The Finder’s Print Command

Mac OS X 10.4 added a Print command to the Finder’s File menu (Figure 82). This is a quick-and-dirty command for sending a selected document to the default printer, without even displaying the Print dialog.

Figure 82. The Finder’s Print command sends any selected document(s) to the default printer.

✓ Tips

  • A Print command was available in Mac OS 9.x and earlier. Mac OS X 10.4 marks the return of this command.

  • The Finder’s Print command works very much like the Print One command available in some applications.

To use the Finder’s Print command

1.
In a Finder window, select the document(s) you want to print.
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