Selecting Printing Defaults In Windows For A Shared Network Printer; Selecting Printing Options For An Individual Job In Windows - Xerox WorkCentre 6505N User Manual

Selecting Printing Defaults in Windows for a Shared Network Printer

If the printer is shared on a network, you can set printing defaults that apply to anyone who accesses it
from the network. You can override network-level defaults through the driver settings on an individual
computer.
1. Navigate to the list of printers on your computer:
• For Windows XP SP1 or later, click Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes.
• For Windows Vista, click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.
For Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, click Start > Settings > Printers.
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• For Windows 7, click Start > Devices and Printers.
2. In the Printers folder, right-click the name of your print driver (printer name plus PCL 6 or PS) and
select Properties.
3. In the printer Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
On the Advanced tab, click the Printing Defaults button.
4.
5. Make selections on the driver tabs as desired, then click Apply to apply your selections.
Click OK to save your selections.
6.

Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job in Windows

This section includes:
• Printing Options for Windows PostScript Driver
• Printing Options for Windows PCL Driver
To use special printing options for a particular job, change the print driver settings in the application
before sending the job to the printer.
Note: The print driver includes online help with more information on selecting printing options. In
the driver dialog boxes, click the Help button.
To select printing options:
With the desired document or graphic open in your application, open the Print dialog box.
1.
2. Select your WorkCentre 6505 printer (either PostScript or PCL) and then click the Properties
button to open the print driver dialog box.
3. Make selections from the driver tabs as desired, beginning with settings in the Paper/Output tab.
For a list of options, see
Options for Windows PCL Driver
Note: In the PCL driver for Windows, you can save a set of printing options with a distinctive name
and apply them to other print jobs. For instructions, click the Help button in the print driver dialog
box to view the online help.
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Printing Options for Windows PostScript Driver
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