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How to Customize Your Printer Settings with Ij.start.canon

If you have an inkjet printer, you know that the settings can be a bit confusing. You can change many things with the application, but not all of them are available in one place. Some settings are only accessible from within the Canon manufacturer's own software, while others may require additional steps to get setup correctly on your machine. So whether or not you use our app for controlling your printer directly or just want to get started with some basic customization options, this guide will walk through how to set up your printer with Ij.start.canon so that it works just like any other device on your network!

Step 1: Open the Ij.start.canon application

To configure your printer settings, open the application and select Settings from the menu bar. The Settings window will appear onscreen with a list of options that you can use to customize various aspects of your printer's configuration.
Select Default Printer Settings: This option allows you to configure default settings for all printers connected to your computer (or any other devices). You can also choose which printer driver should load when opening files from other applications or operating systems on this computer.
Configure Your Printer(s): This section is where you'll find all the options necessary for configuring each individual device connected via USB cable or wireless network connection.*

Step 2: Select Settings

Select the settings you want to change. You can choose from the following options:
Printer model, manufacturer and serial number (if applicable)
Printer version number or name

Step 3: Configure the printer settings of your printer.

You can customize the printer settings of your printer with Ij.start.canon, and this is what you need to do:
Open the Printer Settings tab in IjStartCanon software.
Select one or more printers from which you want to configure settings for that particular computer device or networked print server (if applicable). You will see options for Print Server Settings and Printer Settings under General tab in addition to other options under each respective tab as shown below:

Step 4: Save and close the window.

Click the Save button in the top right corner of your Ij.start Canon window.
Click Close to save your printer settings and exit out of Ij.start Canon.

You can customize your printer settings with Ij.start.canon

You can customize your printer settings with Ij.start.canon
Open the Ij.start.canon application by clicking on its icon on your desktop or in the notification area of your taskbar (or if you're using Windows 10, right-click on it and select Open).
Select Settings from the menu bar at the top of this page, then click on Printer > Preferences... as shown below:

Conclusion

We hope you have enjoyed this quick tutorial on how to customize your printer settings with Ij.start.canon! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know in the comments below or tweet us using #ijstartcanon
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