Windows 8 In Depth

Printing Offline

You can print from applications even if your printer is turned off or disconnected. You might do this while traveling, for instance, if you don’t want to drag a 50-pound laser printer along in your carry-on luggage. (It’s hard to get them through security.)

If you try this, however, you’ll quickly find that the Print Manager will beep, pop up messages to tell you about the missing printer, and otherwise make your life miserable. To silence it, open the Devices and Printers window, as described at the beginning of this chapter. Right-click your printer’s icon and select See What’s Printing. Then, in the window that opens, click Printer, Use Printer Offline. The printer’s icon will turn a light-gray color to show that it has been ...