Apple MC413LL/A manual Connecting a Printer, Monitoring Printing, To set up a printer

Connecting a Printer

You can connect most printers using a USB cable; others require a network connection, such as Ethernet. If you have an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, you can connect a USB printer to the base station (instead of connecting it to your computer) and print wirelessly. Follow the instructions that came with your printer to install any required software and connect the printer. The drivers for most printers are built into Mac OS X.

After you connect a printer, your computer usually detects it automatically and adds it to the list of available printers. You may need to know the network name or address of a printer connected to a network before you can print to it.

To set up a printer:

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

2Click Printing and then click the Add (+) button to add a printer.

3Select the printer you want to use, and then click Add.

4Use the Add (+) button and the Remove (Ð) button to choose the printers that appear in the printer list.

Monitoring Printing

After you send a document to a printer, you can monitor printing, including halting your print job or putting it temporarily on hold. To monitor printing, click the printer icon in the Dock to open the printer window. You can now see the print jobs in the print queue and work with them.

For more information, open Mac Help and search for Òprinting.Ó

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