Making printer settings from an application, Windows nt 4.0 - accessing the printer properties – Ricoh 7500 User Manual

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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 provided with Windows XP.

A

On the [File] menu, click [Print...].
The [Print] dialog box appears.

B

Select the printer you want to use in the [Select Printer] list, and then click
[Preferences]

.

C

Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK] to start printing.

Note

❒ The procedure to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box may vary de-

pending on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the
application you use.

❒ Any settings you make in the following procedure 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.

Reference

For details, see the printer driver Help.

Windows NT 4.0 - Accessing the Printer Properties

Making Printer Default Settings - The Printer Properties

Important

❒ To change the printer default settings including option configuration settings,

log on using an account that has Full Control permission. Members of the Ad-
ministrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, and Power Users groups
have Full Control permission by default.

❒ You cannot change the printer default settings for each user. Settings made in

the printer properties dialog box are applied to all users.

A

On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers].
The [Printers] window appears.

B

Click the icon of the printer you want to use.

C

On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
The printer properties dialog box appears.

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