Taking the output of a computer and affixing it to paper
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Which solutions are available for printing on the iPad to a HP LaserJet 1020 printer?
I have an HP LaserJet 1020 connected to an IOGear network print server.
Currently the iPad doesn't support printing out of the box, however I have heard there are several third-party solutions on the ...
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4answers
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What program can print source code well on OS X?
I am looking for an OS X application to nicely format and print source code from a variety of programming languages.
Line numbers would be nice
Constant width font
Printing the contents of the ...
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2answers
226 views
Print from iPad without AirPrint or Wi-Fi
Consider the following configuration
I have a Wi-Fi iPad without 3G support.
I also have an HP printer that doesn't not have Wi-Fi capabilities.
My printer supports USB.
I am planning to buy a 3G ...
6
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1answer
356 views
Can I print envelopes/address labels from Address Book?
As Christmas approaches I'd like to send a letter to my friends and family. I currently have their contact information in Address Book. Is there a way to print envelopes with my contacts' mailing ...
6
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4answers
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iPad mobile safari printing
I need to print web pages from Safari to a mobile printer in the field using an iPad. I can't seem to figure this out - any ideas, suggestions?
As I understand it, I cannot connect to a printer via ...
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3answers
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iOS or Airprint receipt printers?
Apple stores print receipts from their iPod touch credit card readers. They probably use a custom solution with a server backend.
Square has a few wireless receipt printers it can work with.
I ...
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5answers
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How to print an image across two pages
I have a long image that's about 8 inches wide by 20 inches tall. It's open in Preview. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get the top half of the image to print on one sheet of letter ...
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3answers
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Trouble browsing Windows network printers from Mac
In the "Add Printer" dialog Windows section, there are no printers showing up, even though there are several in the office.
I think this might be because my Mac is not "logged onto" the Windows ...
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3answers
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Can any apps print from the iPhone?
Can any apps print from the iPhone? Preferably via WiFi...and to an Epson PX710 all-in-one in my case.
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3answers
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Split a single page PDF into multiple pages
Is there an easy way (in Preview or whatever) to scale up and split a PDF file with a single page into multiple pages? What I would like is to split say an A3 paper document into two A4 pages, to ...
4
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2answers
5k views
How can I setup my printer to print in black and white as default?
Is it possible to set up a printer, so it will always print in black and white?
4
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3answers
300 views
Keep Preview from autoresizing print output
Whenever I want to print a PDF file from Preview, the print dialog defaults to shrink the page to fit the bounds of the page. I have to manually select scale: and enter 100 into the text field. Is ...
4
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1answer
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How can I add all users to Print Administrator group but not full administrator?
Gordon Davisson offered a solution to a "standalone user" in another question
I'm facing the same issue in an office environment.
Printer paused and System Administrator needs to be called to enter ...
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2answers
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Can I print to PDF with my iPad?
The missing print to PDF feature on iPad (like that of Mac OS X) has been written about in a couple places on the web, but they all reference iPad apps that are no longer present in the App Store.
Is ...
4
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1answer
420 views
Scanning over ethernet, natively in OS X?
Yesterday, I purchased an HP LaserJet M1212NF.
It, like many other printers, can't scan over ethernet natively in OS X.
That is, I can scan using the stupid HP utilities that I hate (not going to ...
4
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3answers
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Installing a HP Color LaserJet 1600 on MacOS 10.6.4
I'm trying to install a HP Color LaserJet 1600 on MacOS 10.6.4 with little luck. The printer works fine from my Windows machines. HP doesn't support the MacOS for this printer by default so I followed ...
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4answers
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Are there any AirPrint compatible print servers?
We have several printers here at home, and I am thinking about enabling AirPrint. I'm not interested in driver hacks, since they often require a computer to be running with a shared printer.
I am ...
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3answers
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Printing source code with OS X
How can I print source code in OS X (HTML/PHP) with number lines and without long line truncation? I was used to Gedit on Linux, but here it seems I can't obtain the same with applications such as ...
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3answers
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How can I print a booklet from a pdf file?
I have a pdf document, and I want to print it as a booklet, i.e. two pages of the document on each side of a sheet of paper and so that (when printed) the entire thing can just be folded in the middle ...
3
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1answer
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How to control manual double-side printing on Mac OS X Lion?
I have an HP 1022 printer attached to my Mac OS X Lion.
When I try to print a 4-page PDF file from Preview or Adobe Reader, it prints pages 1 and 3 and then all 3 lights on the HP 1022 printer start ...
3
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2answers
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Cannot access CUPS utilities after upgrade to Lion
Since upgrading to Lion, I cannot access any of the local functions in the CUPS web-based interface. The response I get is "Internal Server Error".
For example:
http://localhost:631/admin or ...
3
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5answers
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Is there any way to print directly from my iPad to my wifi-connected printer?
I am happy to purchase an app, but the only printing app I'm aware of seems to just let your ipad connect to a computer that is connected to the printer and effectively print through it.
I'm ...
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4answers
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Are there sites that support editing and ordering photo prints, cards, and books on an iPad?
I'm reposting this question (unchanged) from webapps.stackexchange.com, because I've received no answers there and this seems like an appropriate question for the Apple Stack Exchange site.
I've ...
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3answers
420 views
Using an Address Book custom label on a printing label
I have a custom label in my Address Book cards (to indicate the name I'd like to appear on a label, e.g. The Smith Family).
I'm on Lion (so that's Address Book version 6.1 on Mac OS X 10.7.2).
...
3
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2answers
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Printing to a Cups Server without using the local CUPS doesn't work since OS X Lion
With our new 21,5"-iMac, we bought the first Mac system for our Windows/Linux-oriented office. Hence we don’t have a lot of experience in using Mac OS X.
I started to set up everything and it ran ...
