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Printing on a Macintosh
Setting up a Desktop
Printer
Change Default Printer
Printing in Virtual PC
Setting up a Desktop
Printer
- Under the Apple menu, select the Chooser.
- Select the type of printer you want to use by clicking on the
icon in the upper left hand corner of the dialog box.Ý
- Select the zone that the printer is in by clicking on the appropriate
zone name in the lower left hand corner of the dialog box.Ý
- Select the printer name from the upper right hand corner of
the dialog box.
- Click on the Create button.
Change Default Printer on the desktop
- On the desktop, click once on the printer that you want to
use.
- Type Command +L to change that to the default printer.
Change Default Printer in the Print Dialog box
- After you have selected to print the document, the default
printer name is in the upper left hand corner.Ý Click on the name
and choose from the list of printers which printer you want to
send the document to.
Printing in Virtual PC/Windows 9x
Before you print from Windows 9x for the first time and any time
you change printer drivers, you must follow these steps:
- In Windows 9x, open the Printers folder. If no printers are
installed, see your Windows 9x documentation for instructions
on how to add a printer.
- Select the printer that you are printing to.
- Choose Properties from the File menu. A window appears.
- Click Details. The Details page appears.
- Click the Spool Settings button. A dialog box appears.
- Click the button labeled "Disable bi-directional support for
this printer." Then click OK. If this button is not available,
click OK and go on to the next step.
- In the Properties window, click Port Settings. The Configure
LPT Port window appears.
- Make sure the checkbox labeled "Check port state before printing"
is unchecked. Then click OK.
After selecting or changing to a PostScript printer driver, you must
also follow these steps:
- In the Properties window, click PostScript.
- Click Advanced. A dialog box appears.
- Make sure the checkboxes labeled "Send CTRL+D before Job" and
"Send CTRL+D after Job" are unchecked. Then click OK.
- Close the Properties window.
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