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Mac OS X Leopard - ARCAism

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At this point, you may be skeptical that everything worked; in other words, that was too<br />

easy, right? You didn’t even need to insert the CD that came with the printer. If you double-click<br />

the printer icon in the Print & Fax preference pane, the printer’s Print Queue window (Figure 5-2)<br />

will open. This window provides information about your printer, including information about<br />

any documents currently printing or waiting to be printed (documents waiting in the print spool<br />

to be printed are called print jobs). If you want to test your printer, you can select the Printer ➤<br />

Print Test Page command from the menu bar. If the test page prints, then all is well, and your<br />

printer is ready to use.<br />

Figure 5-2. The printer’s Print Queue window provides information about a specific printer connected<br />

to your computer.<br />

So, what happens if things don’t work or if your printer isn’t recognized correctly when you<br />

plug it in? In this situation, you may need to install a driver for your printer.<br />

Printer Drivers<br />

CHAPTER 5 CONNECTING PERIPHERALS TO YOUR MAC 101<br />

When you install <strong>Leopard</strong>, by default it installs a large number of printer drivers. There are generally<br />

up-to-date drivers for most current and old printers from most printer manufacturers<br />

(including Brother, Canon, Epson, Fuji, HP, Lexmark, and others). The reason why your<br />

printer’s driver may not be installed by default could be that your printer is too new, too old, or<br />

some other brand. Regardless, you may need to install a proper driver. Now, most printers come<br />

with a CD that includes the driver (and a bunch of other software) for your computer. We recommend<br />

that you not use this. Rather, go to your printer manufacturer’s web site, and download<br />

the latest driver for your printer. Make sure it’s for <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X, and make sure it’s for your version<br />

of <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X. Then install this according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and try again.

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