7.5. Working with Printers

This objective tests your knowledge of some of the basic operations of printers. The emphasis, however, is on detecting and solving problems with them. If you truly want to show your expertise with printers, CompTIA offers another certification, PDI+, which is meant for that purpose.

7.5.1. Critical Information

There are several ways to interact with a printing device, check its status, configure it, and so on. We'll first look at how to check its status and then delve deeper from there.

7.5.1.1. Checking Printer Status

The simplest way to check printer status is to choose Start Printers and Faxes, (in Windows Vista, ...

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