We don’t buy things like printers and other office equipment to make our lives harder. But that doesn’t mean that everything always goes perfectly smoothly. If you’ve found yourself getting stuck trying to set up your printer, trust us when we say that we’ve been there.
In this article, we’re going to set out a step by step guide that will show you how to set your default printer. Next time you click print on a word document; you shouldn’t have any trouble getting your printer to comply. Read on here to learn more.
What is a Default Printer?
Your default printer is the one that your computer sends a document to automatically when you hit the print button. Unless you tell it otherwise, this default printer will handle every print job you send its way without the added steps of having to search for and select your printer each time.
Even if you only have one printer in your home or office, setting a default printer can remove the frustration of clicking through and specifying every detail each time you want something printed. Look on below for a step by step breakdown of how to set your default printer on either Windows or Mac.
Set a Default Printer on Windows
- First thing’s first, click the Windows logo down the bottom left of your home screen to open up the Start Menu.
- Here you’ll see something called the ‘Control Panel’. Click on ‘Control Panel’ to find a further menu that will have an option called ‘Devices and Printers’.
- ‘Devices and Printers’ will show you any printers that your computer has interacted with.
- Look here for the printer that you want to set as your default printer. Right-click to open a menu that will give you the option of ‘Set as Default Printer’.
- Click that and you’re done!
Set a Default Printer on Mac
If you use a Macintosh or Apple computer, the process is very similar.
- First, you’ll want to find the Apple Menu. You can access this by clicking on the little Apple logo in the top left of your screen.
- In that menu, you’ll see a ‘System Preferences’ option. Click on that to open up the menu of ‘System Preferences’.
- In this menu, you’ll be able to find an image of a printer with the label ‘Printers & Scanners’ just below it. Click on this to open a menu that will show you any printers your computer has interacted with.
- Locate your preferred default printer in this list.
- Click that and you’re done!
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