Windows 8 In Depth

Working with the Printer Queue

After you or other users on your computer or on the network have sent print jobs to a given printer, an entry appears in its print queue window until the printer has absorbed the last of the data for the printout. There are several ways you can view a printer’s queue window:

• Open Devices and Printers, as described at the beginning of this chapter, right-click the printer’s icon, and select See What’s Printing.

Alternatively, double-click the icon. If it’s a network printer shared by another computer, you’ll then have to click See What’s Printing.

• For a local printer attached to your computer, when there are active jobs, an icon appears in the desktop’s notification area, near the clock. Hover the mouse pointer ...