Desktop Printers

Mac OS X’s desktop printers feature enables you to create an icon for a printer you use frequently. Then, when you want to print a document on that printer, simply drag the document icon onto the printer icon.

To create a desktop icon for a printer

1.
Open Printer Setup Utility and display the Printer list.
2.
Select the printer you want to create a desktop printer icon for (Figure 72).
Figure 72. Select the printer you want to create an icon for in the Printer List window.
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3.
Choose Printers > Create Desktop Printer (Figure 5), or press .
4.
Use the Save As dialog that appears (Figure 73) to enter a ...

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