Operation Manual

Change print job settings for Windows

Priority for print settings

Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made:

NOTE: The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software program.

In managed environments, administrators may enforce printing policies and restrictions.

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Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the

program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings

changed anywhere else.

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Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the

program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box

have a lower priority and usually do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.

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Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box

to open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box usually do not

override settings anywhere else in the printing software, but will be applied if no conflicting

command is sent with a print job. You can change most of the print settings here.

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Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used

in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print, or Printer Properties

dialog boxes.

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Printer control panel settings: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower

priority than changes made anywhere else.

Change the settings for all print jobs until the software program is

closed

1. On the File menu in the software program, click Print.

2. Select the driver, and then click Properties or Preferences.

The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.

Change the default settings for all print jobs

1. Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the

default Start menu view): Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 (using the

Classic Start menu view): Click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers.

Windows Vista: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then in the category for Hardware

and Sound click Printer.

Windows 7: Click Start, and then click Devices and Printers.

2. Right-click the driver icon, and then select Printing Preferences.

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Change print job settings for Windows