How to set printing defaults on a Butler computer

Students:

If you need to print on anything other than 8.5x11 plain paper, go to Campus Impressions for assistance.

Faculty and Staff:

The following instructions are intended for staff and faculty members using a Butler-owned Mac/PC that have already added the printer or copier to their device (How to Print from a Butler computer ).
 

Windows:

Sharp Multifunction Printer:

1. On your computer, type "Printers and Scanners" in the search box to the right of the Start menu. Click Printers and Scanners. 
2. Click on the desired printer or copier, then click Manage.
3. To set it as your default printer that all jobs will send to automatically click Set as Default.
4. To set defaults for things like single sided or black and white, click Printing Preferences. Make the desired adjustments to the settings.
   • If you would like to have only one set of preferences, move on to step 5.
   • If you would like to save a group of preferences (for example, envelope printing), click Save (next to Favorites). You can then name the preset accordingly. 

5. Click Apply and then Ok.

Kyocera:

1. On your computer, type "Printers and Scanners" in the search box to the right of the Start menu. Click Printers and Scanners. 
2. Click on the desired printer or copier, then click Manage.
3. To set it as your default printer that all jobs will send to automatically click Set as Default.
4. To set defaults for things like single sided or black and white, click Printing Preferences. Make the desired adjustments to the settings.
   • If you would like to have only one set of preferences, click Ok. 
   • If you would like to save a group of preferences (for example, envelope printing), click Save as. You can then name the preset accordingly and select an icon; then, click Ok. Click Profiles, select the profile you created, click Apply.
5. Click Ok on both menus and now this will be your default profile.

Mac:

• Once in the print menu of your chosen application you may need to click Show Details.
  • When printing from a browser you will need to select "Open PDF in preview" to access the full range of printing options.

1. Open a file you wish to have your default settings applied to.
2. Go to the "Print" dialogue box and make sure the copier or printer you wish to make the preset for is selected.
3. Make the adjustments to the settings.
4. From the "Presets" drop down select Save Current Settings as a Preset.
5. Name the setting and choose whether you want it to affect only this printing or all your printers.