Printing
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Changing the default print settings
1.
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2.
For Windows Server 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
>
Devices and Printers
.
•
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Devices and Printers
.
3.
Right-click your machine.
4.
For Windows XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista, press
Printing
Preferences
.
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, from context menus, select
the
Printing preferences
.
If
Printing preferences
item has a
►
mark, you can select other
printer drivers connected with the selected printer.
5.
Change the settings on each tab.
6.
Click
OK
.
If you want to change the settings for each print job, change it in
Printing Preferences
.
Setting your machine as a default machine
1.
Click the Windows
Start
menu.
2.
For Windows Server 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
>
Devices and Printers
.
•
For Windows Server 2008 R2, select
Control Panel
>
Hardware
>
Devices and Printers
.
3.
Select your machine.
4.
Right-click your machine and select
Set as Default Printer
.
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, if
Set as default
printer
item has a
►
mark, you can select other printer drivers
connected with the selected printer.
Printing to a file (PRN)
You will sometimes need to save the print data as a file. You can print the
document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. The document is
saved with the printer formatting, such as font selection and color
specifications, in a .prn file that can be printed on another printer.
To save a print job as a file:
1.
Check the
Print to file
box at the
window.
2.
Click
.
3.
Type in the destination path and the file name, and then click
OK
. For
example
c:\Temp\file name
.
If you type in only the file name, the file is automatically saved in
My Documents
. The saved folder may differ depending on your
operating system.
Macintosh printing
This section explains how to print a document in a Macintosh operating
system.
Printing a document
When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer driver
setting in each application you use. Follow the steps below to print from a
Macintosh.
1.
Open the document you want to print.
2.
Open the
File
menu and click
Page Setup
.
3.
Choose your paper size, orientation, scaling or other options, and make
sure that your machine is selected.
4.
Choose the number of copies you want and indicate which pages you
want to print.
5.
Click
.
Changing printer settings
You can use advanced printing features provided by your machine.
Open an application and select
from the
File
menu. The machine
name, which appears in the printer properties pane may differ depending on
the machine in use. Except for the name, the composition of the printer
properties pane is similar to the following.