MS-PowerPoint

Printing Options, Setting Printer

¨ About printing
· Print in black and white
Most presentations are designed to be shown in color, but slides and handouts are usually printed in black and white. You can preview how your slides and handouts will look in black and white and adjust the look of black-and-white objects before you print your presentation.
· Print an outline
You can print all the text in your outline or just the slide titles. However, the printout might look different from the screen display. For example, in the outline pane, you can show or hide formatting (such as bold or italic), but on the printout, the formatting will always appear.
· Forms of output
You can make color or black-and-white overhead transparencies from your slides, you can create 35mm slides by using a desktop film recorder, or you can create a file for a service bureau. When you print audience handouts, you can choose from different layouts- which vary the number of slides and horizontal or vertical layout - or you can use the Microsoft Word command (File menu, Send To submenu) and then use Word to print other layout variations. If you used the Meeting Minder to take notes or to record action items during a presentation, you can send them to Word and then print the minutes and action items as a Word document.
· Set the default printer
To do this procedure, you must have set up a printer. 
1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2. Right-click the icon for the printer you want to use as the default printer, and then click Set as Default on the shortcut menu. 
If a check mark is next to this command, the printer is already set as the default printer.
· Set up a new printer
1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon  .

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3. Add printer wizard will open for you and then follow the instructions in the Add Printer Wizard. 

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If you want to print a test page, make sure your printer is turned on and ready to print. 
Tip If you want to use a shared network printer, you can double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the Windows desktop to quickly set up the printer. Double-click the computer that’s connected to the shared printer, click the printer icon, and then click Install on the File menu.

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