Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard also use the System Preferences tool for configuring p...

Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard also use the System Preferences tool for configuring printers. In this project, you learn from where to set up a new printer using the System Preferences tool in Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard. The account you use will need to have Administrator privileges.

To learn how to use the System Preferences tool for configuring and managing a printer:

1. Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock; or ensure that Finder is open, click Go in the menu bar, click Applications, and double-click System Preferences in the Applications window.

2. Click Print & Fax in the Hardware section of the System Preferences window (see Figure 6-27).

3. Click the plus sign + in the Print & Fax window.

4. You see the Add Printer window from which you can install a printer. To add a printer you would select it from the list of printers and click the Add button. Close the Add Printer window.

5. In the Print & Fax window, click Options & Supplies.

6. Make sure the General tab is selected. Notice that you can set a printer name in the Name text box and specify a location in the Location text box.

7. Click the Driver tab. The printer with a driver currently selected is shown in the Print Using text box.

8. Click Cancel.

9. Close the Print & Fax window and close any other open windows.