[Printing Preferences] Window of the Printer Driver
How to display the [Printing Preferences] window
The printer driver has two windows for configuring settings: the [Printer properties] window and the [Printing Preferences] window. The following explains the [Printing Preferences] window.
The [Printing Preferences] window has multiple tabs on each of which related functions are grouped to enable you to configure print functions unique to this machine. You can open the [Printing Preferences] window as follows.
1
In Windows, open the Start menu, and display [Printers & scanners].
For information on how to open [Printers & scanners], refer to Open [Printers & scanners].
2
Click this machine from the list, and click [Printing preferences].
In Windows 10, click this machine from the list, and click [Manage] - [Printing preferences].
3
Configure various settings as needed.
Tips
- The print settings changed here are registered as default values. When you want to temporarily change settings to print from application software, click [More settings] (or [Preferences]) in the [Print] window to open the [Printing Preferences] window.
Setting items of [Printing Preferences] window
For details on the contents of each tab, refer to the help of the driver. To display the description corresponding to each of the displayed tabs, click [Help] on the setting screen of the driver.
The following explains the commonly used settings and buttons in each tab.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
[Favorite Setting] | You can register the current print settings as a favorite and recall it when executing printing. |
View | Selecting [Paper View] displays a sample page layout based on the current settings for checking the output result image. Selecting [Printer View] displays a printer figure showing the options, such as paper trays, installed in the machine. |
[Printer Information] | Click this button to start Web Connection and check the printer information. This button is enabled only when your computer can communicate with this machine. |
[OK] | Applies the changes made to the settings and closes the setting window. |
[Cancel] | Discards (or cancels) the current changes and closes the setup window. |
[Help] | Displays the help for each item in the window. |
[Default] | Reverts the settings to their default values. |
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