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Change the Windows print driver settings, Software-program print-dialog box

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Change the Windows print driver settings You can use software to control print jobs from several places: ● Software-program print-dialog box ● Print-driver user interface Generally, for features that are duplicated in more than one location (for instance, the media input tray from any of them), settings that are established in the software program take precedence over printdriver settings. Print-driver settings, in turn, override product control-panel settings. Software-program print-dialog box To gain access to the print-driver settings from within most software programs, follow these steps: 1. Click File. 2. Click Print. 3. Click Properties. The appearance and names of the driver tabs can vary, depending on the operating system. These driver settings apply only while that software program is open. Print-driver user interface Control the drivers directly from the Printers folder for access to two sets of driver tabs: the Printing Preferences tabs and the Properties tabs. The settings on the Printing Preferences driver tabs control the default driver settings for each user's profile. The settings on the Properties driver tabs control installable options configurations. Printing Preferences driver tabs The Printing Preferences driver tabs change the default settings that are used across all software programs. To gain access to these tabs, follow these steps: 1. For Windows 2000, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the default Start menu view), click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. For Windows Vista, click Start, click Control Panel, and then under Hardware and Sound click Printer. 2. Right-click the product name. 3. Click Printing Preferences. The following Printing Preferences print-driver tabs are available: ● Advanced ● Paper/Quality ● Effects HP print drivers for Windows ENWW Change the Windows print driver settings 91

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Change the Windows print driver settings
You can use software to control print jobs from several places:
Software-program print-dialog box
Print-driver user interface
Generally, for features that are duplicated in more than one location (for instance, the media input tray
from any of them), settings that are established in the software program take precedence over print-
driver settings. Print-driver settings, in turn, override product control-panel settings.
Software-program print-dialog box
To gain access to the print-driver settings from within most software programs, follow these steps:
1.
Click
File
.
2.
Click
Print
.
3.
Click
Properties
.
The appearance and names of the driver tabs can vary, depending on the operating system. These
driver settings apply only while that software program is open.
Print-driver user interface
Control the drivers directly from the
Printers
folder for access to two sets of driver tabs: the
Printing
Preferences
tabs and the
Properties
tabs. The settings on the
Printing Preferences
driver tabs control
the default driver settings for each user's profile. The settings on the
Properties
driver tabs control
installable options configurations.
Printing Preferences driver tabs
The
Printing Preferences
driver tabs change the default settings that are used across all software
programs. To gain access to these tabs, follow these steps:
1.
For Windows 2000, click
Start
, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the default
Start
menu view), click
Start
, and
then click
Printers and Faxes
.
For Windows Vista, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then under
Hardware and Sound
click
Printer
.
2.
Right-click the product name.
3.
Click
Printing Preferences
.
The following
Printing Preferences
print-driver tabs are available:
Advanced
Paper/Quality
Effects
ENWW
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HP print drivers for
Windows