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Changing the printer driver settings, Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications - driver for windows 7

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Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications To access the printer driver from your Windows application, select Print Setup or Print from the File menu. The Printer or Print Setup dialog box appears. From the Print dialog box, choose Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options, depending on the options available in your application. (You may need to choose a combination of these options.) The Properties window appears. The Paper and Graphics menus contain the printer driver settings. Click the tabs at the top of the window to open these menus. Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu When you access the printer driver from the Windows 95 Start menu, the settings you make apply to any Windows applications you open afterward. To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these steps: 1. Click the Start button, and then point to Settings. 2. Click Printers. 3. Right-click your printer icon, and click Properties. The Properties window appears. 4. The Paper and Graphics menus contain the printer driver settings. Click the tabs at the top of the window to open these menus. Changing the printer driver settings Before printing, check that the printer driver settings on the Paper and Graphics menus are appropriate for the kind of document you want to print, and change the settings as needed. When you are finished making changes, click OK to apply the settings, or click Restore Defaults to return the settings to their factory defaults. 2-6 Setting Up Your Software

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Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
To access the printer driver from your Windows application,
select
Print Setup
or
Print
from the File menu. The Printer or
Print Setup dialog box appears. From the Print dialog box,
choose
Printer
,
Setup
,
Properties
, or
Options
, depending on
the options available in your application. (You may need to
choose a combination of these options.) The Properties window
appears. The Paper and Graphics menus contain the printer
driver settings. Click the tabs at the top of the window to open
these menus.
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
When you access the printer driver from the Windows 95
Start menu, the settings you make apply to any Windows
applications you open afterward. To access the printer driver
from the Start menu, follow these steps:
1.
Click the
Start
button, and then point to
Settings
.
2.
Click
Printers
.
3.
Right-click your printer icon, and click
Properties
. The
Properties window appears.
4.
The Paper and Graphics menus contain the printer driver
settings. Click the tabs at the top of the window to open
these menus.
Changing the printer driver settings
Before printing, check that the printer driver settings on the
Paper and Graphics menus are appropriate for the kind of
document you want to print, and change the settings as
needed. When you are finished making changes, click
OK
to apply the settings, or click
Restore Defaults
to return
the settings to their factory defaults.
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Setting Up Your Software