Changing Print Settings

From a Windows Application
From the [Printers and Faxes] Folder

To view or change the print settings, access the properties or printing preferences dialog box of the printer driver.

You can access the properties dialog box either from the application's [Print] dialog box and the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 98/Me/2000: [Printers]) folder, or the printing preferences dialog box from the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 2000: [Printers]) folder.

To access the dialog box, follow the procedure below.

• The properties dialog box enables you to set up the printer configuration and configure the print settings for all Windows applications. The printing preferences dialog box enables you to specify the default settings for the printing options available when you print with the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c (only for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003).
• The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box will vary, depending on the type of operating system you are using and the method you use to access the dialog box.
• The method you use to access the dialog boxes determines how long the printing options remain in effect:

  -	If you access the dialog box from an application's [Print] dialog box, your selected print options apply only to the current print job. They will not be stored when you close the application.
  -	If you access the dialog box from the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 98/Me/2000: [Printers]) folder, selected printing options apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings.

1. Select the command to print.
   In most cases, click [Print] from the [File] menu.
   The [Print] dialog box appears.
   
   
   
2. From the [Select Printer] list box or the [Name] pull-down list in the [Print] dialog box, select the printer to be used.
   
   
   
3. Click [Preferences] or [Properties].
   The [Printing Preferences] or [Canon MF8100 Series Properties] dialog box appears.
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1. Open the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 98/Me/2000: [Printers]) folder.
   Click [Start] on the Windows task bar, select [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 98/Me/2000: [Start], [Settings], [Printers]).
   
   
   
2. Click the corresponding printer driver icon.
   
   
   
3. From the [File] menu, click [Properties].
   You can also open the properties dialog box by right-clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting [Properties] from the pop-up menu.
   
   The [Canon MF8100 Series Properties] dialog box appears.

1. Open the [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 2000: [Printers]) folder.
   Click [Start] on the Windows task bar, select [Printers and Faxes] (Windows 2000: [Start], [Settings], [Printers]).
   
   
   
2. Click the corresponding printer driver icon.
   
   
   
3. From the [File] menu, click [Printing Preferences].
   You can also open the printing preferences dialog box by right-clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting [Printing Preferences] from the pop-up menu.
   
   The [Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences] dialog box appears.
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