changing defaults printer settings You can change printer settings from the LCD control panel, from the printer driver, and from a software application. Settings in a software application always take precedence over settings in the printer driver or the LCD control panel. Note If you want printing options to be available only in a particular software application, change the settings from the application. After you close the application, the printer settings will return to the defaults configured in the printer driver. To change printer settings from a software application, on the File menu, click Print, and then click Setup or Properties.
If you want printing options to be available in all software applications you use on the computer, change the default settings in the printer driver. To change settings using the printer driver: • 1. From the operating system desktop, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000). -Or-Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes (Windows XP). • 2. Right-click the printer icon, and then choose the option for your operating system: • For Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows XP, click Properties. • For Windows NT 4.0, click Document Defaults or Properties.
• For Windows 2000, click Printing Preferences or Properties. • 3. Change the desired settings, and then click OK. paper type You can change the paper type from the LCD control panel. 3-26 hp restricted use and maintain