2. Click [Printer] in “Hardware and Sound”.
• If using Windows 7, click [View devices and printers] in "Hardware and Sound".
• If using Windows Server 2008 R2, click [View devices and printers] in "Hardware".
3. Right-click the icon of the printer you want to use, and then click [Printing Preferences...].
If using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, right-click the icon of the printer you want to use,
and then click [Printing preferences].
The [Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
4. Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
• Settings you make here are used as the default settings for all applications.
• For details about settings, see the printer driver Help.
Making printer settings from an application
You can make printer settings for a specific application.
To make printer settings for a specific application, open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box from that
application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application.
1. On the [File] menu, click [Print...].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
2. Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] list, and then click [Preferences].
3. Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].
• The procedure to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box may vary depending on the
application. For details, see the manuals provided with the application you use.
• Any settings you make in the procedure above are valid for the current application only.
• General users can change the properties displayed in the [Print] dialog box of an application.
Settings made here are used as defaults when printing from this application.
• For details about settings, see the printer driver Help.
2. Setting Up the Printer Driver
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