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. (PDF
specific settings)
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.
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