Optionally you can change the print settings in three different places: A, B en C.
A. In the print window of programs such as Word or Excel
When you click on [OK] in the print window in fact a print pdf is created. This means that in the print window you can change the print settings that determine how the print pdf is being created. The page format (A4, A3) and the page orientation (portrait, landscape) will be taken over from your document settings.
Example
You have created a Word document of 4 pages, A4 format with portrait page orientation:
If you choose the print settings like indicated below:
a print pdf will be created that consists of 6 pages (1,3,1,3,1,3):
B. In an extra browser window. to change the default print settings
Before the print pdf is sent to the printer a number of default settings will be applied. Usually the default settings are set to two-sided printing.
If you want to be able to change these default print settings in an extra browser window before your print-pdf is sent to the printer, you can switch on this option. Learn here how to do that.
When you have activated this option you can change the default settings:
Then, click on [Send print job] to send your print job to the printer.
C. Via [Options] at the user panel of the printer
Before you actually print the print-pdf, you can still change the print settings via [Options] at the user panel of the printer. 