Tips, Troubleshooting, and Other Kinds of Fun
By Peter Piazza, About.com Guide to Printers / Scanners
You've got a printer or scanner and want to make it work its best. Here's some advice on how to set things up so they work the first time, some troubleshooting tips, and ideas on how to get creative when you use your new (or old) machine.
How To
Printers and scanners often scores of options so they can give the best possible output. Here are some quick tips on getting them to do what you want them to do, and keeping them well maintained.
- Set Up Wireless Printing
- Install Inkjet Tanks
- Copy Two Pages to One
- Understand the Relation Between Print Size Vs Resolution
- Understand Film Scan Resolution
- Print Efficiently from the Web
- Print Even More Efficiently from the Web
- Print Directly from a Smartphone
- Print a CD / DVD Label
- Print from Linux
- Print PowerPoint Presentations
- Share a Printer Between a PC and a Mac
- Change the Default Printer in WinXP
- Change Print Quality
- Choose the Right Inkjet Photo Paper
- Understand How Pages Per Minute Are Really Measured
- Save Paper By Printing Two Pages on One Sheet
Troubleshooting
With high-tech gear, things aren't always going to work right. Here are some solutions to common problems, and ideas on how to maintain your machine.
- Cleaning a Printer / Scanner
- Cleaning Inside a Printer
- Cleaning Printheads
- Unjamming Paper Jams
- USB Error Messages
- Matching Monitor and Print Colors
- Scan Across a Network
- Solving Vista Networking Issues
- Locating the Closest Printer
- Improve Your Scanner Software
Getting Creative with Printers / Scanners
Some of the software to make your printer or scanner work will come in the box. But if you want to get really creative, you might consider buying or downloading some image-editing software and other fun tools. Some tools, such as Adobe Photoshop Express, are available for free online.
- Kids' Printing Projects
- Printing Cards, Calendars, and Other Holiday Stuff
- Pumpking-carving Stencils
- All Kinds of Free Printables
- Print on Fabric
- Free Optical Character Recognition Software That's on Your Computer
- Scan Photos Too Big for the Scanner
- Print a CD / DVD Label
- Design Stationery Online
- Photoshop for Free
