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The Windows NT universal print driver allows you to set up your printer and control how documents are printed. Use Print Manager to configure your printer. You can set document properties from Print Manager or from within your applications.

How To...

 Work with Printer Setup Options

 Work with Document Properties


Contents for Universal Driver Help

The Windows NT universal print driver allows you to set up your printer and control how documents are printed. Use Print Manager to configure your printer. You can set document properties from Print Manager or from within your applications.

How To...

 Work with Printer Setup Options

 Setting Up a Printer

 Matching a Form to a Source

 Specifying Printer Memory

 Page Protect

 Installing Cartridge Fonts

 Installing and Removing Soft Fonts

 Work with Document Properties


Contents for Universal Driver Help

The Windows NT universal print driver allows you to set up your printer and control how documents are printed. Use Print Manager to configure your printer. You can set document properties from Print Manager or from within your applications.

How To...

 Work with Printer Setup Options

 Work with Document Properties

 Setting Document Properties

 Selecting a Form

 Setting Page Orientation

 Setting Number of Copies

 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper

 Printing in Color

 Setting Printing Resolution

 Printing Documents with Rules

 Downloading TrueType Fonts


Contents for Universal Driver Help

The Windows NT universal print driver allows you to set up your printer and control how documents are printed. Use Print Manager to configure your printer. You can set document properties from Print Manager or from within your applications.

How To...

 Work with Printer Setup Options

 Setting Up a Printer

 Matching a Form to a Source

 Specifying Printer Memory

 Page Protect

 Installing Cartridge Fonts

 Installing and Removing Soft Fonts

 Work with Document Properties

 Setting Document Properties

 Selecting a Form

 Setting Page Orientation

 Setting Number of Copies

 Printing on Both Sides of the Paper

 Printing in Color

 Setting Printing Resolution

 Printing Documents with Rules

 Downloading TrueType Fonts


Setting Printer Properties
Setting Up a Printer

Use Print Manager to set up a printer to take full advantage of its features. The options that are available depend on the printer. Typical options include matching a form to a paper source, setting memory, and installing fonts.

To set up a printer, you must have Full Control permission for the printer. Members of the Administrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, or Power Users group have Full Control permission by default.

To set up a printer

1.	In Print Manager, select the printer's icon or window.

2.	From the Printer menu, choose Properties. Or choose the Properties button on the toolbar.

3.	In the Printer Properties dialog box, choose the Setup button.

For help with the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.


Setting Document Properties

You can set document properties using Print Manager or from within your applications. Document properties set using Print Manager become the defaults that your applications use when printing. When you set document properties from within an application, the changes you make override the Print Manager defaults and affect documents printed from the application only.

The options that are available depend on the printer. Typical options include choosing a form, setting printing orientation, and setting the number of copies.

To set document properties in Print Manager, you must have Full Control permission for the printer. Members of the Administrators, Server Operators, Print Operators, or Power Users group have Full Control permission by default.

To set default document properties

1.	In Print Manager, select the printer's icon or window.

2.	From the Printer menu, choose Properties. Or choose the Properties button on the toolbar.

3.	In the Printer Properties dialog box, choose the Details button.

4.	In the Printer Details dialog box, choose the Job Defaults button.

Set basic options in the Document Properties dialog box.

5.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

Set advanced options in the Advanced Document Properties dialog box.

To set document properties from within an application

1.	From the application's File menu, choose Print Setup.

Set basic options in the Document Properties dialog box.

2.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

Set advanced options in the Advanced Document Properties dialog box.

Note	Some applications may provide a different path to the Document Properties dialog box.


Matching a Form to a Source

A form defines paper size and the size of margins. A source specifies the location of the paper at the printer. For example, many printers have upper and lower trays that can contain different sizes of paper. Matching a form to a source ensures that documents will always print on the correct form when the form is selected from an application. When printing, if you select a form that is not matched to a source, the document will wait to print until the correct form has been assigned to a source.

To match a form to a source

In the Printer Setup dialog box, select a source in the Source box and select a Form in the Name box. For example, select Upper Tray as the source and Letter as the form. Then choose the OK button.

For help with the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Up a Printer


Specifying Printer Memory

If you are using a printer that supports different memory configurations, you can specify how much memory is available for printing. The Memory option appears in the dialog box only if your printer supports this feature.

Specifying more or less memory than your printer contains can cause the printer to display a memory error message. To check how much memory is installed in your printer, you can use the self-test feature supported by most laser printers to print out the current memory configuration. For more information, see your printer manual.

To specify the amount of available printer memory

In the Printer Setup dialog box, select a value from the Amount box, and then choose the OK button.

