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4 Printing
Most print settings are automatically handled by the software program that you are printing
from. You need to change the settings manually only when you change print quality, print on
specific types of media, or use special features.
This section contains information about the following topics.
z Printing through the printer drivers
z Changing common settings for a job
z Setting defaults for all print jobs
z Performing duplexing
Printing through the printer drivers
In most situations, you will probably print documents from your computer through the printer
driver. Although specific options vary depending on the software program that you are using,
you can usually gain access to the printer driver by clicking File and then clicking Print in the
software program.
For more information about printer driver features and procedures, see the printer-driver
onscreen Help. For more information about printing from a specific software program, see the
documentation for the software program.
Note See To change settings on a Macintosh computer for information about printing from a
Macintosh computer.
See Printing by using PostScript emulation for information about printing with PS printer drivers
for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0. For other Windows operating systems,
see the online Help for the printer driver.
Changing common settings for a job
Change the settings for a job when you want to use something other than the defaults that
have been set up or when you want to use an optional feature such as printing on both sides
of the paper. Any changes that you make apply only to the current job.
You can change the settings from the control panel, a software program, and the printer driver.
Note Settings in a software program (for example, media size) always take precedence over settings
in the printer driver or the control panel.
If you want to set printing options only for the documents that you are printing from a particular
program, change the settings from the program. After you close the program, the printer
settings return to the defaults that are configured in the printer driver.
If you want to set printing options for all of the software programs that you use on the
computer, change the default settings either from the control panel or the printer driver.