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Selecting a Printer
The first step on the path to printing nirvana is to pick the printer that you’re going to use. The process is a little different for Windows and Mac users, though it all boils down to selecting a currently installed printer as your default printer. Or, if the printer that you want to use is not installed, you can install the printer drivers that you need.What you’re doing when you install a printer on your computer is actually installing printer drivers, the software that tells Windows or Mac OS, the printer, and Photoshop how to translate your images from the computer to the printed page. Normally, you want to select a printer that’s directly hooked up to your computer or available via a network. However, if you’re preparing artwork for commercial printing and the printing company has asked that you select a high-end printer such as an imagesetter, you can install printer drivers even if that printer isn’t connected to your computer.To select a default printer in Windows XP, use the following steps:Choose Start>Printers and Faxes to open the Printers and Faxes dialog box shown in Figure 13-5.
Figure 13-5: Windows XP users can set a default printer with the Printers and Faxes dialog box.
Right-click the printer that you want to use as your default printer and select Set as Default Printer from the context-sensitive menu, as shown in Figure 13-6.
Figure 13-6: Right-click the printer that you want to use as the default and choose Set as Default Printer.
If you want to install a new printer, click Add a Printer in the Printer Tasks area at the left of the Printers and Faxes dialog box, and then follow the Add Printer Wizard directions.
| Tip | If you want to change printers when working in Photoshop, choose File>Page Setup and select the printer that you want to use from the Printers drop-down list in the Page Setup dialog box. To find out more about the Page Setup dialog box, take a look at the following section, “Setting Paper Size.” |
To set a default printer in Mac OS X, do the following:
On the Apple menu, choose System Preferences or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
In the System Preferences dialog box, click Print & Fax to open the Print & Fax dialog box shown in Figure 13-7.
Figure 13-7: The Print & Fax dialog box lets you install printers and select a default printer.
Click the Set Up Printers button to open the Printer List shown in Figure 13-8.
Figure 13-8: Use the Printer List to designate a default printer.
Select the printer that you want to use as the default printer, and then click Make Default.If you want to install a new printer, click Add and use the dialog box pane that slides down to select printer specifications.
