Priority for print settings
Changes to print settings are prioritized depending on where the changes are made:
NOTE The names of commands and dialog boxes might vary depending on your software
program.
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Page Setup dialog box: Click Page Setup or a similar command on the File menu of the
program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed here override settings
changed anywhere else.
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Print dialog box: Click Print, Print Setup, or a similar command on the File menu of the
program you are working in to open this dialog box. Settings changed in the Print dialog box
have a lower priority and do not override changes made in the Page Setup dialog box.
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Printer Properties dialog box (printer driver): Click Properties in the Print dialog box to
open the printer driver. Settings changed in the Printer Properties dialog box do not override
settings anywhere else in the printing software.
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Default printer driver settings: The default printer driver settings determine the settings used
in all print jobs, unless settings are changed in the Page Setup, Print, or Printer Properties
dialog boxes.
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Printer control panel settings: Settings changed at the printer control panel have a lower
priority than changes made anywhere else.
Gaining access to printer driver settings
Operating System Temporarily change settings for print jobs
Permanently change default settings
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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 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.
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Because access to default printer settings can be restricted, the settings might be unavailable.
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