Printers and Scanners

                                                                             

      There are many types of printers out there but which one is right for you?  if you to print photos then you would probably want a Photo printer for professional looking photos.   There are printers that can fax and copy documents, this would be good if you had a business or have to fax and copy papers a lot.   Then there are the printers with everything and it comes with the scanner built in too.  This type of printer would be great for you if you work at home.  I would suggest that if you just want to print papers and photo's that you get a printer with the photo printing option.

      You might not want a scanner if you have a digital Camera but if you want to change and reprint old photos you have Then a scanner is right for you.  A scanner will let you scan photos and documents and let you change the size, brightness and let you crop the photo or document your scanning.  You can also send Photos online with a scanner just like a digital camera.  Scanners are also cheaper  then digital cameras depending on what kind you get.


                                           How to Install a Printer
      When you buy a printer check to see what type of hookup you need.  Today many printers require a USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable (which you usually have to buy) and a hookup to the computer.  Most computers have this hookup in the front or back of the computer.  The number of USB ports a computer has might very depending on computer modal.  Also make sure that your printer comes with the manufacture CD or floppy disk.  This is important to make sure your printer will print properly. Follow these steps to install a printer.  

  1. Plug in the printer and hook up all of the necessary cables and supplies (USB cords, ink cartage, paper)  
  2. Place the manufacture CD or floppy disk in the drive. (skip step 3 if a setup screen appears)  
  3. Go to the drive on My Computer with the CD or floppy disk on it and click on the file that says Setup.
  4. Follow all of the institutions on the setup screen and click install.
  5. if printer prints a alignment page type the number of the line in each row that is the most stait
  6. Go to a program and type something then print it.  ( If the words do are not aligned then you might have to print a align page to fix the problem.)  
  7. You're done!!!!!!


                                          How to Install a Scanner
      Installing a scanner is just like installing a printer except you have to set it up a little different.   Follow these steps to install a scanner.  

  1. Plug in the scanner and hook up all of the necessary cables   
  2. Place the manufacture CD or floppy disk in the drive. (skip step 3 if a setup screen appears)  
  3. Go to the drive on My Computer with the CD or floppy disk on it and click on the file that says Setup.  
  4. Follow all of the institutions on the setup screen and click install.  
  5. Go to a program and scan a document to make sure it is connected properly  
  6. You're done!!!!!!


    You might wonder how much ink you have in your printer cartridges so you can decide to buy a new one or not.  This is usually a accurate method of checking printer cartridges. Follow these steps to check ink levels.

  1. Go to My Compute then Go to Control Panel  
  2. Click on Printers and other hardware  
  3. Right-click on the print you want to check the ink level for and go to Printing Preferences
  4. Click on the tab that says Maintenance
  5. Look at the two pictures of the ink cartridges.  Blue, red and yellow for color.  Black for black ink      
  6. Click O.K
  7. You're Done!!!!!
Printing a document is a simple and easy task. There are two whys to do this.   Most programs will have a printer on the toolbar. All you have to do is press it once and your whole document will print.  If you don't want to print the whole document or if you want to change a setting, then click on File and go to print a printer menu should pop up.  Here you can set which pages you want to print, chose which printer you want to use, of change your printer settings.  To print a document from the print menu simply press the print button and you document will print.

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