Basic Printing
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2Basic Printing
This chapter explains the printing options and common printing
tasks in Windows.
This cha p t er includes :
• Printing a Docu m en t
• Printing to a file (PRN)
• Printer Settings
- Layout T ab
- Pa p er T a b
- Gr aph ics T ab
- Ex tra s Tab
- Abou t Tab
- Pr inte r Ta b
- Using a Favorite Setting
- Us i n g H elp

Printing a Document

N
OTES
:
• Your printer driver
Properties
window that a pp ears in this
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
Howev er the com position of the p rinter properties win dow 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 your printer, you can
check the supplied CD-ROM.
The following procedure 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 want to print.
2
Select
Print
from the
File
menu. The Print window is
displayed. It may look slightly different depending 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-down
list.
To take advantage of the printer features provided by your
printer driver, click
Properties
or
Preferences
in the
application’s Print window. For details, see “Printer
Settin g s” o n page 13.
If you see
Setup
,
Printer
, or
Options
in your Print
window , click it instead. Then click
Properties
on the next
screen.
Click
OK
to close the prin ter p rop er ties w ind o w.
4
To start the print job , click
OK
or
Print
in the Print
window.

Prin ting to a file (PRN )

Y ou will sometimes need to save the print data as a file for your
purpose.
To create a file:
1
Check the
Print to file
box at the
Print
window.
2
Select the fo lde r a n d assign a name o f th e file an d then
click OK.
Make sure that your
printer is selected.