Accessing the printer driver for Windows
You can access the printer driver from most Windows applications, the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.
To make settings that apply only to the application you are using, access the printer driver from that application.
To make settings that apply to all of your Windows applications, access the printer driver from the Start menu or the
taskbar.
Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver.
Note:
Screen shots of the printer driver windows in this User’s Guide are from Windows 7.
From Windows applications
A
Click Print or Print Setup on the File menu.
B
In the window that appears, click Printer, Setup, Options, Preferences, or Properties. (Depending on your
application, you may need to click one or a combination of these buttons.)
From the Start menu
❏ Windows 7:
Click the start button, select Devices and Printers. Then right-click the product and select Printing
preferences.
❏ Windows Vista:
Click the start button, select Control Panel, and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category.
Then select the product and then click Select printing preferences.
❏ Windows XP:
Click Start, Control Panel, (Printers and Other Hardware,) then Printers and Faxes. Select the product, then
click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
From the shortcut icon on the taskbar
Right-click the product icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.
To add a shortcut icon to the Windows taskbar, first access the printer driver from the Start menu as described above.
Next, click the Maintenance tab, the Extended Settings button, and then the Monitoring Preferences button. In the
Monitoring Preferences window, select the Shortcut Icon check box.
Getting information through online help
In the printer driver window, try one of the following procedures.
❏ Right-click the item, then click Help.
❏ Click the
button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP only).
Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X
The table below describes how to access the printer driver dialog.
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