Basic Printing
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2Basic Printing
This chapter explains the printing options and common printing
tasks in Windows.
This chapter include s:
• Printing a Document
•Printer Settings
- Layout Tab
- Paper Tab
- Graphics Tab
- Extras Tab
- About Tab
- Printer Tab
- Using a Favorite Setting
- Using Help
Printing a Document
N
OTES
:
• Your printer driv er
Properties
window that appears in this
User’s Gu id e may differ depend ing on the pr inter in use.
However the com position of the printer properties window is
similar.
• Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible
with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility
section of Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s
Guide.
• If you need to know the exact name of y our printer, you can
check the supplied Printer softwa re CD.
The following proced ure describes the general steps required
for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps
for printing a document may vary depending on the application
program you are using. Refer to the User’ s Guide of your
software application for the exact printing procedure.
1
Open the document you w ant to print.
2
Select
Print
from the
File
menu. The Print window is
display ed. It may look slightly different depend ing on your
application.
The basic print settings are selected within the Print
window. These settings include the number of copies and
print range.
3
Select
your printer driver
from the
Name
drop-dow n
list.
4
To take adv antage of the printer features prov ided by your
printer driver, click
Properties
or
Preferences
in the
application’s Print window. Fo r details, see “Printer
Settings” on page 13.
If you see
Setup
,
Printer
, or
Options
in your Print
window , click it instead. Then click
Properties
on the next
screen.
5
Click
OK
to close the printer properties window.
6
To start the print job, click
OK
or
Print
in the Print
window.
Make sure that your
printer is selected.