For help with the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Up a Printer


Page Protection
Page Protect

When page protection is active, the printer creates the entire printed page in memory before starting to print. This ensures that the printer will be able to print complex pages completely.

To use page protection, your printer must have at least 1 MB of optional memory available. If your printer does not support page protection, the option appears grayed and is not available.

To use page protection

In the Printer Setup dialog box, select the Page Protect check box, and then choose the OK button.

For help with the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Up a Printer


Installing Cartridge Fonts

If your printer supports cartridge fonts, you can make these fonts available for use with your Windows applications.

To make cartridge fonts available to your Windows applications

1.	Make sure that the cartridges are properly inserted into the cartridge slots on your printer.

2.	In the Printer Setup dialog box, select the cartridge fonts from the Font Cartridges box.

3.	Choose the OK button.

For help with the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Up a Printer


Installing and Removing Soft Fonts

You can use Print Manager to install soft fonts for Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, DeskJet, and compatible printers. The fonts must be in PCL format. Refer to the fonts' documentation to check the format of your fonts.

If your font software includes an installation program, you should use this program to install fonts rather than Print Manager.

To install TrueType fonts, either use the installation program included with the fonts, or use the Fonts option in Control Panel.

You can also use Print Manager to remove soft fonts.

To install soft fonts

1.	In the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Fonts button.

2.	In the New Soft Font Directory box, type the directory containing the new fonts, and then choose the Open button.

3.	Select the fonts you want to install in the New Soft Fonts box and choose the Add button.

4.	Choose the OK button.

To remove soft fonts

1.	In the Printer Setup dialog box, choose the Fonts button.

2.	Select the fonts you want to remove in the Installed Soft Fonts box and choose the Delete button.

3.	Choose the OK button.

For information about how to use the Raster Printer Font Installer dialog box, choose the Help button while using the dialog box.


Selecting a Form

A form defines paper size and the size of margins. For example, the Letter form has a paper size of 8.5 by 11 inches and does not reserve space for margins. Choosing a form in Print Manager establishes the form as the default when you print from within an application. When you select a form from within an application, your document will print on that form, provided that the form is available on the printer. If the form is not available, the document will wait to print until it is.

To specify a form

In the Document Properties dialog box, select a form in the Form box, and then choose the OK button.

For more information about Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties

Matching a Form to a Source


Setting Page Orientation

You can specify the orientation you want to use for printing. Setting the orientation in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can switch the orientation from within your applications.

Portrait orients the page vertically:

Landscape orients the page horizontally:

To set page orientation

In the Document Properties dialog box, select the Portrait or Landscape option, and then choose the OK button.

For help with the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Setting Number of Copies

You can print more than one copy of your document at a time.

Setting the number in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the number from within your applications.

To specify the number of copies you want to print

In the Document Properties dialog box, select the number of copies you want to print in the Copies box and then choose the OK button.

For help with the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Printing on Both Sides of the Paper

You can specify to print on one side of the paper, or on both sides (duplex printing). When you choose to print on both sides of the paper you can specify how the paper is turned over when printing. This option appears in the dialog box only if your printer supports this feature.

Setting this option in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the setting from within your applications.

In duplex printing, the Long Side option results in pages that read like a book:

The Short Side option results in pages that read by flipping them over like a notepad:

Note: The orientation setting (Portrait or Landscape) does not affect this option. If you select Landscape, the printer still turns the paper over by using the long edge.

To print on both sides of the paper

In the Document Properties dialog box, select the Long Side or Short Side option, and then choose the OK button.

To print on one side of the paper

In the Document Properties dialog box, select the None option, and then choose the OK button.

For help with the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Setting Printing Resolution

You can specify the resolution (typically measured in dots per inch, or DPI) at which you want to print graphic images. Where two numbers are used to represent resolution, the first represents horizontal resolution and the second represents vertical resolution. For example, 240 x 144 specifies a resolution of 240 DPI horizontally and 144 DPI vertically.

The setting you specify for resolution and the settings you specify for halftone printing affect the appearance of graphics in your documents. Generally, higher-resolution settings produce higher-quality printing, though your documents may take longer to print.

Setting resolution in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the setting from within your applications.

Note: Text quality is not affected by this setting unless you are using a LaserJet printer and printing TrueType fonts as graphics.

To set printing resolution

1.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

2.	In the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, select a resolution in the Graphics Resolution box, and then choose the OK button.

For more information about the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Printing in Color

If your printer supports color printing, you can print graphic images in color. Setting this option in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the setting from within your applications.

