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Printer Software

Using the Printer Driver With Windows 3.1

Accessing the printer driver from Windows applications
Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel
Printer driver settings overview

There are two ways to access the printer driver: from your Windows applications or from the Control Panel. 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 Control Panel, the printer driver settings you make apply to all your applications. See Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel. 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.

Note:

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. See Printer driver settings overview for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box.

Make sure that your printer is selected and then click Printer, Setup, or Options. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons.) The Options dialog box appears. See Options dialog box for detailed information about the settings in this dialog box.

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Accessing the printer driver from the Control Panel

To access the printer driver from the Control Panel, follow these steps:

In the Main window, double-click the Control Panel icon.

Double-click the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box appears.

Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click Setup. The Print Setup dialog box appears. To access more settings, you may need to click Options. See the next section for detailed information about the printer driver settings.

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Printer driver settings overview

The printer driver settings are described below. To access the printer driver settings, 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.

Print or Print Setup dialog box

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. This setting is available only from the Control Panel.
Orientation	Select Portrait or Landscape. The diagram on the screen shows the orientation you select.
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 User Defined Size and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears.
Paper Source	Click the paper source you want to use.

Options dialog box

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.
Intensity Control	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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