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4answers
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Printing from an iPhone
I live in a remote area that has very good 3G and Edge coverage. I have bought and returned every other device but NOTHING seems to have reception to ANY Internet except for an iPhone.
I have the HP ...
3
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1answer
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How do I install hp officejet printer 4610/4620 onto my apple 4th generation IPad?
I have an HP Officejet 4610/4620 attached to an OSX machine, and I would like to print to it from my 4th generation iPad Apple - how can I achieve this?
3
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1answer
263 views
How to set two-sided printing as default in Mountain Lion Preview?
Every time I print from Preview app I need to manually click on "Two-sided" checkbox. This is annoying when I have a bunch of documents to print. Is there any way to set "two-sided" as default?
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4answers
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Printing from iOS devices to existing printer connected to windows pc?
I am aware of AirPrint activator as a great solution for printing from iOS devices using a Mac on the network. Is anyone aware of a solution for someone with only a pc?
3
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2answers
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How can I add standard users to the print managers group?
I'm sysadmin for a small company; my users are on 10.6.8 (iMacs) and do not have admin rights for various reasons. The only times this is annoying is when a print job jams or otherwise does not go ...
3
votes
3answers
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How can I print multiple pages on a single page via my iPhone?
Is it possible print multiple pages of a Word, PowerPoint or PDF document on a single page natively from iPhone 4S?
Otherwise, are there other apps out there that allows me to do so?
What I mean by ...
3
votes
2answers
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Why did I lose the ability to print to a networked printer?
I have a Canon iP3600 printer connected to a networked hard drive and up until a few days ago I was able to print from it. however, i have now lost the ability to print ever since i downloaded Apple's ...
2
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2answers
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Preview.app: easily print current page only?
When printing a PDF from preview, is there an easy way to only print the currently displayed page? Now, I look up the page number and enter it two times in the page range. But maybe there is a ...
2
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2answers
560 views
Printers that Work With Mac OS X?
I'm planning to purchase a printer + scanner soon and want to have one that will be able to work with Mac, as well as Windows machines. I am hoping for one that will have a wireless printing/scanning ...
2
votes
1answer
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Printing to a Local Printer While Using VPN
I use Cisco's AnyConnect VPN client for Mac to access my work network from home. While using the VPN I am unable to connect to my home printer. Is there any way around this? Is it possible to add my ...
2
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4answers
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Print to pdf with Adobe Reader
I'm filling out a PDF form that doesn't work with Preview so I have to use Adobe Reader (ugh). After I fill out the form, I want to print it to PDF so that it is finalized.
Unfortunately, Adobe ...
2
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2answers
349 views
How do I install a2ps for better printing?
How do I install this program so that I can do postscript printing?
Currently I get -bash: a2ps: command not found
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1answer
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Is there a setting for black and white printing from iOS?
I have a color printer that supports airprint but I don't want to waste the color toner on random docs. Is there a setting in iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad) that would allow me to override and print black ...
2
votes
1answer
145 views
iMac as a print server for iOS?
We have an older-ish network laser printer which unfortunately doesn't support Airprint (previously mentioned) and have been looking for ways to enable our family of iOS devices to print from it.
The ...
2
votes
1answer
84 views
Duplex default in Acrobat X
My MacOS and Acrobat Pro version are as follows.
Mac OS X 10.7.5
Acrobat 10.1.6
When I'm printing PDF documents, I can never set 'duplex printing' as a default setting.
I think I could do it in ...
2
votes
3answers
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How to get Mac OS 10.8 to see Canon MF4370dn Printer drivers
I just got a MacBook Air and wanted it to use my Canon ImageClass MF4370dn printer. The printer is on my network with a static IP. I've no problem getting MacBook to find the printer either via ...
2
votes
1answer
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How can I find out how much toner is left in my printer, which is connected to an Airport Express via USB?
My Samsung ML-2850D printer is connected via USB to an Airport Express. I print to it from my Mac over WiFi. I want to check how much toner is left, so I know if I need to purchase a new cartridge ...
2
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2answers
105 views
Hyperlinks missing in printed documents
I've noticed this on several occasions where I'll print a document (Pages file, RTF, PDF, etc) and any hyperlinks in the document don't appear on the printed page. Where the hyperlinked text appears ...
2
votes
4answers
301 views
Set default printer for each location
Is there a way I can set a different default printer for each network location?
2
votes
1answer
81 views
Create and distribute printers
Is there a way to create a printer on a machine. Then bundle up the Printer bundle and create an installer out of it for multiple users at a location. To avoid having to explain to each user how to ...
2
votes
1answer
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What are the secret options of the pdf convert tool from OS X?
I recently discovered the /System/Library/Printers/Libraries/convert tool that is able to convert HTML, DOC, ... to PDF.
It works great but it has some optional arguments that are not documented: -a ...
2
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1answer
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Can I print to an Airport-shared printer from Linux? from iOS?
I'm considering buying an Airport Express for wifi in my house. I'll plug my printer into the USB port, so I can print from my Mac over wifi.
Two related questions:
Will I be able to print from my ...
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0answers
355 views
Add Windows Printer to Mac OS X 10.6.8
I have a Windows 7 computer that I am trying to print to from a Mac. I have added my printer using a smb:// protocol and it works and says Idle, however when I try to print I get the following:
...
2
votes
1answer
336 views
Print with blank first page?
I frequently have to print a 3-page document. Wanting to save paper, I print it 2-to-a-page, double-sided. So I end up with the front having "1 | 2", and the back having "3 | ".
It'd be more ...
2
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1answer
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How do I find a list of available printers on a specific print server?
Is there a way to find a list of available printers on a given server like you can on a PC?
For example, my school hosts all of their printers on one server. When I run windows, I can do a run ...
