Chapter 3

Buying and Setting Up a Printer

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Determining whether you need a printer

Bullet Choosing the right printer

Bullet Setting up a new printer

Bullet Connecting a printer to your PC

Bullet Setting a default printer

Bullet Setting printer preferences

Bullet Managing a print queue

Bullet Removing a printer

A computer is a great storehouse for data, images, and other digital information, but sometimes you might need to print hard copies (a fancy term for paper printouts) of electronic documents and images. For example, if you need to bring some notes to a meeting, it’s a lot easier to bring a printed sheet of paper than to lug your computer along with you.

A printer enables you to create hard copies of your files ...

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