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Using the Printer Driver With Windows Me, 98, and 95

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 Properties window appears, and you see the Paper and Graphics 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 Properties. The screen displays the Properties window, which contains the Paper and Graphics 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: Paper and Graphics. The printer driver settings on each of these menus are described below. To open the 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 Restore Defaults to return the settings to their previous values.

Paper menu

Paper size	Select the size of the paper you want to use. If you don't see your paper size, use the scroll bar to scroll through the list. If your paper size is not included in the list, click Custom and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears.
Orientation	Select Portrait or Landscape.
Paper source	Click the paper source you want to use.

Graphics menu

Resolution	Click the printing resolution you want. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing.
Dithering	You can leave this option set to Fine, which is the default setting, or select another dithering pattern depending on the kind of printout you want. The display to the left of the dithering options shows the effect of your setting.
Intensity	Move the slider to make your printout lighter or darker.

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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