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Chapter 13. Printing, Fonts &

PDFs

Technologists got pretty excited about “the paperless office” in the 1980s,
but the PC explosion had exactly the opposite effect. Thanks to the
proliferation of inexpensive, high-quality printers, the world generates far

more paper than ever. Fortunately, there’s not much to printing from
Windows 10.

And since they seem like vaguely printing-related subjects, this chapter also

covers Windows’ font technologies and one of the best features in Windows
10: the ability to turn any document into a PDF document with one click.

OK, two.

Installing a Printer

A printer is a peripheral device—something outside the PC—and as such, it
won’t work without a piece of driver software explaining the new hardware
to Windows. In general, getting this driver installed is a simple process. It’s

described in more detail in Chapter 14.

The good news, though, is that Windows comes with the drivers for
thousands of printers, of all different brands, ready to be installed. Read on.

USB Printers

If the technology gods are smiling, here’s the entire set of instructions for
installing a typical inkjet USB printer:

1. Connect the printer to the computer; turn it on.

A notification appears (Figure 13-1, top), and that’s it. You’re

ready to print. No driver operations, no setup. Next time you print