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In dire situations, you might have to call upon the mighty powers of the

“Find a printer by other options” wizard. Open → → Devices →
“Printers & scanners,” hit “Add a printer or scanner,” and then choose “The
printer that I want isn’t listed,” and walk through the friendly onscreen

guidance.

Network Printers

If you work in an office where people on the network share a single printer

(usually a laser printer), the printer usually isn’t connected directly to your
computer. Instead, it’s elsewhere on the network; your PC’s Ethernet cable
or wireless antenna connects you to it indirectly.

In general, there’s very little involved in ensuring that your PC “sees” this
printer. Its icon simply shows up in your Print dialog box.

Printing

Once you’ve connected a printer or three, printing is little more than a one-
click operation.

After you’ve created a document you want to see on paper, start the
printout. The object is simply to find the Print command; it shouldn’t be
hard. For example, in Mail and the Edge browser, it’s in the More ( )

menu. In Microsoft Office programs Word and Excel, it’s in the File menu.
The steps differ depending on which kind of app you’re using:

Printing from Microsoft Store Apps

If you’re printing from a Microsoft Store app (“Microsoft Store Apps”),
like most of the built-in Windows 10 programs, you wind up at the Print
dialog box (Figure 13-2).