Using Applications

Your PowerBook comes with software applications, including the iLife suite of applications, for doing things like sending email, surfing the Internet, chatting online, organizing music and digital photos, making movies, and much more. For more information on these applications, see the Mac OS X manual that came with your computer.

Connecting to a Printer

To use a printer with your PowerBook, follow the instructions that came with the printer to install required software and connect the printer. Note that drivers for most printers are built into Mac OS X, so you may find it unnecessary to install additional software.

Many printers connect via a USB cable; others are accessed via a network connection, such as Ethernet. For more information about your USB ports, see “Universal Serial Bus (USB)” on page 34. For more information about a network or wireless connection, see “Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T)” on page 43 and “AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking and Internet Access” on page 41.

After connecting and setting up your printer, use the Print & Fax pane of System Preferences to select your printer for use. If you’re connecting to a printer via a network, you may need to know the network name or address of the printer to select it. If you have a USB printer connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, you can connect to the printer and print wirelessly.

To set up a printer:

1Open System Preferences and click the Print & Fax icon.

2Click the Set Up Printers button.

3Click the Add button.

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Apple G4 17-inch manual Using Applications, Connecting to a Printer, To set up a printer