Phil Bull
philbull@gmail.com
Jim Campbell
jcampbell@gnome.org
Paul W. Frields
stickster@gmail.com
Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Michael Hill
mdhillca@gmail.com
Set up a printer that is connected to your computer, or your local
network.
Set up a local printer
Your system can recognize many types of printers automatically once they
are connected. Most printers are connected with a USB cable that attaches to
your computer, but some printers connect to your wired or wireless
network.
If your printer is connected to the network, it will not be set up
automatically – you should add it from the Printers panel in
Settings.
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Make sure the printer is turned on.
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Connect the printer to your system via the appropriate cable. You may
see activity on the screen as the system searches for drivers, and you
may be asked to authenticate to install them.
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A message will appear when the system is finished installing the
printer. Select Print Test Page to print a test page, or
Options to make additional changes in the printer setup.
If your printer was not set up automatically, you can add it in the
printer settings:
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Open the Activities
overview and start typing Printers.
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Click Printers.
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Press Unlock in the top right corner and
type in your password when prompted.
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Press the Add… button.
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In the pop-up window, select your new printer and press
Add.
If your printer is not discovered automatically, but you know its
network address, enter it into the text field at the bottom of the
dialog and then press Add
If your printer does not appear in the Add Printer window, you
may need to install print drivers.
Add link to above when page is ready.
xref="printing-setup-drivers" install print drivers.
After you install the printer, you may wish to
change your default
printer.