Dell 944 Owner's Manual - Page 66

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 2 In the Print dialog box, click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the program or operating system). The Printing Preferences dialog box opens. To access Printing Preferences when a document is not open: 1 In Windows XP, click Start→ Settings→ Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. In Windows 2000, click Start→ Settings→ Printers. 2 Right-click the printer icon, and then select Printing Preferences. NOTE: Changes made to the printer settings from the Printers folder become the default settings for most programs. Printing Preferences Tabs Tab Print Setup Advanced Options Quality/Speed - Select Automatic, Draft, Normal, or Photo depending on your desired output quality. Draft is the fastest option but should not be selected if you have a photo cartridge installed. Media Type - Allows you to set the paper type manually, or have the printer sensor detect the paper type automatically. Paper Size - Select the size and type of paper. Print in black and white - Print your color images in black and white to save the ink in your color ink cartridge. NOTE: You cannot select this setting if you have selected Color Cartridge for all Black Printing. Borderless - Print borderless photos. Orientation - Select how the document is arranged on the printed page. You can print using portrait or landscape orientation. Multiple Copies - Customize how the printer prints several photocopies of a single print job: Collated, Normal, or Print Last Page First. 2-Sided Printing - Select this to print on both sides of the paper. Layout - Select Normal, Banner, Mirror, N-up, Poster, Booklet, or Borderless. Automatic Image Sharpening - Automatically select the best image sharpening level based on image content. More Options - Allows you to specify Appearance Mode and Complete-A-Print settings. 66 Understanding the Software

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Understanding the Software
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2
In the
Print
dialog box, click
Preferences
,
Properties
,
Options
, or
Setup
(depending on the
program or operating system).
The
Printing Preferences
dialog box opens.
To access
Printing Preferences
when a document is not open:
1
In Windows XP, click
Start
Settings
Start
Control Panel
Printers and Other
Hardware
Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click
Start
Settings
Printers
.
2
Right-click the printer icon, and then select
Printing Preferences
.
NOTE:
Changes made to the printer settings from the
Printers
folder become the default settings for
most programs.
Printing Preferences Tabs
Tab
Options
Print Setup
Quality/Speed — Select
Automatic
,
Draft
,
Normal
, or
Photo
depending on
your desired output quality.
Draft
is the fastest option but should not be
selected if you have a photo cartridge installed.
Media Type — Allows you to set the paper type manually, or have the printer
sensor detect the paper type automatically.
Paper Size — Select the size and type of paper.
Print in black and white — Print your color images in black and white to save
the ink in your color ink cartridge.
NOTE:
You cannot select this setting if you have selected
Color Cartridge for
all Black Printing
.
Borderless — Print borderless photos.
Orientation — Select how the document is arranged on the printed page. You
can print using portrait or landscape orientation.
Multiple Copies — Customize how the printer prints several photocopies of a
single print job:
Collated
,
Normal
, or
Print Last Page First
.
Advanced
2-Sided Printing — Select this to print on both sides of the paper.
Layout — Select
Normal
,
Banner
,
Mirror
,
N-up
,
Poster
,
Booklet,
or
Borderless
.
Automatic Image Sharpening — Automatically select the best image
sharpening level based on image content.
More Options — Allows you to specify
Appearance Mode
and
Complete-A-Print
settings.