ENWW 3-6
Printing from Macintosh
From Macintosh computers you can print via USB or infrared. Select the printer
as the default printer before printing.
Selecting the default printer in Mac OS 8.6, 9.x
and OS X Classic
For Mac OS 8.6, 9.x and OS X Classic, use the following method to select the
HP Deskjet 450 printer as the default printer in the Chooser.
Setting the printer as your computer’s default printer automatically routes all
print jobs to that printer.
You can select another printer for a particular document; however, switching
printers may affect a document’s formatting and pagination. If you select a
printer, always check the document for changes in formatting and pagination
before printing.
1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu.
2 Select hp deskjet xx in the upper left window of the Chooser window,
where xx represents the version of the current printer driver.
3 Select 450 in the right window of the Chooser screen.
4 Close the Chooser.
Selecting the default printer using other
options
Other options allow you to select a default printer without using the Chooser.
Try one of these options:
Click the printer icon on the menu bar, then select deskjet 450.
Click the control strip icon on the edge of the desktop to expand the control
strip. Click the printer icon on the control strip, then select deskjet 450.
Drag the document you want to print to the deskjet 450 printer icon on the
desktop.
Click the deskjet 450 icon on the desktop, then click Printing on the menu
bar. Select Set Default Printer.