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Making Printer Settings from an Application

You can make printer settings for a specific application. To make printer settings for a specific application, open the [Printer Properties] dialog box from that application. The following explains how to make settings for the WordPad application provided with Windows Vista.

1On the [File] menu, click [Print].

The [Print] dialog box appears.

2Select the printer you want to use in the [Name:] list, and then click [Properties].

The [Printer Properties] dialog box appears.

3Make the necessary settings, and then click [OK].

4Click [OK] to start printing.

Note

  • The procedure to open the [Printer Properties] dialog box may vary depending on the application. For details, see the manuals provided with the application you use.

  • With some applications, the printer driver settings are not used, and the application's own default settings are applied.

  • Any settings you make in the following procedure are valid for the current application only.

  • General users can change the properties displayed in the [Print] dialog box of an application. Settings made here are used as defaults when printing from this application.

  • For details about settings, see the printer driver Help.