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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition

by David A. Karp, Tim O'Reilly, Troy Mott
January 2005
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
25h 59m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Printers

Synopsis

The printer settings in Windows typically concern installing printer drivers and managing print jobs. The drivers and the software that comes with your printer will provide more settings and features specific to your hardware (see Figure 5-6).

Use the Device Settings tab in your printer’s Properties sheet to fine-tune your printing preferences

Figure 5-6. Use the Device Settings tab in your printer’s Properties sheet to fine-tune your printing preferences

Printers, advanced settings

Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → Computer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Printers

Group Policy (gpedit.msc) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Printers

Printers, cancel printing of all documents

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Cancel All Documents

Printers, cancel printing of one document

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → double-click printer → right-click document → Cancel

Printers, change settings for a single application

Open application → File → Print or Printer Setup

Printers, change settings for all applications

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Properties

Printers, connect to a printer on your network

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → Add Printer → Next → A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer

Printers, install

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → Add Printer

Printers, pause printing

Control Panel → Printers and Faxes → right-click printer → Pause Printing

Printers, print background ...
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