Making printer default settings - Printing Preferences
This section explains how to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box under Windows Vista/7 or
Windows Server 2008/2008 R2.
• You cannot change the printer default settings for each user. Settings made in the printer properties
dialog box are applied to all users.
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When the printer driver is distributed from the print server, the setting values specified by the server
are displayed as the default for [Printing Defaults...].
1. On the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].
The [Control Panel] window appears.
2. Click [Printer] in "Hardware and Sound".
• If using Windows 7, click [View devices and printers] in "Hardware and Sound".
• If using Windows Server 2008 R2, click [View devices and printers] in "Hardware".
3. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to use, and then click [Printing Preferences...].
If using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, right-click the icon of the printer you want to use,
and then click [Printing preferences].
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
4. Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
The setting is temporarily registered as [Unregistered] in the [One Click Preset List:] area.
• Depending on the applications, the settings you make here may not be used as the default settings.
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The [Unregistered] setting is invalid when the other One Click Presets icon is selected. If you wish to
confirm the [Unregistered] setting, click [Register Current Settings...]. For details about confirming
the setting, see "Making Printer Settings - One Click Presets".
• For details, see the printer driver Help.
• p.48 "Making Printer Settings - One Click Presets"
Making printer settings from an application
You can make printer settings for a specific application.
To make printer settings for a specific application, open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box from that
application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application.
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