Taking the output of a computer and affixing it to paper
Questions tagged [printing]
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Print with blank first page?
I frequently have to print a 3-page document. Wanting to save paper, I print it 2-to-a-page, double-sided. So I end up with the front having "1 | 2", and the back having "3 | ".
It'd be more convenient if the front had " | 1", and the back had "2…
Ken
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printtool keeps requesting admin to modify admin settings
Im running OSX 10.13.x. Using a standard user account (not admin).
If i have a printer window open, i keep getting a popup that asks for administrators privileges to "Printtool is trying to modify the printer settings" (see attached screenshot).
If…
sam
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Konica Minolta C368 printer, can't save with Account Track details
An office I manage has a Konica Minolta printer with account tracking enabled. In Windows I can save the password assigned in the printer settings, but this option does not seem to be available on Mac OS Ventura.
When I go to print, enter printer…
naasking
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iMac as a print server for iOS?
We have an older-ish network laser printer which unfortunately doesn't support Airprint (previously mentioned) and have been looking for ways to enable our family of iOS devices to print from it.
The best idea I've come up with so far is to purchase…
George Pearce
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Bulk printing on macOS
I have a bunch of files that i want to print, they are all separate PDFs.
What is the best way to print them without having to print them one by one, or combine them into a merged PDF using 3rd party software?
I've tried dragging them into the…
sam
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Install remote printer fails
I have a new MacBook laptop and I can not get a remote printer installed.
When I do "Add Printer" it comes up with a screen that lists the remote
printer I want (and a few others), and when I select it finds the
location and driver, but when I hit…
Marty
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Transfer printers to other mac?
I have a mac running 10.6 that has a dozen or so different printers set up on it. I am working on setting up a new machine to replace it, but would rather not have to set up all the printers again on the new machine. Is there any way to transfer the…
ibrewster
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Printing remotly from your iPhone or IPad using an app
I want to print stuff from my iPhone or IPad. My printer is connected to a PC. I saw there is an app called PrintCentral that after configuration should do the trick. It is a bit pricey, so I want to know:
a) Is PrintCentral a good app?
b) Is there…
iddober
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Printer prints one or two pages then stops
I'm working on Big Sur 11.6 with a Brother HLL23500W printer, connected over wifi.
If I print a multi-page document, very often the printer will print the first page or two pages, but then stop, with this message in the print queue:
Unable to add…
Richard
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Should I use the manufacture's print driver instead of secure AirPrint?
I've noticed that macOS appears to default to using secure AirPrint as it's printer driver over the manufacture's printer driver. Any reason why I should choose one over the other?
sam
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Force any printer to convert all colors to Grayscale automatically?
I've got a color inkjet printer, and I only have black ink left.
I want my printer to automatically convert all colors printed to a grayscale equivalent.
I'd like a solution that works with any printer, not just my specific printer.
Is this…
Brad Parks
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Getting rid of HPDeviceMonitoring
I recently bought a HP MFP M277dw printer (which is by the way really good) and as macOS hadn't driver for it I had to install the HP's software.
This thing is really annoying and what's more concerning, it taking up to 100% cpu time (of one core)…
Radek Suski
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Why won't my new iMac El Capitan print from Word?
I have a new iMac El Capitan (and I'm a new Mac user) attached to the Canon Pixma MX926 printer (about 4 years old) with a USB cable. I can print from the Apple help menu, but can't print any Word documents. I'm sure I'm doing something very simple…
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can i print from an apple computer to a Dell printer
i just got a dell printer that is WIFI because my old printer broke. my wife now wants to buy an apple computer or laptop. Would she be able to print from an apple computer to a dell printer?
leora
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Printer presets not taking effect
I'm using a Canon MX882 printer with Mavericks.
I can set and save printer presets and review them under show presets. All settings are saved as expected, but when actually selecting to use the preset just before printing thing don't quite work as…
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