The Printers preference lets you
add, remove and select a default printer, or choose to print to
PDF (Portable Document Format). In the bottom part of the panel
you can check the status of your print jobs.
To add a printer or a
PDF writer click Add..., then choose whether you want to
add a local or a network printer.
If you choose Local
Printer and click Continue, a window opens that asks
for a printer name, type, and connection method. When it comes to
Network Printer, you are also asked for a printer name and
type. Add the required information and click Add to add your
printer to the Printers portion of the preference panel,
click Make Default if you want this as your default printer.
If you want to print to
a non-AppleTalk network printer
To remove a printer, mark
it and click Remove. Note that in the Tracker, when
you click on a network printer that is already configured, the Printers
Preference opens with that printer selected, so that you can
see pending jobs, make it the default printer or remove it.
You will probably use
the option Print to file, which lets you print the Postscript
output to a file. Print to file in combination with other
printer types produces output to a file in the page description
language of the specified printer.
Print Preview is
a virtual, onscreen printer that lets you view print output onscreen,
and make decisions about font, layout and more, without wasting
paper. You can access it by choosing Add in the Printers
panel; this brings up the Add a Local or Network Printer
dialog box, where you can choose Local Printer and then click
Continue. The Add a Local Printer dialog box opens;
choose Preview from the Printer Type popup, and you'll
be able to review onscreen what you print output will look like
on paper.
PDF specific settings
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