The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various Windows applications.
Macintosh basic printing (See
Macintosh printing
).
Linux basic printing (See
Linux printing
).
The following
Printing Preferences
window is for Notepad in Windows XP. Your
Printing Preferences
window may
differ, depending on your operating system or the application you are using.
1. Open the document you want to print.
2. Select
from the
File
menu. The
window appears.
3. Select your machine from the
Select Printer
list.
The basic print settings including the number of copies and print range are selected within the
window.
To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer driver, click
Properties
or
Preferences
in the application’s
window to change the print setting (See
Opening printing preferences
).
4. To start the print job, click
OK
or
in the
window.
Canceling a print job
If the print job is waiting in a print queue or print spooler, cancel the job as follows:
1. Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2. For Windows 2000, select
Settings
>
Printers
.
For Windows XP/Server 2003, select
Printer and Faxes
.
For Windows Server 2008/Vista, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Printers
.
For Windows 7, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Devices and Printers
.
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Devices and Printers
.
3. For Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, or Server 2008, double-click your machine.
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, right click your printer icon > context menus >
See what’s
printing
.
If
See what’s printing
item has
►
mark, you can select other printer drivers connected with selected
printer.
4. From the
Document
menu, select
Cancel
.
You can also access this window by simply double-clicking the machine icon (
) in the Windows task bar.
You can also cancel the current job by pressing
Stop/Clear
( ) on the control panel.
Opening printing preferences
You can preview the settings you selected on the upper right of the
Printing Preferences
.
1. Open the document you want to print.