What Is A Printer Driver; Fonts With Windows - Epson LQ 300 User Manual

8. Select 360 x 360 as the Resolution.
9. If you selected the LQ-870 printer, select Sheet Feeder
- Bin 1 as the Paper Source. This step is very important for
proper page breaks in your documents.
10. Choose the OK button.
11. Highlight Epson Stylus 300 (or the printer you added) and
click the button labeled Set As Default Printer.
12. Click the Close button.
You have now chosen the printer driver for Windows.

What is a Printer Driver?

The software you use to enter and format your documents
sends codes that run (or "drive") your printer. These software
codes select the font, margins, page size, line spacing, and other
features of the document you are printing. Therefore, it is
important that you choose the right printer driver and install it
correctly from your software package. If there is a problem
with the appearance of your document, a software setting
could be the cause.

Fonts with Windows

Microsoft Windows standard drivers use scalable TrueTypeRv'
fonts rather than the fonts built into the printer. Windows fonts
appear the same on the screen as they do in your printed
document. (This feature is called WYSIWYG, What You See Is
What You Get.) All programs that run under Windows can use
the Windows printer driver to print their files. Therefore, you
have access to the full range of TrueType fonts if you use the
Windows Stylus 300, Stylus 800, Al?-3250, or LQ-870 driver.
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