TITLE
    Mac OS: Desktop Printing Icons Change To Display Status
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9/17/98
1/25/01

TOPIC

    I have desktop printing installed on my computer. I notice that sometimes the icon for my printer changes. Can you tell me why? What do the different icons mean?


DISCUSSION

    Desktop printer icons show the status of the printer. Using a LaserWriter printer as an example, here are what the various desktop printer icons mean.



    Plain icon indicates a printer that is not currently chosen for printing.


    Default icon indicates the printer you have currently chosen to print on.


    Printing icon indicates a document is printing on this printer.


    Stopped icon indicates you have stopped the print queue.


    Error icon indicates there is an error on this printer. Double-click the icon to see a message.


    Disabled icon indicates this desktop printer is not available.

    You can rename desktop printer icons, make aliases of them, and throw them away, just like other Finder icons.

    Note: You can't throw away a desktop printer icon while the printer is printing a document.

    If you throw away the icon for the default printer, another desktop printer is automatically selected as the default printer. If you do not have another desktop printer another icon is automatically created for the desktop printer you are throwing away. To throw away the last desktop printer icon, you must select a printer in the Chooser that does not support desktop printing.

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Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: General OS
Sub Category: General Topics

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