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7. Setting Up The Printer Driver
and Canceling a Print Job
PCL 6/5e - Accessing the Printer Properties
Windows 95/98 - Accessing the Printer Properties
There are two methods you can use to open the Printer Properties.
Making printer default settings
To make the printer default settings, first open the Printer Properties from the
[Printers] window.
Note
With some applications, the printer driver's settings are not used, and the ap-
plication's own initial default settings are applied.
A
Click [Start] on the task bar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
B
Click the icon of the printer whose default settings you want to change.
C
On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The Printer Properties appears.
D
Set desired settings and click [OK].
Making printer settings from an application
To make the printer settings for a specific application, open the Printer Proper-
ties from that application. The following example describes how to make set-
tings for the WordPad application that comes with Windows 95.
Note
The actual procedures you should follow to open the Printer Properties dif-
fers slightly depending on the application. For details, see the documentation
that comes with the application you are using.
With some applications, the printer driver's settings are not used, and the ap-
plication's own initial default settings are applied.
Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current
application only.
A
On the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
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