HP 5550 manual Choosing the printer, Setting up the printer

using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic

Newport ROW Mac UG Final

using printer software with Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and X Classic

The printer is controlled by software installed on your computer. Use the printer software to perform the following tasks:

●choosing the printer

●printing from the computer's desktop

●checking the printer status

●using the page setup dialog box

●using the print dialog box

●viewing and changing the status of a print job

Mac OS X Classic is a Mac OS X feature that allows applications built for Mac OS 9.x to run on a Mac OS X computer. Mac OS X Classic applications have a Mac OS 9.x interface.

choosing the printer

Setting the printer as your computer's default printer will automatically route all print jobs to that printer.

You can select another printer for a particular document; however, switching printers may affect a document's formatting and pagination. If you select a printer, always check the document for changes in formatting and pagination before printing.

setting up the printer

Follow these steps to setup the printer:

1.Select Chooser from the Apple menu.

2.Click the hp printer icon in the left side of the Chooser dialog box.

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