Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box
Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box from the [Start] Menu
This section explains how to open the [Printing preferences] dialog box from [Devices and Printers].
• 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...].
• You cannot configure different print settings for each user. The settings configured in this dialog box
are used as the default.
1. On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
2. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to use.
3. Click [Printing preferences].
Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box in 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 settings displayed in the [Printing preference] dialog box opened from the [Devices and Printers]
window are applied as the default in the [Printing preference] dialog box opened in an application.
When printing from an application, modify the settings as required.
The screens displayed may differ depending on the application. The following procedure explains how
to print documents from an application using WordPad in Windows 7 as an example.
1. Click the WordPad menu button in the upper left corner of the window, and then click
[Print].
2. In the [Select Printer] list, select the printer you want to use.
3. Click [Preferences].
• Procedures for opening the [Printing preferences] dialog box vary depending on the application.
For details, see the printer driver Help or the manuals provided with the application.
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