Printing information on a printer from a computer or laptop

Author: Semyon Fedorov

Last updated April 3, 2020

Without proper printer settings, it will be difficult to achieve good print quality.

• 1 What can you print on your home printer?
• 2 Rules for setting up a printer to print from a desktop computer
• 3 How to type and print text on a computer with a printer installed
• 4 What is text preview before printing and why is it needed?
• 5 Ways to print text from a computer: solving problems in different ways
• 6 Special cases of printing: printing pictures and pages from the Internet to the printer
• 7 Why the printer does not print: searching for problems with the device
• 8 Solving problems using the example of the Epson Stylus TX210/219 printer

What can you print on your home printer?

You can’t even imagine how many possibilities open up to you when you have a color printer in your home, and even a multifunctional one. With this device you can easily convert electronic pictures, photos and text into printed form. The main thing here is to correctly set the parameters for printing - both for the object itself and for the printer as a whole. In addition to such basic printouts that even a beginner can handle, your device can implement several more incredible functions.

1. Interesting activities for children, such as color pictures with tasks or mazes. Of course, this takes a lot of ink, but you can tinker with the settings and arrange for black and white printing. This is especially suitable for those who know how to work in a graphics editor.
2. Stickers for baby by month. They are usually made in subtle shades, so they won’t waste much colored paint. At the same time, you must choose the right paper suitable for your printer model to ensure clarity and durability of the image.
3. Portraits and interesting toys for children. Typically, such templates can be found on websites dedicated to educational crafts. You can download and send for printing animals, insects and any items necessary to get to know the world around you.
4. Paper dolls with clothes for girls. Remember how we, parents, played with such dolls as children and independently built a house for them and dressed them? Now all these treasures can be found directly on the Internet and printed as templates.
5. Various ideas for crafts, again with children or for a competition. Print out and keep in front of you the instructions that you will use to carry out Hand-Made.

In other words, a printer, even a black and white one, will be able to satisfy your and your child’s desires, and will also help pass the time usefully. You shouldn’t run to the store for “developers” when you can make them at home.

Interesting toys, useful tasks and puzzles that you can choose yourself can be easily printed at home.

GOOD TO KNOW!

If your printer has high-quality inks and is easy to refill, then you can print more serious things, from restoring old photographs to printing on fabric.

Own book

Speaking about double-sided printing, it turns out that it is quite possible to print your own book without resorting to the services of printing workshops. Moreover, this can be done both through the printer settings and in the Word document itself.

The only warning is that it is not recommended to make such a brochure more than 80 pages, otherwise it will be inconvenient to staple it together.

Printing in the form of a book through the settings on a laser printer occurs as follows.

1. After selecting the commands “File” - “Print”, you should go to the printer settings. All modern devices have a function that helps you print multiple pages per sheet. Here you will need to select sequentially “Mode” - “Left to Right”. So the device will print pages 1 and 2 sequentially on one sheet.
2. To correctly set the printing of the entire book, it is important that the total number of pages of the reproduced document is a multiple of four. Otherwise, you will need to determine which spreads can be left empty or where breaks can be made.
3. We determine and enter the sequence of pages for both pages of the sheet - we do this separated by commas. After this you can send it to print.
4. We lift the pages that have come out of the device and, without changing their position, put them back into the tray on the printer. Sheets must not be turned over! After this, all that remains is to print the second range of pages, that is, repeat all the same steps described earlier.
5. Regarding the set range of pages, you should do this: on one side there will be numbers: 1.4, and on the second - 2.3. This is repeated with all pages of the document.

You can configure the file to be printed as a book directly in the print settings from your computer. However, in this case there is a danger of skewing fonts and other settings. For those who are determined to try, this algorithm is proposed.

1. Through “File” - “Print”, select 2 in the “Number of pages per sheet” parameter.
2. Set numbers 1 and 4.
3. Print the page on the printer, turn it over and repeat this entire procedure again for numbers 2 and 3.

For versions of MS Office 2007 and newer, you need to act in a slightly different sequence: “Page Layout” - “Options” - “Margins” - “Multiple Pages” - “Brochure”.

You can also assemble the text into a “book” in Word itself. For design you will need so many editor tools.

