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==The Solution==
==The Solution==
===Printing from Chrome?===
===Printing from Chrome?===
# Press ctrl+shift+p
# Press ctrl+shift+p.
[print image]
# Follow directions below from step 3.
# Press "Find Printer"
===Printing from Word, Excel, or Other Office Program?===
[find printer image]
1. Press ctrl+p. The screen will look like this:
*# If the printer you want (Lab1 in the computer room, Lab2 in the Collegiate Commons) is not listed, press "Find Now"
[[File:Wordprintdialog.png|none|thumb]]
# In the list of printers at the bottom of the window, double-click the name of the printer you want
2. Click on the printer drop-down box, then select "Add Printer..."
# It will install printer drivers, then return you to the previous window
[[File:Addprinterbutton.png|none|thumb]]
# Select the printer you want to print to, then choose print
3. Press "Find Now" button on the right.
[[File:Wodfindnowbutton.png|none|thumb]]
4. In the list of printers at the bottom of the window, double-click the name of the printer you want.
[[File:Listofprinters.png|none|thumb|Lab1 is in the computer room, Lab2 is in the Collegiate Commons.]]
It will install printer drivers, then return you to the previous window.


===Printing from Word, Excel, or Other Office Program?===
5. Select the printer you want to print to, then choose print.
# Press ctrl+p
[print image]
# Click on the printer drop-down box, then select "Add Printer..."
[image]
# Press "Find Now" button on the right
[image]
# In the list of printers at the bottom of the window, double-click the name of the printer you want
*# Lab1 is in the computer room, Lab2 is in the Collegiate Commons
[image]
# It will install printer drivers, then return you to the previous window
# Select the printer you want to print to, then choose print

Revision as of 06:51, 2 September 2016

The problem

If you are trying to print your work and the only printers available are "Send to OneNote 2010," "Fax," and "Microsoft XPS Document Writer," or the printer you want is not listed, you are in the right place.

The Solution

Printing from Chrome?

  1. Press ctrl+shift+p.
  2. Follow directions below from step 3.

Printing from Word, Excel, or Other Office Program?

1. Press ctrl+p. The screen will look like this:

Wordprintdialog.png

2. Click on the printer drop-down box, then select "Add Printer..."

Addprinterbutton.png

3. Press "Find Now" button on the right.

Wodfindnowbutton.png

4. In the list of printers at the bottom of the window, double-click the name of the printer you want.

Lab1 is in the computer room, Lab2 is in the Collegiate Commons.

It will install printer drivers, then return you to the previous window.

5. Select the printer you want to print to, then choose print.