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authorPaul W. Frields <stickster@gmail.com>2011-03-20 17:19:55 -0400
committerPaul W. Frields <stickster@gmail.com>2011-03-20 17:19:55 -0400
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<desc>Pick the printer that you use most often.</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-18" status="stub"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-18" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Jim Campbell</name>
<email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
- </credit>
+ </credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
+ <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
+ </credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
</info>
-<title>Set the default printer</title>
+ <title>Set the default printer</title>
+ <p>If you have more than one printing device available, you can select which will be your default printer. You may want to pick the printer you use most often.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>You need administrative privileges on the system to set up a new default printer.</p>
+ </note>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select your user name in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, then choose "System Settings" to open the control panel.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select the Printers tool from the control panel.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select your desired default printer from the list of available printers.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select the Unlock button at the bottom left-hand corner of the Printers tool. You may be required to authenticate to the system with a password to complete this step.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Enable the Default checkbox, and then select the Lock button.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ <p>When you print in another application, the default printer is automatically used, unless you choose a different printer for that specific output.</p>
</page>