Date:08/05/2011 ID:faq002705_001




Title:
Change the printer driver settings (For Mac OS X)

Description:

You can change the printer driver settings in the Print dialog. Below are the steps to open the Print dialog and choose the printing options.

NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and operating system, and may differ from your Brother machine and operating system.


How to open the Print dialog:
The Print dialog is typically where you'll find options available on your printer.

Print dialog


For Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4 users:
From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File => Print....

For Mac OS X 10.5/ 10.6 users:
From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File => Print.... And then, click the disclosure triangle button beside the Printer pop-up menu. The Print dialog sheet will expand.

Print dialog


For Mac OS X 10.7 - or later users:
From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File => Print.... And then, click Show Details. The Print dialog sheet will expand.

Print dialog




How to choose the printing options:
The Print dialog has several panes. The number of panes in the Print dialog and the printing options in each pane vary depending on the product and operating system.

From the Printer pop-up menu, select the printer you want to use. To navigate from one pane to another in the Print dialog, choose the options from the pane pop-up menu (A). Then choose the various printing options.

Print dialog


Once you have selected the various printing options you like, you can save those options as a printer preset by selecting Save As... or Save Current Settings as Preset... from the Preset pop-up menu. You will be given an option to have the preset available for all printers or just for your current printer. In future print jobs, you can enable all of those options with the single step of selecting your saved preset from the Preset pop-up menu.