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Setting Up the Printer Driver
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 printer properties dialog box from that application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application provided with Windows 95/98/Me.
❒ The procedure to open the printer properties dialog box may vary depending on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the application you use.
❒ With some applications, the printer driver settings are not used, and the application's own default settings are applied.
❒ Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current application only.
❒ General users can change the properties displayed in the [Print] dialog box of an application. Settings made here are used as defaults when printing from this application.
A
On the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
B
Select the printer you want to use in the [Name] list, and then click [Properties].
The printer properties dialog box appears.
C
Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
D
Click [OK] to start printing.
For details, see the printer driver Help.
Windows 2000 - Accessing the Printer Properties
Making printer default settings - the printer properties
❒ To change the printer default settings including option configuration settings, log on using an account that has Manage Printers permission. Members of the
Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Printers permission by default.
❒ You cannot change the printer default settings for each user. Settings made in the printer properties dialog box are applied to all users.
A
On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
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The [Printers] window appears.
B
Click the icon of the printer you want to use.
C
On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The printer properties dialog box appears.
❒ When you open the printer properties dialog box initially after installing the
RPCS printer driver, a confirmation message appears. After clicking [OK], the printer properties dialog box appears.
D
Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
❒ Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
❒ Do not make a setting for [Form to Tray Assignment].
For details, see the printer driver Help.
Making printer default settings - Printing Preferences
❒ You cannot change the printer default settings for each user. Settings made in the printer properties dialog box are applied to all users.
A
On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
B
Click the icon of the printer you want to use.
C
On the [File] menu, click [Printing Preferences...].
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
D
Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
❒ Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
For details, see the printer driver Help.
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 provided with Windows 2000.
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