1. The first step is to determine the correct page orientation. This can be done in the “Page Layout” tab. Now in “Page Setup” in the orientation, select “Portrait” (with the height of the sheet greater than its width).
2. Next is “Setting up fields”. Without leaving the “Page Setup”, you need to click the “Margins” button, then “Mirror Margins”. This will help make sure that in odd-numbered documents the left margin is wider, and in even-numbered documents the opposite is true.
3. Through “Margins” - “Custom margins” you can leave space for binding. In the dialog box that opens, select “Margins” - “Binding” and enter the required value. Don't forget to save.
4. To select your own book format, you need to go through “Page Options” - “Size”. Select the required value from the drop-down list.
5. For your own style, select “Home” - “Style”. In the appropriate tabs you can experiment with font and paragraph.
6. Before sending text for printing, you should familiarize yourself with the text printing parameters in the dialog box of the printer itself. Pages can be displayed either automatically or after manual user configuration.

Rules for setting up a printer to print from a desktop computer

To do something useful with your existing printer, it is important to connect the device correctly and configure it to perform its functions correctly. To do this, follow the instructions below.

Often, Windows 10 automatically configures and makes the printer ready for use.

There are several ways to connect the printer to a computer: using a USB cable, via a wireless connection via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or via a dial-up Internet connection. Today we will look at one of the most popular methods, which is usually implemented at home.

1. First of all, start the PC and be sure to wait until it finally boots (you can check this using the response to any operation, which should occur quite quickly after loading).
2. Then plug the printer's power cord into a power outlet, and the USB cable into the corresponding output of the computer system unit.
3. A device search notification will appear on the screen, and after the computer has searched for the necessary drivers, you will receive a “Device is ready to use” notification.

If such a message does not appear on the screen, then you will have to install the printer manually. To do this, insert the disk that came with the printer into the drive, or download the driver for your device model from the Internet.

Many printing devices require additional software installation in addition to drivers.

Printer drivers are responsible for the correct operation of the printer, as well as for high-quality printing, so pay special attention to this installation.

Next, you will see a software installation wizard that will install the application in just a few steps with confirmation. Almost every printer model offers to print a test page after installation to make sure that the installation was completed correctly.

Solving problems with equipment failure to print

Let's look at the main possible problems and errors that users may encounter when printing from a computer to a printer.

• Look carefully at the indicators located on the device body. They should light up, when it is working, then 99% of cases they glow green. Sometimes yellow or orange can be a warning that something might be wrong, but the printer should still continue to print properly. Make sure that the equipment is properly connected to the network and connected to the computer or laptop. Check it again.
• In its work, a laser printer uses a special powder - toner, and an inkjet printer uses liquid ink. They are called consumables and it is logical that they may run out over time. In this case, the device notifies the user with a special message on the monitor. Perhaps this function is disabled or you simply ignored the notification window. Therefore, check the availability of ink.
• Incorrect operation of the printing equipment software (drivers) cannot be ruled out. They may have been damaged by viruses, malware, or user actions.
• For inkjet technology, problems with print head contamination are relevant.
  In this case, it should be cleaned programmatically or manually. Before performing these steps, you should make sure that there are no problems described above. How to clean the print head? All ways to clean and rinse yourself at home.
• If the device has been operating for several years and the warranty period for it has long expired, then hardware failures are possible. In this case, it is not worth disassembling and repairing the equipment yourself if you do not have such experience. It is better to entrust this to specialists.

How to type and print text on a computer with a printer installed

Almost every home computer has a text editor installed - a program designed to format text in various ways. This is often the Word office application, and of course the version may vary among different users. Let's see the whole process from A to Z in our photo instructions.

GOOD TO KNOW!

Right in the Word text file, you can make print settings for multiple copies, as well as print multiple individual pages. This is done by the office application and the operation is not affected in any way by the printer model.

How to print a PDF file

The text document can also be presented in the common PDF format. To open it, you must have Adobe's free reader installed on your computer. If there is none, then you can print by dragging the PDF file directly into the browser. Next are the already familiar commands “File” - “Print”. All that remains is to select the printer and, if necessary, make settings for the page range.

To display the printing parameters that are relevant to the user, just click “Properties” and select the print quality, its color, and configure the layout.

There are other features of printing through Adobe Reader.

1. Covers can be printed through the “Cover” window.
2. In the “Quality” tab there is an economy mode that helps reduce toner consumption. And to save paper, you can select the “Double-sided” option using the “Layout” - “Print Type” commands. All you have to do is click “Print”.

What is text preview before printing and why is it needed?