To print in color

1.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

2.	In the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, select the Color option, and then choose the OK button.

To print in monochrome

1.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

2.	In the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, select the Monochrome option, and then choose the OK button.

For more information about the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Printing Documents with Rules

Windows NT can speed the printing of documents that contain horizontal and vertical lines by treating the lines specially. For printers that support the Scan For Rules option, it is active by default. If your printer does not support the option, it appears grayed and is not available.

Setting this option in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the setting from within your applications.

Note	If your printer is unable to complete printing a document when the Scan For Rules option is selected, try printing again after clearing the option.

To switch scanning for rules off

1.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

2.	In the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, clear the Scan For Rules option, and then choose the OK button.

For more information about the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Downloading TrueType Fonts

By default, if your printer supports this feature, TrueType fonts are downloaded to the printer. In general, this speeds printing because the fonts in your document reside in the printer's memory. If your printer does not support the option, it appears grayed and is not available.

When the Download TrueType Fonts option is not selected, TrueType fonts are printed as graphics. You may want to print TrueType fonts as graphics in the following situations:

If you are printing a document composed largely of graphics with little TrueType text. Because TrueType fonts will not be downloaded, your printer will have more memory available to print graphics.

If you want to clip TrueType characters when printing. For example, when you print a graphic image over text, only the exposed portion of characters will print.

Note	If your printer is unable to complete printing a document when the Download TrueType Fonts option is selected, try printing again after clearing the option.

Setting this option in Print Manager establishes it as the default in your applications. When necessary, you can change the setting from within your applications.

To print TrueType fonts as graphics

1.	In the Document Properties dialog box, choose the Options button.

2.	In the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, clear the Download TrueType Fonts option, and then choose the OK button.

For more information about the Advanced Document Properties dialog box, choose the Help button or press F1 while using the dialog box.

See Also

Setting Document Properties


Printer Setup

The Printer Setup dialog box allows you to configure the printer to take full advantage of its features.

Some printers require specific DIP-switch settings in order to work properly with Windows. For a list of printers and their required DIP-switch settings, see the PRINTERS.WRI file.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Forms: Source

 Forms: Name

 Memory: Amount

 Memory: Page Protect

 Font Cartridges

 Fonts Button

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Up a Printer

Matching a Form to a Source

Specifying Printer Memory

Installing Cartridge Fonts


Printer Setup

The Printer Setup dialog box allows you to configure the printer to take full advantage of its features.

Some printers require specific DIP-switch settings in order to work properly with Windows. For a list of printers and their required DIP-switch settings, see the PRINTERS.WRI file.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Forms: Source

 Forms: Name

 Font Cartridges

 Fonts Button

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Up a Printer

Matching a Form to a Source

Installing Cartridge Fonts


Printer Setup

The Printer Setup dialog box allows you to configure the printer to take full advantage of its features.

Some printers require specific DIP-switch settings in order to work properly with Windows. For a list of printers and their required DIP-switch settings, see the PRINTERS.WRI file.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Forms: Source

 Forms: Name

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Up a Printer

Matching a Form to a Source


Printer Setup

The Printer Setup dialog box allows you to configure the printer to take full advantage of its features.

Some printers require specific DIP-switch settings in order to work properly with Windows. For a list of printers and their required DIP-switch settings, see the PRINTERS.WRI file.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Form Name

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Up a Printer


Raster Printer Font Installer

Use the Raster Printer Font Installer to install and remove soft fonts for Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, DeskJet, and compatible printers. The fonts must be in PCL format. Refer to the fonts' documentation to check the format of your fonts.

If your font software includes an installation program, you should use this program to install fonts rather than Print Manager.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box.

 New Soft Font Directory

 New Soft Fonts

 Installed Soft Fonts

 Open Button

 Add Button

 Delete Button

See Also

Installing Soft Fonts


Document Properties

Document properties set from Print Manager become the default properties when you print from applications. When you set document properties from within an application, the changes override the settings made in Print Manager.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Form

 Orientation: Portrait

 Orientation: Landscape

 Copies

 2 Sided Operation: None

 2 Sided Operation: Long Side

 2 Sided Operation: Short Side

 Options Button

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Document Properties

Selecting a Form

Specifying the Page Orientation

Specifying the Number of Copies

Printing on Both Sides of the Paper


Document Properties

Document properties set from Print Manager become the default properties when you print from applications. When you set document properties from within an application, the changes override the settings made in Print Manager.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Form

 Orientation: Portrait

 Orientation: Landscape

 Copies

 Options Button

 Halftone Button

 About Button

See Also

Setting Document Properties

Selecting a Form

Specifying the Page Orientation

Specifying the Number of Copies


Advanced Document Properties

Advanced document properties set from Print Manager become the default properties when you print from applications. When you set advanced document properties from within an application, the changes override the settings made in Print Manager.

