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Printer Software

Using the Printer Driver With Windows NT 3.5x

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 requirementes.

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.

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 screen displays the Document Properties dialog box, which contains the Form and Orientation printer driver settings. See Printer driver settings overview for detailed information about these settings.

Click Options (or a similar button) to view the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, which includes the Graphics Resolution, Color, and Optimizations printer driver settings. See Printer driver settings overview for detailed information about these settings.

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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 Print Manager icon.
The Print Manager window opens.

Make sure your printer is highlighted, then click Printer and select Properties. The Printer Properties dialog box appears.

Click the Details button, then click Job Default. You see the Document Properties dialog box, which includes the Form and Orientation printer driver settings. See the next section for detailed information about these settings.

Click Options to open the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, which contains the Graphics Resolution, Color, and Optimization printer driver settings. See the next section for detailed information about these settings.

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Printer driver settings overview

Your printer driver has two dialog boxes: Document Properties and Advanced Document Properties. The printer driver settings in each of these dialog boxes are described below. To open these dialog boxes, 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.

Document Properties dialog box

Form	Select the type of paper you want to use. If you don't see your paper type, select it from the Form list.
Orientation	Select Portrait or Landscape. The diagram on the screen shows the orientation you select.

Click the Halftone button to set the brightness and contrast, input the RGB gamma, or make other settings. The Halftone Color Adjustment dialog box appears. For details, click Help in this dialog box.

Advanced Document Properties dialog box

Graphics Resolution	Select a printing resolution option from the Graphics Resolution list. The higher the resolution you select, the more detailed your printout will be; however, increasing the resolution slows printing.
Color	Only monochrome printing is available.
Optimizations	Click a check box to turn the corresponding option on or off.

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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