PostScript 3 - Setting Up for Printing
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Changing the default machine settings - Printing Preferences Properties
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❒ Changing the settings of the machine requires Manage Printers permission.
Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have Manage Print-
ers permission by default. When you set up options, log on using an account
that has Manage Printers permission.
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Click [Start] on the taskbar, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.
Note
❒ With Windows XP Professional, access the [Printers and Faxes] window
from [Start] on the taskbar.
❒ With Windows XP Home Edition, access the [Printers and Faxes] window by
clicking [Start] on the taskbar. Then click [Control Panel], [Printers and Other
Hardware] and then [Printers and Faxes].
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Click to select the icon of the machine whose default settings you want to
change.
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On the [File] menu, click [Printing Preferences].
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
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Make any settings you require and click [OK].
Note
❒ Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
Making machine settings from an application
To make the machine settings for a specific application, open the [Print] dialog
box from that application. The following example describes how to make set-
tings for the WordPad application that comes with Windows 2000/Windows
XP.
Note
❒ The actual procedures you should follow to open the [Print] dialog box may
vary depending on the application. For more information, see the documen-
tation that comes with the application you are using.
❒ Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current
application only.
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On the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.