[Properties] Window of the Printer Driver

How to display the [Properties] window

The printer driver has two windows for configuring settings: the [Properties] window and the [Printing Preferences] window. This section describes the [Properties] window.

In the [Properties] window, you can configure settings for the optional environment of this machine or Windows functions. To display the [Properties] window, take the following steps:

1. Display the printer window.

   • In Windows 8.1, click [] in the Start window, then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers].

   • In Windows 8, right-click the Start window, then click [All apps] - [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers].

   • In Windows Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, open the Start window, then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware] - [View devices and printers].

   • In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click [Devices and Printers] from the Start menu.
     If [Devices and Printers] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers].

   • In Windows Vista/Server 2008, click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [Printers] from the Start menu.
     When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

   • In Windows XP/Server 2003, open the Start menu, then click[Printers and Faxes].
     If [Printers and Faxes] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Printers and Other Hardware] - [Printers and Faxes]. When [Control Panel] is displayed in Classic View, double-click [Printers].

2. Open the printer properties.

   • In Windows 7/8/8.1/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, right-click the icon of the installed printer, and from [Printer Properties], click the displayed printer name.

   • In Windows XP/Vista/Server 2003/Server 2008, right-click the icon of the installed printer, then click [Properties].

   The [Properties] screen appears.