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Printer Software

Using the Printer Driver With Windows 2000 and NT 4.0

Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu
Printer driver settings overview

There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your Windows applications or from the Start menu. When you access the printer driver from a Windows application, any settings you make apply only to the application you are using. See Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications. When you access the printer driver from the Start menu, the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications. See Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu. To check and change printer driver settings, see Printer driver settings overview.

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While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver, some do not; so you must verify that the printer driver settings match your requirements.

Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications

To access the printer driver from a Windows application, follow the steps below.

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The steps below provide general guidelines on accessing the printer driver. How you access the printer driver may differ depending on your application. See your application manual for details.

Select Print Setup or Print from the File menu of your application software. The Print or Print Setup dialog box appears.

Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons.) The Document Properties window appears, and you see the Page Setup and Advanced menus. These menus contain the printer driver settings.

To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the window. See Printer driver settings overview for detailed information about the settings.

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Accessing the printer driver from the Start menu

To access the printer driver from the Start menu, follow these steps:

Click the Start button, and then point to Settings.

Click Printers.

Right-click your printer icon, and click Document Defaults. The screen displays the Default Document Properties window, which contains the Page Setup and Advanced menus. These menus provide the printer driver settings.

To view a menu, click the corresponding tab at the top of the window. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings.

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Printer driver settings overview

Your printer driver has two menus: Page Setup and Advanced. The printer driver settings on each of these menus are described below. To open these menus, see the previous sections on accessing the printer driver.

When you finish making your printer driver settings, click OK to apply the settings, or click Cancel to cancel your changes.

Page Setup menu

Paper Size	Select the size of the paper you want to use from the Paper Size list.
Paper Source	Select the paper source you want to use from the Paper Source list.
Orientation	Select Portrait or Landscape.

Advanced menu

Paper/Output	Check the Paper Size, Orientation, and Paper Source settings you made on the Page Setup menu and change them if necessary. Select the setting and then choose an option from the Change Setting list box.
Graphic	Select Resolution and then choose the printing resolution from the Change Setting list box. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing.
Document Options	Double-click Halftone Color Adjustment to open the Halftone Color Adjustment dialog box. Click Print Text as Graphics or Metafile Spooling and select On or Off in the Change Setting list box.

Once you've checked your printer driver settings and changed them if necessary, you are ready to print with continuous paper or with single sheets.

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