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PCL - Accessing the Printer Properties
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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 NotePad application provided with Windows XP.
A On the [File] menu, click [Print...].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
B Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] list, and then click
[Preferences].
C Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK] to start printing.
Note
❒ The procedure to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box may vary de-
pending on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the
application you use.
❒ 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.
Reference
For details, see the printer driver Help.
Windows NT 4.0 - Accessing the Printer Properties
Making Printer Default Settings - The Printer Properties
Important
❒ To change the printer default settings including option configuration settings,
log on using an account that has Full Control permission. Members of the Ad-
ministrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Power Users groups
have Full Control 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].
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.