Choose one of the following buttons for more information about the dialog box. Options in the dialog box that your printer does not support appear grayed and cannot be selected. For information about settings specific to your printer, see your printer manual.

 Graphics Resolution

 Color: Color

 Color: Monochrome

 Optimizations: Scan for Rules

 Optimizations: Download TrueType Fonts

See Also

Setting Document Properties

Specifying Printing Resolution

Printing in Color

Printing Documents with Rules

Downloading TrueType Fonts


Forms: Source

Many printers support more than one source of paper, for example upper and lower trays. Select a paper source and then select the form you will use with that source.

 Select a source from the Source box.


Forms: Name

A form defines a paper size and the widths of margins. Select the form that you will use with the source shown in the Source box.

 Select a form from the Names box.


Form Name

A form defines a paper size and the widths of margins.

 Select a form from the Form Name box.


Memory: Amount

Specifies the amount of memory installed in your printer.

 Select the amount of memory in the Amount box.


Memory: Page Protect

Page protection instructs the printer to create the printed page in memory before printing. This ensures that the printer will be able to print complex pages completely. If your printer does not support page protection, the option  is not available.

 To use page protection, select the Page Protect check box.


Font Cartridges

Specifies the font cartridges installed in your printer.

 Select the cartridges from the Font Cartridges box.


Fonts Button

 To install or remove soft fonts, choose the Fonts button.


Halftone Button

 To configure color or monochrome halftone printing, choose the Halftone button.


About Button

 To display copyright information about the printer driver, choose the About button.


Forms

A form defines the paper size and the widths of margins.

 To select the form on which to print, select a form in the Form box.


Orientation: Portrait

Printing using the Portrait option orients the paper vertically:

 To print using portrait orientation, select the Portrait option.


Orientation: Landscape

Printing using the Landscape option orients the paper horizontally:

 To print using landscape orientation, select the Landscape option.


Copies

Specifies the number of copies to make when printing a document.

  In the Copies box, select the number of copies you want to print.


2 Sided Operation

 Select None to print on one side of the paper only.


2 Sided Operation

Specifies printing on both sides of the paper. Selecting the Long Side option results in pages that read like a book:

 To print on both sides of the paper using the long edge, select the Long Side option.


2 Sided Operation

Specifies printing on both sides of the paper. Selecting the Short Side option results in pages that read by flipping them over like a notepad:

 To print on both sides of the paper using the short edge, select the Short Side option.


Options Button

 To set additional document properties such as graphics resolution, choose the Options button.


Halftone Button

 To configure color or monochrome halftone printing, choose the Halftone button.


About Button

 To display copyright information about the printer driver, choose the About button.


Graphics Resolution

Sets the resolution at which graphics are printed. Higher resolutions produce images that are sharper and show finer detail.

 To change resolutions, select a value from the Graphics Resolution box.


Color: Color

 To print graphics in color, select the Color option.


Color: Monochrome

 To print graphics using shades of gray, select the Monochrome option.


Optimizations: Scan for Rules

Speeds printing of documents containing horizontal and vertical lines. If your printer supports the option, documents are scanned for rules by default.

 If your printer is unable to complete printing a document when the Scan For Rules option is selected, clear the option and then try printing again.


Optimizations: Download TrueType Fonts

If your printer supports this option, TrueType fonts are downloaded to the printer by default. When this option is cleared, TrueType fonts are printed as graphics.

 To print TrueType fonts as graphics, clear the Download TrueType Fonts option.


New Soft Font Directory

Specifies the path and directory containing new soft font files.

 Type the path and directory in the New Soft Font Directory box, and then choose the Open button.


New Soft Fonts

Lists the soft fonts available for installation.

 To install fonts, select them in the New Soft Fonts box, and then choose the Add button.


Installed Soft Fonts

Lists the installed soft fonts.

 To remove installed fonts, select them in the Installed Soft Fonts box, and then choose the Delete button.


Open Button

Searches the directory specified in the New Soft Font Directory box for font files.

 Type the path and directory of your font files in the New Soft Font Directory box, and then choose the Open button.


Add Button

Installs new soft fonts.

 To install fonts, select them in the New Soft Fonts box, and then choose the Add button.


Delete Button

Removes installed fonts.

 To remove installed fonts, select them in the Installed Soft Fonts box, and then choose the Delete button.