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Overview of Printer Driver and Status MonitorThe printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results. Status Monitor and the printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition.
Note for Windows users:
Accessing the printer driver for WindowsYou can access the printer driver from most Windows applications, the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.
To make settings that apply only to the application you are using, access the printer driver from that application.
To make settings that apply to all of your Windows applications, access the printer driver from the Start menu or the taskbar.
Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver.
Note:
From Windows applications
From the Start menu
Windows XP:
Click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.)
Windows 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
Windows XP and 2000:
Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu. From the shortcut icon on the taskbarRight-click the printer icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.
To add a short cut icon to the Windows taskbar, first access the printer driver from the Start menu as described above. Next, click the Maintenance tab, the Speed & Progress button, and then the Monitoring Preferences button. In the Monitoring Preferences window, select the Select Shortcut Icon check box.
Getting information through online helpYou can access online help for items in the printer driver from your application or the Windows Start menu.
See Accessing the printer driver for Windows In the printer driver window, try one of the following procedures.
Right-click the item, then click Help.
Click the button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP and 2000 only).
Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS XThe table below describes how to access the printer driver dialog boxes.
Getting information through online helpClick the Help button when items such as Print Settings or Color Management are selected in the Print dialog box.
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