Installing A Printer Driver In Microsoft Windows - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

closes. A new icon is added to the OS/2 Warp
Desktop for the printer.
To change the default printer settings (such as
paper source, paper size, and page orientation),
click on Job properties... in the "Printer driver"
note:
section of the "Printer - Settings" notebook. For
more detailed instructions, see the user's guide
for OS/2 Warp.
Installing a printer driver in
Microsoft Windows
Follow these instructions if you purchased a
note: computer with only Microsoft Windows
preinstalled (without OS/2 Warp).
To install a printer driver for use in Microsoft Windows:
1.
At the Microsoft Windows Program Manager
screen, double-click on the First Steps icon.
2.
Click on Set up your Printer.
3.
Click on Start. The "Printers" window appears.
4.
Click on Add>>.
5.
Click on the name of your printer in the "List of
Printers:" box. You may have to scroll through the
list until you find the name of your printer.
If you do not see the name of your printer in the
box, your printer may have an emulation mode
that allows it to print like one of the printers in the
list. Look in the documentation that came with
your printer to find information on emulation
modes. Then select the name of one of the printers
it can emulate in this list.
Or, if your printer came with a diskette, it may
contain the printer driver your printer needs.
Follow the instructions in the documentation that
came with your printer to install this driver.
6.
Click on Install... The name of your printer is now
highlighted in the "Installed Printers:" box.
7.
While the name of your printer is highlighted in the
"Installed Printers" box, click on Set As Default
Printer.
Most fax software packages allow you to set the fax
modem as the default printer. If your computer came
with a fax modem and fax software installed, you must
set the fax modem as the default printer while you are
note:
sending and receiving faxes. When you are finished
using the fax modem, change the default printer to your
printer. For more information, see the online Index
entries about your fax software.
8.
Make sure the name of your printer appears in the
"Default Printer" box. If it doesn't, repeat steps
4 through 7.
9.
Click on Setup... to change the default settings for
your printer. For example, you can select the paper
source, paper size, and page orientation.
10.
After you have made your selections, click on OK.
11.
Click on Close to save your selections and exit the
"Printers" window.
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