Gaining access to printer driver settings

Gaining access to printer driver settings



Operating System Temporarily change settings for print jobs Permanently change default settings1
Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP From the File menu, click Print. Select the printer, and then click Properties. (The steps can vary; this procedure is most common.) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers or Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer icon and select Printing Preferences.
Macintosh OS 9.1 On the File menu, click Print. Change settings on the various pop-up menus. On the File menu, click Print. After you change settings on the pop-up menu, click Save Settings.
Macintosh OS X On the File menu, click Print. Change settings on the various pop-up menus. On the File menu, click Print. Change settings on the various pop-up menus, and then, on the main pop-up menu, click Save Custom Settings to save them as the Custom option. To use the new settings, you must select the Custom option every time you open a program and print.

1 Because access to default printer settings can be restricted, the settings might be unavailable.

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