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Access the Windows Printer Driver, control panel settings. Software application settings override

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Access the Windows Printer Driver To configure the driver, access it in one of the following ways: Operating System Windows 9x Windows NT 4.0 Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.51 Temporarily Change Settings (from a software application) From the File menu, click Print, and then click Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.) From the File menu, click Print, and then click Properties. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.) From the File menu, click Print, click Printers, and then click Options. (The actual steps can vary; this is the most common method.) Change Default Settings (across all applications) Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click the printer icon, and choose Properties. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Right-click and choose Document Defaults or Properties. From the Windows control panel, double-click Printers, highlight the printer, and click Setup. Note Settings in the printer driver and software application override control panel settings. (Software application settings override printer driver settings.) EN Chapter 1: Printer Basics 23

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Chapter 1:
Printer Basics
23
Access the Windows Printer Driver
To configure the driver, access it in one of the following ways:
Note
Settings in the printer driver and software application override
control panel settings. (Software application settings override
printer driver settings.)
Operating System
Temporarily Change Settings
(from a software application)
Change Default Settings
(across all applications)
Windows 9x
From the
File
menu, click
Print
,
and then click
Properties
. (The
actual steps can vary; this is the
most common method.)
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
Right-click the printer icon, and
choose
Properties
.
Windows NT 4.0
From the
File
menu, click
Print
,
and then click
Properties
. (The
actual steps can vary; this is the
most common method.)
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
Right-click and choose
Document Defaults
or
Properties
.
Windows 3.1x and
Windows NT 3.51
From the
File
menu, click
Print
,
click
Printers
, and then click
Options
. (The actual steps can
vary; this is the most common
method.)
From the Windows control panel,
double-click
Printers
, highlight
the printer, and click
Setup
.