Chapter 35. Installing and Managing Printers
Installing a printer is usually an easy job. There's one rule that applies to installing any hardware, and it certainly applies to printers. The rule is: Read the instructions that came with the printer first. Trying to save time by ignoring the instructions and winging it is likely to cost you more time in getting the thing to work.
In many cases, you'll have the option to connect the printer to a USB port or a printer port. If your computer is a member of a network, you might want to install a shared printer that's physically connected to some other computer. This chapter looks at different ways of installing printers, as well as techniques for managing installed printers.
Printer Properties versus Printing Properties
Two types of properties are covered in this chapter: printer properties and printing properties. The distinction isn't obvious from the terminology, so here's a general description to help you understand the difference:
Printer properties: These properties apply to the printer itself, such as the way it is connected to the computer, whether and how it is shared on the network, the way the computer sends information to the printer, when the printer is available, and more.
Printing properties: These properties apply to how the printer creates a printed document. These ...
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