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Overview of Printer Driver and Status Monitor
The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results. Status Monitor and the printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition.
Note for Windows Me and 98 SE users:|
Depending on your location, your printer driver may only be available in English.
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Accessing the printer driver for Windows
You can access the printer driver from most Windows applications, the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.
To make settings that apply only to the application you are using, access the printer driver from that application.
To make settings that apply to all of your Windows applications, access the printer driver from the Start menu or the taskbar.
Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver.
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Screen shots of the printer driver windows in this User's Guide are from Windows XP.
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From Windows applications
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Click Print or Print Setup on the File menu.
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In the window that appears, click Printer, Setup, Options, Preferences, or Properties. (Depending on your application, you may need to click one or a combination of these buttons.)
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From the Start menu
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Windows Vista:
Click the start button, select Control Panel, and then select Printer from the Hardware and Sound category. (If the Control Panel is in Classic View, click Printers.) |
Windows XP:
Click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.)
Click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.)
Windows Me, 98 SE, and 2000:
Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
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Windows Vista:
Select the printer and then click Select printing preferences. |
Windows XP and 2000:
Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
Select the printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
Windows Me and 98 SE:
Select the printer, then click Properties on the File menu.
Select the printer, then click Properties on the File menu.
From the shortcut icon on the taskbar
Right-click the printer icon on the taskbar, then select Printer Settings.
To add a short cut icon to the Windows taskbar, first access the printer driver from the Start menu as described above. Next, click the Maintenance tab, the Speed & Progress button, and then the Monitoring Preferences button. In the Monitoring Preferences window, select the Select Shortcut Icon check box.
Getting information through online help
You can access online help for items in the printer driver from your application or the Windows Start menu.
See Accessing the printer driver for Windows
See Accessing the printer driver for Windows
In the printer driver window, try one of the following procedures.
Right-click the item, then click Help.
Click the 
button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP, Me, 98 SE, and 2000 only).
button at the top right of the window, then click the item (for Windows XP, Me, 98 SE, and 2000 only).