The built-in preview option, which is found in all text and image editors, is a very useful tool that will help you see how a document will look in printed form. If you notice any error at this stage, it can be corrected directly electronically.

Only those pages that are selected for printing are included in the preview.

The preview is a whole page or a list of them, which we can see in the “File” section before printing.

How to select the text to print

First of all, you must select the text you want to print on your printer. But on this page, in addition to the article itself, there may be other extraneous materials that you may not need: links to similar pages, comments, site table of contents, advertising, etc. You can leave, for example, comments as additional information, or you can remove it - it's up to you.

To select text to be printed on the printer, you need to select the text with the left mouse button. Left-click at the beginning of the text and, without releasing it, move the mouse to the last word in this document. This way, the text you want to print should be highlighted.

Note: you don't have to select the text, but make the settings in your browser. We'll talk about them further.

Without removing the selection, simultaneously press two keys on the keyboard “Ctrl” + “P” - the key combination is suitable for all browsers. After this, a window will open where you need to select the necessary parameters and click on the “Print” button. Now let's talk about what you need to click in the browser at this stage. Below you can find your browser to start the printing procedure.

Methods for printing text from a computer: solving problems in different ways

You can print text documents not only using applications that allow you to format text. Our experts have selected several more methods that you can perform on a personal computer.

Quick access to printing via keyboard shortcut

Not everyone uses keyboard shortcuts when printing or editing text. We present to you a more simplified version of calling a dialog box to redirect the selected text to print.

Please note that when printing text from the Internet, you capture on the sheet not only the necessary information, but also blocks with advertising.

To do this, enter any application for working with text, and then simultaneously press CTRL + P. A window will appear in front of you with a preview and some printing settings, regardless of whether you found the text on the Internet or used the edited material in Microsoft Word.

Organize printing through the quick access panel

After finishing working with text in Word, there is often a need to print the text without additional settings. To carry out such an operation, follow our algorithm.

After these steps, a quick print icon will appear in the top panel. If you click on it, your document will automatically be printed without the possibility of previewing, so it is recommended to carefully check the document for errors before clicking the button.

How to print using the context menu

You can quickly print the finished text using the context menu. To call it, you need to find the required file to convert to paper form, then right-click on it.

Printing by any of the methods is only available when the printer is turned on: make sure it is turned on in advance.

A context menu for this document will appear in front of you, in which you can click on the “Print” item. Activating the printer and printing the document will occur in the same way as in the previous method - without the possibility of configuration.

Rules for printing photos from a computer

There are a number of rules that make it possible to print high-quality images via a computer.

1. First, check that the device itself is connected correctly. The appropriate instructions can help with this. The printer then turns on and checks that it is ready to print.
2. In the control panel there is a section for printing devices; in the list of printers that appears, you need to find the model of the printing device connected to the computer, to which, by clicking the right mouse button, a special menu is called up, in which you need to select the item to clear the queue. A list of files sent for printing will appear in the window that opens. This entire list must be deleted. If the queue is empty, then no manipulations are needed.

Important! Before you start printing, you need to insert paper into the special compartment of the printer and see if the cartridge is sufficiently refilled.

Special cases of printing: printing pictures and pages from the Internet to the printer

It is often possible not to convert information into a purely text format, but simply print it in the form in which you have it on your PC. Typically, such cases include printing pages from the Internet or using Internet browsers. Let's look at several popular ways to print information.

How to print a document on a printer on both sides

To perform duplex printing on your printer, you can either use Word to make the settings, or you can use the settings in the printer itself. They are set differently in each device model. As an example, we recommend that you watch the introductory video that our experts selected for you.

How to print pictures on a home printer: step-by-step instructions

Pictures or photos are printed on the printer without any special settings. To perform this operation, do the following.

1. Open the selected image with two mouse clicks.
2. Then, in the viewer tool or graphic editor that opens, click on the “Print” icon (usually located at the top of the window).
3. A window for setting up printing photos and images has opened in front of you.
4. Make the necessary changes in the wizard, set specific parameters.
5. If necessary, select a printer and click on the "Print" button again.

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Photo printing must be done with the right choice of photo paper, because how bright and natural the photo will be depends not only on the correct settings, but also on the quality of the media.

How to print an entire page from a website without editing

Outputting information to a printer without additional formatting is one of the simplest options. To print a page from the Internet, you need to right-click directly on the selected information, then select “Print” from the drop-down list.

