Chapter 9
Add a printer
Follow these steps to add a printer to your computer:
1.In Finder, click Applications, then click Utilities, and then
2.Click Add Printer.
The Add Printer dialog box appears.
3.Select the connection type for the printer (for example, USB).
4.Select the printer name from the printer list.
5.Click Add.
Set a default printer
Follow these steps to set the printer as the default printer:
1.In Finder, click Applications, then click Utilities, and then
2.Select the printer, and then click Make Default.
The printer name appears in bold text to indicate that it is the default printer.
Delete a printer
Follow these steps to delete a printer from your computer:
1.In Finder, click Applications, then click Utilities, and then
2.Click the name of the printer that you want to delete.
3.Click Delete.
View and change the status of a print job (Mac OS X 10.3 and later)
When printing a document with background printing, use Printer Setup Utility to view the status of the document as it is printing.
Follow these steps to check the status of a print job:
1.In Finder, click Applications, then click Utilities, and then
2.
3.Click a print job to select it.
Use the following buttons to manage the print job:
–Delete: Cancel the selected print job.
–Hold: Pause the selected print job.
–Resume: Continue a paused print job.
–Stop Jobs: Pause all print jobs in the print queue.
View and change the status of a print job (Mac OS X 10.2)
When printing a document with background printing, use Print Center to view the status of the document as it is printing.
Follow these steps to check the status of a print job:
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