Changing printer settings, For windows vista, For windows® xp – Dell Studio 1558 (Early 2010) User Manual

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Printers—Settings and Drivers

Changing Printer Settings

Your printer settings determine print quality, finishing options (such as
double-sided print) and ink or toner usage, supported paper size, and so on.

For Windows Vista

®

1 Click Start

→Control Panel→ Hardware and Sound→ Printers and

Faxes.

For Windows

®

XP

Click Start

→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other

Hardware

→ Printers and Faxes.

2 Navigate through the list of available printers, and right-click the desired

printer to change the settings.

3 Select either Properties or Printing Preferences. The model of printer you

have will determine the type of selections you can make.

Printing Preferences: Use the tabs in this window to select image
quality, manage color, or set up effects.

Properties: Use the tabs in this window to view your current settings
and make changes to the device itself.

HINT:

Add a shortcut to your printer on your Start menu. For more

information, see "Desktop Icons and Shortcuts

" on page 36

. Also, see

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

Help and Support: click Start

or

→ Help and Support.

EXAMPLE:

If you want to print pictures from a digital camera onto

photo paper, use the Quality Type tab to select your photo paper type.

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