Managing print jobs
Setting your printer as the default printer
Your printer should be selected automatically from the Print dialog when you send a print job. If you have to manually
select your printer, then it is not the default printer.
To set the default printer:
For Windows users
1
Click
, or click
Start
and then click
Run
.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
control printers
.
3
Press
Enter
, or click
OK
.
The printer folder opens.
4
Right-click the printer, and then select
Set as Default Printer
.
For Macintosh users
1
From the Apple menu, choose
System Preferences
.
2
Click
Print & Fax
.
3
Select the printer from the Default Printer pop-up menu, or select the printer and click
Make Default
, depending
on your operating system.
Changing the printing mode
To conserve ink, you can change the default printing mode for all print jobs to Quick Print. It uses less ink and is ideal
for printing text-only documents. If you need to change to a different print mode to print photos or other high-quality
documents, then you can select a different mode from the Print dialog before sending the print job.
To change the default print mode:
For Windows users
1
Click
, or click
Start
and then click
Run
.
2
In the Start Search or Run box, type
control printers
.
3
Press
Enter
, or click
OK
.
The printer folder opens.
4
Right-click the printer, and then select
Printing Preferences
.
5
Select
Quick Print
as the printing mode.
For Macintosh users
1
With a document open, choose
File
>
.
2
From the printer pop-up menu, choose the printer.
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