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Task 8: Set Up Your Software
This section gives a simple overview of the software-configuration tasks you need
to perform and is designed for those users unfamiliar with this type of task. It also
points to documents containing detailed, application-specific advice.
More experienced users may prefer to go straight to those documents.
For UNIX systems, see also the tips starting on page 1-37.
Basic Terminology
Application softwar
e
Application software means the software from which you intend to send files to
your printer – for example, a graphics package, a desktop publishing system, a
CAD system, etc.
Drivers
Your application software needs to know to which type of printer it is sending
information. This knowledge, and other configuration information, is held in a
“driver.” The driver is a piece of software that handles communications between
your application software and your printer.
To make sure that your printer prints exactly what you expect – in terms of size,
position, orientation, color and quality – use the correct driver for the combination
of your application software and your printer.
Setting Up the Printer
Task 8: Set Up Your Software