You, of course, can make it easier: call up the print menu using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+P.

For Internet pages, it is better to use ink sparingly, which means setting the settings to black and white printing.

A settings window opens in front of you, which clearly displays the number of output pages, the printing device used and other parameters that can be edited if necessary.

GOOD TO KNOW!

If you use virtual printer settings in Google Chrome or Yandex, the time for printing output is halved. However, you should understand that the settings will differ depending on the type of browser.

Difficulties encountered when printing

Difficulties often arise due to the inability to print an image while the printer is running. The reasons for this are considered to be outdated system programs or drivers that need to be either updated or reinstalled.

If some errors occur during the operation of the printer, you need to open the printing devices section in the control panel to check for errors. You need to find in the list of devices the model of your own printing tool, on which, by clicking the right mouse button, a special menu is called up, in which the troubleshooting item is highlighted. A device status check will begin and will take several minutes. After the process has completed, error messages will appear on the monitor screen with a proposal to resolve them using standard methods (for example, by updating drivers).

Important! System programs or drivers can also be reinstalled. The disc included with the printer is inserted into the DVD-ROM and the installation process is performed.

If you cannot reinstall, do the following:

• When trying to print an image on photo paper, you need to check whether it can be detected by the printing device. To begin with, you can try to transfer the picture onto plain paper. If the process is successfully completed, it is clear that the problem is the inability of the printing device to recognize photo paper.
• Perform nozzle cleaning. You can do this yourself if you have special knowledge, or contact a specialist.
• The need to refill a cartridge that is currently low on ink.
• One of the cables may be faulty: the USB cable or the power cable. It is better to start checking from the connector by inserting a flash drive into it. The cables are then inspected for damage. It is better to fix internal wire problems with the help of experts.

Why the printer does not print: searching for problems with the device

Do you need to urgently print a document from your computer, but the printer does not respond and refuses you or displays information on paper incorrectly? Perhaps the device has run out of paint, or it is completely disconnected from the desktop PC. Let's figure out what the problem is.

1. If the device does not print after successful print settings on the PC, and does not give any signals at all, it is most likely due to incorrect settings. Check the reliability of all wired connections, check the software, replace or update drivers.
2. Lack of ink in cartridges. You can understand this if a message is displayed on the printer or computer screen from the printing program, which clearly indicates that the ink cartridges are low. Refill or replace the cartridges and do a test print to ensure that excess ink remains on the draft.
3. There is a problem with the print head or it is dirty. If all the sheets are printed with streaks or the text is not visible at all, and you clearly know that you recently changed the ink in the device, this is usually the reason. You need to go to print settings and clean the print head.

How to do double-sided printing

Some modern devices are equipped with the function of printing on both sides of the sheet. To launch it, you need to do the following.

1. In the upper right part of the document, click on the Office icon, and we will be taken to the required section. Select “Print”, which will open the already familiar window (you can also run the combination ctrl + p).
2. Select “Properties”, which opens a window that distinguishes between different models. If there is double-sided printing (or called “Printing on both sides of the sheet”, “Printing with the back”), then it will be enough to activate it.
3. If there is no such checkmark, the “Double-sided printing” function is checked in the dialog box. After printing the pages located on one side of the sheet, a mention will appear in the Word document about the need to turn the result over and return it to the feed tray.

There is another manual way to print on both sides, which involves sending all the odd-numbered pages of the document first, and then the odd-numbered pages. But in this case, a large percentage of errors cannot be ruled out (especially with a large number of sheets). Of course, you can select only even or odd pages - this option is present in the “Enable” tab, which appears in the lower left corner of the same print dialog box.

You can see if your device has the ability to do double-sided printing in the commands “File” - “Print” - “Options”. In MFPs, the equipment will automatically support this feature. Among such models we can note, for example, the Canon Pixma mg3140, which is easy to use and provides printing, scanning and photocopying capabilities in one device.

In order for such printing to occur without human intervention, the unit can use duplex - this is a method in which paper, after printing on one side, will go back through the printer without turning over.

Printing the image

In any graphics editor, it is possible to print photographs or pictures. You need to follow the same principle as when printing text. Customization involves editing the size, the ability to multiply the image to the desired quantity, or printing several different pictures on one sheet.

In the same way, you can print Microsoft Excel tables and website text. The browser's File menu also assumes the presence of a printing service.

