Chapter 13

Printing, Faxing, and Scanning

It's pretty hard to get by today without at least a printer, but most people also need scanning and faxing capabilities. Happily there are all-in-one printers that print, copy, scan, and fax. And connection options are quite flexible: you can have a printer connected directly to your computer or a wireless printer that can be accessed by any computer in your house.

This chapter will show you how to get the most of these devices. You will look at:

  • Choosing printers
  • Installing printers on your local computer
  • Installing and sharing network printers
  • Faxing and scanning with Windows Fax and Scan
  • Faxing with other programs
  • Scanning with other programs
  • Using Optical Character Recognition programs
  • Going paperless ...

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