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Accessing the Printer Software for Windows

You can access the printer software from most Windows applications, from the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.

When you access the printer software from a Windows application, the settings that you make apply only to the application you are using.

When you access the printer software from the Start menu or the taskbar, the settings that you make apply to all of your Windows applications.

Refer to the appropriate section below.

From Windows applications

Follow the steps below to access the printer software.

Click Print or Print Setup on the File menu.

In the dialog box that appears, click Printer, Setup, Options, Preferences, or Properties. (Depending on your application, you may need to click any one or a combination of these buttons.) The printer software starts.

From the Start menu

Follow the steps below to access the printer software.

For 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.)

For Windows Me, 98, and 2000, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.

For Windows XP and 2000, select your printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.

For Windows Me and 98, select your printer, then click Properties on the File menu.

The printer software opens.

From the taskbar

Right-click the printer icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.

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