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4 Using Windows PostScript
Driver
If you want to use the PostScript driver provided with your system CD-
ROM to print a document.
PPDs, in combination with the PostScript driver, access printer features
and allow the computer to communicate with the printer. An installation
program for the Windows PostScript drivers is provided on the supplied
software CD-ROM.
Printer Settings
You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to access
all of the printer options you need when using your printer. When the
printer properties are displayed, you can review and change the settings
needed for your print job.
Your printer properties window may differ, depending on your operating
system. This Software User’s Guide shows the Properties window for
Windows XP.
Your printer driver
Properties
window that appears in this User’s Guide
may differ depending on the printer in use.
N
OTES
:
• Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the
printer driver. Change all print settings available in the software
application first, and change any remaining settings using the printer
driver.
• The settings you change remain in effect only while you are using the
current program.
To make your changes permanent
, make them in
the Printers folder.
• The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows OS,
refer to the corresponding Windows User's Guide or online help.
1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Select Printers and Faxes.
3. Select your printer driver icon.
4. Right-click on the printer driver icon and select
Printing Preferences.
5. Change the settings on each tab, click OK.
Layout tab
The
Layout
tab provides options to adjust how the document appears
on the printed page.
Orientation
This option allows you to select the direction in which the
information is printed on a page.
•
Portrait
: This option prints across the width of the page, letter
style.
•
Landscape
: This option prints across the length of the page,
spreadsheet style.
•
Rotate Landscape
: This option allows you to rotate the page, 180
degrees.
Print on Both Sides
You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Before printing,
decide how you want your document oriented.
•
None
•
Flip on Long Edge
: This option is the conventional layout used in
bookbinding.
•
Flip on Short Edge
: This option is the type often used with
calendars.
N
OTE
:
Do not print on both sides of labels, transparencies,
envelopes, or thick papers. It may result in paper jam and damage
to the machine.
Long Edge
▲
Short Edge
▲
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