PCL - Accessing the Printer Properties

Making printer default settings - Printing Preferences

Important

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].

 

The [Printers] window appears.

 

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

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C On the [File] menu, click [Printing Preferences...].

The [Printing Preferences] 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 [Printing Preferences] dialog box from that application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application provided with Windows 2000.

Note

The procedure to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box may vary depend- ing on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the appli- cation you use.

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.

B Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] list.C Make the necessary settings, and then click [Apply] to start printing.

Reference

For details, see Printer Driver Help.

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