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NOTE NOTE NOTE Printer properties (driver) Printer properties control the printer. You can change the default settings, such as media size and type, printing multiple pages on a single sheet of media (N-up printing), resolution, and watermarks. You can access the printer properties in the following ways: ● Through the software application that you are using to print. This only changes the settings for the current software application. ● Through the Windows operating system. This changes the default settings for all future print jobs. Because many software applications use a different method of accessing the printer properties, the following section describes the most common methods used in Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, and Windows XP. To only change the settings for the current software application Although the steps can vary between software applications, this is the most common method. 1. From the File menu in the software application, click Print. 2. On the Print dialog, click Properties. 3. Change the settings, and click OK. To change the default settings for all future print jobs in Windows 98 SE, 2000, and ME 1. In the Windows task bar, click Start, select Settings, and click Printers. 2. Right-click the HP LaserJet 1018 printer icon. 3. Click Properties (in Windows 2000, you can also click Printing Preferences). 4. Change the settings, and click OK. In Windows 2000, many of these features are available from the Printing Preferences menu. To change the default settings for all future print jobs in Windows XP 1. In the Windows task bar, click Start, select Settings, and click Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click the HP LaserJet 1018 printer icon. 3. Click Properties, or click Printing Preferences. 4. Change the settings, and click OK. Printer properties online help The printer properties (driver) online help includes specific information about the functions in the printer properties. This online help guides you through the process of changing your printer's default settings. For some drivers, online help gives instructions on using contextsensitive help. Context-sensitive help describes the options for the driver feature you are currently accessing. 10 Chapter 1 Printer basics ENWW

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Printer properties (driver)
Printer properties control the printer. You can change the default settings, such as media
size and type, printing multiple pages on a single sheet of media (N-up printing), resolution,
and watermarks. You can access the printer properties in the following ways:
●
Through the software application that you are using to print. This only changes the
settings for the current software application.
●
Through the Windows operating system. This changes the default settings for all future
print jobs.
NOTE
Because many software applications use a different method of accessing the printer
properties, the following section describes the most common methods used in
Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, and Windows XP.
To only change the settings for the current software application
NOTE
Although the steps can vary between software applications, this is the most common method.
1.
From the
File
menu in the software application, click
Print
.
2.
On the
Print
dialog, click
Properties
.
3.
Change the settings, and click
OK
.
To change the default settings for all future print jobs in
Windows 98 SE, 2000, and ME
1.
In the Windows task bar, click
Start
, select
Settings
, and click
Printers
.
2.
Right-click the
HP LaserJet 1018
printer icon.
3.
Click
Properties
(in Windows 2000, you can also click
Printing Preferences
).
4.
Change the settings, and click
OK
.
NOTE
In Windows 2000, many of these features are available from the
Printing Preferences
menu.
To change the default settings for all future print jobs in Windows XP
1.
In the Windows task bar, click
Start
, select
Settings
, and click
Printers and Faxes
.
2.
Right-click the
HP LaserJet 1018
printer icon.
3.
Click
Properties
, or click
Printing Preferences
.
4.
Change the settings, and click
OK
.
Printer properties online help
The printer properties (driver) online help includes specific information about the functions in
the printer properties. This online help guides you through the process of changing your
printer's default settings. For some drivers, online help gives instructions on using context-
sensitive help. Context-sensitive help describes the options for the driver feature you are
currently accessing.
10
Chapter 1
Printer basics
ENWW