As you can see, there is nothing complicated about working with the printer. The most important thing is to configure everything correctly for correct operation and timely service the device.

BASIC PRINTER SETTINGS

Before you decide to buy a particular printer model, you will need to carefully familiarize yourself with its parameters, as well as its performance:

1. On the world market, printers are divided into two types: laser, inkjet;
2. Pay attention to the printing speed. Color also has a special effect on speed. Color sheets are printed much slower than black and white sheets;
3. If the printer is purchased for an office space, then do not forget to look at the monthly load. Usually it is measured at 1000 pages;
4. Maximum resolution can also be a useful factor;
5. Familiarize yourself with the amount of memory, as this also affects the speed of the device. The smaller it is, the slower the work will be done;
6. Size and number of paper trays;
7. It's worth finding out about the types of paper the printer can handle;
8. Also, do not forget about the additional ports and inputs available in the device body;

1. Learn more about the types of ink your printer uses.

VIDEO: PRINTING ON A COMPUTER

Mozilla Firefox

The Ctrl + P hotkeys work, but they are inconvenient to use: a window opens in which there are practically no settings, unless you go to the printer driver. Besides, in

compresses the text and places it

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There is a print button that opens a very convenient settings window with a preview of the document. And here in the tab

you need to remove the default marker in the line Shrink to page width. The text is immediately displayed at 100%.

Adblock Plus ad blocker is downloaded and updated automatically. The browser has

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and everything that does not concern the article itself. And in this form, the article can be printed both through hotkeys and through the browser menu.

The selected fragment is printed only using the hotkeys Ctrl + P, in this window you can

. The hotkeys Ctrl + Shift + P here have nothing to do with printing, but cause

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DRIVER INSTALLATION

Now we proceed directly to installing the driver on the computer. To do this, you will need to follow a series of steps, which I will now describe:

• Go to the Start menu again;
• There you need to find the “Settings” item, in which there will be a “Printers” sub-item;

• Now we must launch the “Installation Wizard”, where we should select “Local”;
• Next, you need to select the printing equipment itself.
• Now we are thrown into a new window where we select the port. It is best to choose LPT, but many are accustomed to using a port called COM;

• Now we call the device;
• If you wish, you can use a printout of the sample to make sure that you did everything correctly;
• If the printout is successful, click on install.

Work with the driver is completed. In principle, there is nothing complicated here. You need to follow my instructions and you will definitely succeed.

How to type text

Now to enter the main text:

• After entering the title text, press Enter on the keyboard. Thus we jump to the next line.
• Align the text to the left. On the toolbar in the Paragraph section.
• We make a “red line”. At the top of the toolbar there is a so-called ruler. If suddenly it is not there, you need to add: the “View” tab, then next to the ruler you need to check the box. After the ruler has appeared, we see sliders on it. So here's the top of the slider

  move one unit to the right. Now, when We need to type sentence by sentence, the paragraph will continue, but as soon as We press Enter on the keyboard, a new paragraph will begin with a red line. And so sentence after sentence until the text ends.

Congratulations, you have mastered the basics of typing on a computer using a word processor in less than 15 minutes. Choose the next lesson, if something is not clear, ask questions, I will definitely answer:

• How to make a table in Word
• How to make content in Word (automatically)
• If you have incomprehensible characters in Word, how to display them into readable values
• How to number pages in Word.
• Continuous numbering
• Double page numbering with different values, and automatically changes when editing
• What are footers and what global benefits do they bring?
• How to make a frame in Word
• How to make a landscape page in Word

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Internet Explorer

Using Ctrl + P to print is inconvenient: there is no preview in the window that opens. Available to view via

browser. Or even easier - click on the article

. Settings here

, and after clicking on the printer icon you can go to print or

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You can print the selected range if you place a marker in the line in the print window

. Although the preview still shows the entire article, only the specified portion will print.

As you can see in all the screenshots, there is advertising in print mode and to remove it you need a blocker:

1. You can download from the developer’s website at https://adblockplus.org/ru/

   . Click on the green Install button for IE, click

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   and follow the installation wizard prompts.

2. You will need to close your browser during the process.

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3. After installation is complete, open your browser again and

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4. The program icon will be visible in

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   and include the line if it's not showing).

Now there are no advertisements, comments and other design elements of the site page, but the browser adds to the text

or links to other articles, which greatly spoils the appearance of the document.