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Lexmark 101 - Sharing a Printer in a Windows Environment

Lexmark 101
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Add the printer
In Mac OS X version 10.5
1
From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
2 Click Print & Fax under the Hardware section.
3 Click + .
4 Select the printer from the list and click Add.
In Mac OS X version 10.4 or earlier
1
From the Finder desktop, choose Go > Utilities.
2 Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility, depending on the operating system version you are using.
The Printer List dialog appears.
3 Choose the printer you want to use.
4 Click Add.
The Printer Browser appears.
5 Select your printer.
6 Click Add.
Sharing a printer in a Windows environment
1 Prepare the computers to share the printer:
a Make all computers printing to the printer accessible through Network Neighborhood by enabling File and
Print Sharing. See the Windows documentation for instructions on enabling File and Print Sharing.
b Install the printer software on all computers that will print to the printer.
2 Identify the printer:
a On the computer that is attached to the printer, do one of the following:
1 Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
3 Press Enter, or click OK.
The printer folder opens.
b Right-click the name of your printer.
c Click Sharing or Printer Properties.
d From the Sharing tab, select Share this printer or Shared as, and then assign a distinctive name.
e Click OK.
3 Locate the printer from the remote computer:
Note: The remote computer is the one that is not attached to the printer.
a Do one of the following:
1 Click , or click Start and then click Run.
2 In the Start Search or Run box, type control printers.
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