Lesson 12 - Chapter 2: Configuring a Printer Flashcards
What’s the first step you should do after installing a printer (PCs recognize it as well)?
Tweak the settings (change name, default color mode, resolution, etc)
Which printer does Windows choose as the default one automatically?
the most recently used one
How do you turn off the setting that tells Windows to manage the default printer choice? Win10/Win11
Win10: Devices > Printers & Scanners > Turn off ‘Let Windows manage my default printer’
Win11: Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & Scanners > Turn off ‘Let Windows manage my default printer’
How do you select the default printer in Win10 and Win11?
Win 10: Select the default printer > Manage > Set as default
Win11: Select the default printer > Set as default
What is a locally attached printer?
a printer connected to a PC with a cable
If a PC is a locally attached printer, who can it be shared with?
a locally attached printer can be shared with other users on the same local network
How can you share a non-network capable printer with multiple PCs?
connect it to a PC with a cable and share it using that PC (which must remain on and signed-in for the sharing to work)
Printer sharing (Printer Properties > Sharing) is ONLY to be used for what type of printers?
Printers that are not network capable by themselves
What happens if you share a network-capable printer on the LAN?
There are 2 copies of that printer available for users and will cause confusion
Once your printer is installed, what’s the first settings box to tweak?
Printing Preferences
How do you get to the printing preferences dialog box? Win10 Win11
Win10: Devices > Printers & Scanners > Select printer > Manage > Printing preferences
Win11: Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & scanners > Select printer > Printing Preferences
When you tweak Printer Preferences settings, where do those settings apply to?
They apply only to the local PC, it doesn’t change the printer hardware itself or affect other user’s settings on their PC
What is the manual feed option in Printing Preferences?
You feed it each paper individually (for one-off items or ones that won’t fit in the paper tray)
What is the ‘Media’ setting?
It selects a paper type
What is the “Multiple Page” setting?
enables you to print multiple document pages on each physical page
What is the “Quality” setting?
To decrease resolution to speed up printing for example and save on ink or toner
What is the header/footer settings?
enable you to add information about when the document was printed and by who
What is the “Collate” option?
allows you to specify the order in which multiple copies of a multi-page document are printed
(For example, if it’s unchecked, if you print 5 copies of a document, the printer will print each page 5 times before moving onto the next document page)
What kind of settings does the Printing Preferences dialog box tweak?
how print jobs should be rendered (quality, color, orientation, etc)
What kind of settings does the Printer Properties dialog box tweak?
it controls the connections between the printer and Windows (security, connectivity, and sharing)
How do you get to the Printer Properties dialog box? Win 10 Win 11
Win10: Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners > Select > Manage > Printer Properties
Win11: Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Printers & Scanners > Select > Printer Properties
[Win11 has 1 less step)
Where can you specify the location of a printer, view its basic features and print a test page?
Printer Properties > General tab
Where is the Ports tab located?
Printer Properties
What’s a separator page? Where do you go to add one? (2)
- a document that should print before each print job
- Separate Page button in Printer Properties > Advanced
