162 Printing Basics
Selecting Printing Options
This section includes:
• "Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows)" on page 162
• "Selecting Options for an Individual Job (Windows)" on page 162
• "Selecting Options for an Individual Job (Mac OS X)" on page 164
Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows)
Printing Preferences control all of your print jobs, unless you override them specifically for a job. For example, if you
want to use duplex printing for most jobs, set this option in Printing Preferences.
To select Printing Preferences:
1 Click start → Printers and Faxes (for Windows XP).
Click Start → Printers and Faxes (for Windows Server 2003).
Click Start → Devices and Printers (for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2).
Click Start → Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Printers (for Windows Vista).
Click Start → Control Panel → Printers (for Windows Server 2008).
A list of available printers appears.
2 Right-click the icon for your printer, and then select Printing preferences.
The printer's Printing Preferences screen appears.
3 Make selections on the driver tabs, and then click OK to save your selections.
NOTE:
• For more information about Windows print driver options, click Help on the print driver tab to view the help.
Selecting Options for an Individual Job (Windows)
If you want to use special printing options for a particular job, change the driver settings before sending the job to the
printer. For example, if you want to use Photo print-quality mode for a particular graphic, select this setting in the
driver before printing that job.
1 With the desired document or graphic open in your application, access the Print dialog box.
2 Select your printer and click Preferences to open the print driver.
3 Make selections on the driver tabs.
NOTE:
• When using the PCL 6 or PS driver, you can save current printing options with a distinctive name and apply them to other
print jobs. Select either the
Paper/Output
,
Image Options
, Color Options, Layout/Watermark, or
Advanced
tab,
and then click Save under Saved Settings on the Paper/Output tab. Click
Help
for more information.
4 Click OK to save your selections.
5 Print the job.
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