Canon iP90 - PIXMA Color Inkjet Printer, User Manual

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Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box
The Printer Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows
Start menu.
Note This manual refers to Windows XP Service Pack 2 operation.
The operations may vary slightly depending on your operating system.
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from your Application
Program
The operations may vary slightly depending on your application program. This section describes only a
general procedure for opening the Printer Properties dialog box.
1
In your application, select the command to print a document.
The Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu.
2
Ensure that the Canon iP90 is selected. Then click Preferences (or Properties).
The Printer Properties dialog box opens.
Note Depending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be
more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. For further details, see the user's
manual for your application.
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
This method is used for maintenance operations such as Print Head cleaning, or to specify printer settings
common to all application programs.
When the Printer Properties dialog box is opened from the Start menu, additional tabs appear, including the
Details tab. These do not appear when the Printer Properties dialog box is opened from within an application.
For further information about these additional tabs, refer to your Windows documentation.
1
Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and
Faxes.
For non-Windows XP users, click Start , select Settings , and then Printers.
2
Select the Canon iP90 icon.
3
Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties).
The Printer Properties dialog box opens.