depending on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the application you use.

With some applications, the printer driver settings are not used, and the ap- plication's own default settings are applied.

Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current application only.

General users can change the properties displayed in the [Print] dialog box of an application. Settings made here are used as defaults when printing from this application.

A On the [File] menu, click [Print].

The [Print] dialog box appears.

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