Lexmark Z42 Color Jetprinter User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.9 M - Page 9

Step 2: Customize the printer settings, Job Finishing

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Steps to basic printing Step 2: Customize the printer settings Your printer software includes several applications that let you perform printing tasks. One of these applications is called Printer Properties. The Printer Properties has four tabs: Job Finishing, Paper, Document/Quality, and Advanced. Each tab has settings for operating your printer and its software. Opening the Printer Properties from an application You can open the Printer Properties from almost every application. This lets you change printer settings ONLY for the documents you are currently creating in the application. 1 Open the application's File menu. 2 Choose Print (or Printer) Setup. 3 In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the Properties, Option, or Setup button (depending on the application). Opening the Printer Properties from Windows When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the settings apply to ALL documents, unless you change them from the application. 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Printers. 2 From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for your printer. 3 Select Properties from the sidebar menu. • Steps to basic printing • • • 5 •

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Steps to basic printing
Steps to basic printing
5
Step 2: Customize the printer settings
Your printer software includes several applications that let
you perform printing tasks. One of these applications is
called
Printer Properties
.
The Printer Properties has four tabs:
Job Finishing
,
Paper
,
Document/Quality
, and
Advanced
. Each tab
has settings for operating your printer and its software.
Opening the Printer Properties from an
application
You can open the Printer Properties from almost every
application. This lets you change printer settings ONLY for
the documents you are currently creating in the
application.
1
Open the application’s
File
menu.
2
Choose
Print
(or
Printer
)
Setup
.
3
In the Printer Setup dialog box, click the
Properties
,
Option
, or
Setup
button (depending on the application).
Opening the Printer Properties from
Windows
When you open the Printer Properties from Windows, the
settings apply to ALL documents, unless you change them
from the application.
1
From the
Start
menu, select
Settings
, and then select
Printers
.
2
From the Printers folder, right-click the printer icon for
your printer.
3
Select
Properties
from the sidebar menu.