Lexmark X940e User Manual
Printing
This chapter covers printing, printer reports, and job cancellation. Selection and handling of paper and specialty
media can affect how reliably documents print. For more information, see "Avoiding jams" and "Storing print media."
media can affect how reliably documents print. For more information, see "Avoiding jams" and "Storing print media."
Installing printer software
A printer driver is software that lets the computer communicate with the printer. The printer software is typically
installed during the initial printer setup. For more information, see the Setup sheet or Setup Guide that shipped with
the printer or click Install printer and software on the Software and Documentation CD.
installed during the initial printer setup. For more information, see the Setup sheet or Setup Guide that shipped with
the printer or click Install printer and software on the Software and Documentation CD.
When Print is chosen from a software application, a dialog representing the printer driver opens. Click Properties,
Preferences, Options, or Setup from the initial Print dialog to open Print Properties and see all of the available
printer settings that may be changed. If a feature in Print Properties is unfamiliar, open the online Help for more
information.
Preferences, Options, or Setup from the initial Print dialog to open Print Properties and see all of the available
printer settings that may be changed. If a feature in Print Properties is unfamiliar, open the online Help for more
information.
Note: Print settings selected from the driver override the default settings selected from the control panel.
Printing a document
Printing a document from Windows
1
With a document open, click File
Print.
2
Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
3
Adjust the settings.
4
Click OK.
5
Click OK or Print.
Printing a document from a Macintosh computer
1
With a document open, choose File
Print.
2
From the Copies & Pages or General pop-up menu, adjust the settings.
3
Click OK or Print.
Printing confidential and other held jobs
Holding jobs in the printer
When sending a job to the printer, you can specify in the Print Properties that you want the printer to hold the job in
memory until you start the job from the control panel. All print jobs that can be initiated by the user at the printer are
called held jobs.
memory until you start the job from the control panel. All print jobs that can be initiated by the user at the printer are
called held jobs.
Note: Confidential, Repeat, Reserve, and Verify print jobs may be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to
process additional held jobs.
process additional held jobs.
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