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220-801 · Question #868

A technician just finished installing a new printer on an end user's computer. Which of the following will enable the technician to see the test page option for the printer?

The correct answer is A. Right-click on the printer and select Properties. The Print Test Page button is located inside the printer's Properties dialog in Windows, which is accessed by right-clicking the printer and selecting Properties. No other context menu option exposes the test page function.

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Question

A technician just finished installing a new printer on an end user's computer. Which of the following will enable the technician to see the test page option for the printer?

Options

  • ARight-click on the printer and select Properties
  • BDouble click on the printer icon
  • CRight-click on the printer and select Set as Default
  • DRight-click on the printer and select Open

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    88% (37)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

The Print Test Page button is located inside the printer's Properties dialog in Windows, which is accessed by right-clicking the printer and selecting Properties. No other context menu option exposes the test page function.

ARight-click on the printer and select PropertiesCorrect

Right-clicking a printer and selecting 'Properties' opens the printer properties sheet, which contains a 'Print Test Page' button on the General tab, giving the technician direct access to send a test page without any additional navigation steps.

BDouble click on the printer icon

Double-clicking the printer icon opens the print queue window showing pending jobs, which does not contain a test page option.

CRight-click on the printer and select Set as Default

Right-clicking and selecting 'Set as Default' only marks that printer as the system default and provides no access to the printer properties or test page functionality.

DRight-click on the printer and select Open

Right-clicking and selecting 'Open' also opens the print queue/jobs window, not the Properties sheet where the test page button resides.

Concept tested: Accessing printer test page via Properties in Windows

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/print-a-test-page-in-windows-04c5f0ad-e9bd-4e39-9e58-fcae48e0fdc0

Topics

#printer#test page#printer properties#Windows printing

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