Displaying the [Printing Preferences] Dialog Box

Displaying the [Printing Preferences] Dialog Box from the [Start] Menu

This section explains how to open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box from [Control Panel].

When the printer driver is distributed from the print server, the setting values specified by the server are displayed as the default for [Printing Defaults...]. You cannot configure different print settings for each user. The settings configured in this dialog box are used as the default.

Right-click the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].

Click [View devices and printers].

Right-click the icon of the printer you want to use.

Click [Printing preferences].

Displaying the [Preferences] Dialog Box in an Application

You can make printer settings for a specific application. To make printer settings for a specific application, open the [Preferences] dialog box from that application.

The settings displayed in the [Preference] dialog box opened from the [Control Panel] window are applied as the default in the [Preference] dialog box opened in an application. When printing from an application, modify the settings as required.

The following procedure explains how to print documents from an application using WordPad in Windows 10 as an example.

Click the WordPad menu button in the upper left corner of the window, and then click [Print].

Select the printer you want to use.

Click [Preferences].

Procedures for opening the [Preferences] dialog box vary depending on the application. For details, see the printer driver Help or the manuals provided with the application.