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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 1. Windows Vista and Windows 7: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware and Sound click Printer. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the default Start menu view): Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the Classic Start menu view): Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the driver icon, and then select Printing Preferences. 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. To access the printer properties online help 1. From the software application, click File, and then click Print. 2. Click Properties, and then click Help. Print setting priorities There are two ways to change print settings for this printer: in the software application or in the printer driver. Changes made in the software application override settings changed in the printer driver. Within a software application, changes made in the Page Setup dialog box override changes made in the Print dialog box. Printer information page If a particular print setting can be changed in more than one of the ways listed above, use the method that has the highest priority. ENWW Printer software 9

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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
1.
Windows Vista and Windows 7
: Click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then in the category for
Hardware and Sound
click
Printer
.
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the default Start menu view)
: Click
Start
, and
then click
Printers and Faxes
.
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (using the Classic Start menu view)
: Click
Start
, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
2.
Right-click the driver icon, and then select
Printing Preferences
.
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.
To access the printer properties online help
1.
From the software application, click
File
, and then click
Print
.
2.
Click
Properties
, and then click
Help
.
Print setting priorities
There are two ways to change print settings for this printer: in the software application or in the printer
driver. Changes made in the software application override settings changed in the printer driver. Within
a software application, changes made in the Page Setup dialog box override changes made in the Print
dialog box.
Printer information page
If a particular print setting can be changed in more than one of the ways listed above, use the method
that has the highest priority.
ENWW
Printer software
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