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This wikiHow teaches you how to print a document on a Windows or Mac computer. First of all you need to have a printer connected to the computer.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: On Windows

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   . Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.

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   . Click the folder icon in the lower left corner of the Start window.

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   Open the document you want to print. Click the document folder on the left side of the File Explorer window. Common documents that you can print include:
   • Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document
   • PDF file
   • Picture

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   Select a document. Click the document you want to print.

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   Click the card Share (Share) in the upper left corner of the window. A toolbar will pop up below the item Share.

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   Click on the action Print (Print) in the "Send" section of the toolbar. The Print window opens.
   • If the button Print faded means the selected document cannot be printed. You will see this with documents like Notepad Next.

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   Select a printer. Click the "Printer" drop-down menu and choose your printer's name.

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   Select the number of copies. In the "Copies" box, enter the number of copies of the document you want to print.
   • This data is different from the page number.

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   Edit other print settings if needed. The menu will differ for each document type, but in general you will have the following options:
   • Orientation - Determines whether the document is portrait or landscape.
   • Color - Decide between black and white printing and color printing. For color printing, your printer must have colored ink.
   • Number of sides - Select single-sided printing to print one side of each sheet of paper, or double-sided printing to print both sides of each sheet of paper.

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    Click Print at the top or bottom of the window. Your document will begin to print. advertisement

Method 2 of 2: On a Mac

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   Make sure the printer is connected and turned on. If the printer uses Wi-Fi, make sure the computer is sharing the Internet with the printer; otherwise, you need to plug in a USB cable to connect the two devices.

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   Open Finder. Click the blue human face application in the Dock. A Finder window will open.

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   Open your document. Click the documents folder on the left side of the Finder window and search for your document.

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   Select a document. Click the document you want to print.

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   Click File in the upper left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.

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   Click Print ... at the bottom of the menu File. The Print window opens.

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   Select a printer. Click the "Printer" drop-down menu and choose your printer's name.

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   Select the number of copies. In the "Copies" data area, enter the number of copies you want to create.

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   Edit other print settings if needed. First, click Show Details (Show details) if you want to change any other details than the "Page" setting:
   • Pages - Select the number of pages to print. If you select "All", the entire document will be printed.
   • Paper size - This option aligns the margins up or down for different paper sizes.
   • Orientation - Determines whether the document is portrait or landscape.
   • Number of sides - Select single-sided printing to print one side of each sheet of paper, or double-sided printing to print both sides of each sheet of paper.
10. Click Print in the lower right corner of the window. Your document will start to print the Ad

Advice

• You can quickly open the print options panel for any supported document by opening the document and pressing Ctrl+P (Windows) or ⌘ Command+P (Mac).
• If you are unsure about printer settings or how the document will be displayed on paper, try printing a first page in advance to see how the document looks when printed.
• You can also print from an iPhone with the appropriate application or an AirPrint-enabled printer, or from an Android device with CloudPrint.
• Always prepare spare ink rolls for personal printers. If the ink is running low or the ink is fading, the machine will print the document incorrectly.

Warning

• If the computer, printer, and / or document program is out of date, you will not be able to print properly.