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Taking the output of a computer and affixing it to paper

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Loosing scan funtion of HP printer when re-boot system or signing out

Mac Mini M1 (16GB mem, 1 TB ssd) running Ventura 13.2.1 Printer HP Laser jet 100 colorMFP M175nw (Print and Scan functions) Installed printer driver version is 3.0 (automatically retrieved from the ...
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Macbook Pro M2 Ventura 13.2.1 can't recognize Brother DCP-T310

I've had a Brother DCP-T310 for a while now. It's been running smoothly since 2019 through a Macbook Pro 2017 model. However, just today, when I tried it with a Macbook Pro M2 2022 on MacOS Ventura 13....
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User authentication for printer in macOS Ventura

Our company provides a network printer which can be accessed freely from the local network. But to actually fetch printouts (after authenticating with an ID card at the printer), one has to specify a ...
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HP Laser Jet - different paper sizes list on iOS and macOS

When I try to print an A6 document on my HP Laser Jet Printer, I can simply select everything on my macOS, and it looks like this: On iOS, however, the A6 option does not appear. Am I missing ...
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Connect a "dump" USB-printer on macOS (High Sierra)

The printer is a ticket printer (Epson TM-u220) and I have a Java App talking directly to the printer device at /dev/tty(xxx) on Linux and Unix without any special installed drivers. On macOS, I can ...
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Creating a PDF File from some specific data in HTML Tags in a website in Safari

I have the following task that I need to automate as much as possible: Grab Page Source from currently open site in Safari. This is a site whose HTML structure is fixed, but specific data (such as ...
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Print pdfs: field controls for page's header & footer

When "printing" a web page to a .pdf file, fields are applied in the page's header and footer: print date & time field is included in the header. URL field and page number field in the ...
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Brother printer on Mac scanner function no longer works

I have a Brother MFC-2740DW that I have been using for many years. For over a year I have had it connected to the local network via wifi. It has a scanner function, which I normally use via the ...
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Can I prevent a Canon Selphy CP1300 from aggressively cropping images?

Photos are quite aggressively cropped when printed from Photos to a Canon Selphy CP1300 photo printer. This also occurs when printing from Preview, and I would expect it to be the same whatever ...
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os x ventura and Canon pixma MG8100 printer

I have a printer CANON pixma MG8100 in perfect working conditions and can print perfectly. But I can't use it with my mac with osx 13.0 Ventura, there are no supported drivers at canon. I'm really ...
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Can't save any files into pdf now

I've been using Mac. Suddenly I can't save any files into pdf now. Can't print a webpage into PDF; can't print a word into PDF; and can't even sign on a PDF and save. Even Word's "Save as" ...
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How can I automatically print different PDFs based on specific contents of emails?

Basically an if/then script. If an email contains certain text, then print this PDF. Been trying to figure it out but I have zero idea what I'm doing. Happy to do it myself but can't seem to get ...
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Preview.app print dialog missing Quality and Color vs Black & White?

I just upgraded to macOS Ventura and now the Preview.app doesn't seem to have a Print Quality option or a Color vs Black & White option when I'm printing from Preview. The only weird thing I ...
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My printer prints but the page is completely blank. Empty

I have a Xerox WorkCentre PE 16 (aka Samsung SCX 4216) (aka Lexmark X215). I'm using MacOS 12 (Monterey). I found the universal Samsung drivers from Apple website. They are not installable on macOS 12 ...
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Adding an internet printer with socket to Mac

Scenario - I have three printers that I need to print to remotely. All three have a dedicated port number (eg 1.1.1.1:443) and I can connect to each in a browser. How do I add them to MacOS? It ...
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Creating a script to print selection of pages (Automator?)

I would like to generate an Automator / Apple script that would: Print even pages of a document Wait for a button to be pressed Print uneven pages of the same document. Ideally accessible as a ...
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iOS alert "The printer is low on toner."

Every time I print to my laser printer via iOS, I then need to dismiss the alert: Brother HL-L2360D series The printer is low on toner. OK I really don't care if the printer is "low on toner&...
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How Can I Recreate the CUPS _lpadmin (Print Administrator) group in MacOS X?

I was following this advice to add a user to the _lpadmin group on my system to stop getting a prompt to authenticate when trying to change print options. Unfortunately, I clicked in the wrong place ...
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M1 printing causing USB devices to disconnect

I have an old HP LaserJet 1022 printer (15 years old) that is still alive and doing great. Ever since I bought an M1 Mac, printing to the printer creates an issue. The document prints fine, but after ...
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How to clear CUPS spool automatically?

When printing to HP printer, I noticed that all printed files are saved to /var/spool/cups. Is it possible to avoid this from a privacy perspective?
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Printing from web pages and email using page breaks

We have some html documents on our website and that we email to our members. We would like to control page breaking. Many versions ago we were able to use css styles like page-break-before: always. ...
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How to print one page PDF in a readable way

Good morning! I have saved this internet page as pdf, and now I can't find a way to split it in more A4 format pages.
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Setting default paper size for specific printer with lpadmin

I am trying to set up two default paper sizes for two seperate "printers" (which both point to the same URL) - one is ARCHD and one is ARCHE. Using lpoptions -p Printername -l shows me that ...
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How do I print double-sided with an HP Neverstop Laser 1001nw?

I would like to print (e.g. with Preview) a document on both sides. I also see the setting for this, but I can't change it. What do I have to do?
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How to get rid of HP Device Monitor?

HP Device Monitor is using 40-50% CPU time. I've read on numerous sites that this isn't needed, and I should use HP Uninstaller or HP Easy Start to uninstall it. I don't have UP Uninstaller -- there's ...
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How to print on Big Sur/Monterey if the printer doesn't have drivers for the latest macOS?

The printer I am about to purchase is HP Ink Tank 115 and its macOS driver only supports up to 10.15. It doesn't have AirPrint or wireless functionality. I have a 2020 Macbook Pro and an 2014 Air both ...
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How to get supply levels of a printer via command line

I'm trying to get the supply levels of a printer via the command line. So far I was able to get some information with a lpoptions (marker-message property) command. The problem is that the status of ...
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Has anyone noticed a problem with Safari closing down when selecting a print option on some websites

I have been on two websites recently using Safari; pressing the print document option on the website caused Safari to close down. Very annoying as I had just submitted a whole set of company accounts ...
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iMac 2013 Catalina using Epson printer prints with green cast but copies okay

I'm asking here on behalf of my daughter, who has an iMac from 2013, running Catalina; her printer is an Epson XP-6000. When she prints a colour picture, the paler parts come out with a green/blue ...
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Printer prints one or two pages then stops

I'm working on Big Sur 11.6 with a Brother HLL23500W printer, connected over wifi. If I print a multi-page document, very often the printer will print the first page or two pages, but then stop, with ...
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Why is there no option to print from Safari on iOS?

For quite some time (although I don't know when this began), I've been dumbfounded by the fact that I can't find any option for printing from Sfaari. If I go into the Share sheet and look at the "...
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Canon MX320 printer connected to Windows 10 and shared over network but cannot be used from Mac

I'm running Monterey on my Mac and there are no drivers for my Canon MX320. To get around this, I've connected the printer to my Windows 10 computer and shared it over the network. I was able to add ...
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How do I save a black & white picture to a 1-bit image file?

I need a 1-bit image file to print on a laser engraver. I used to have quite a few graphics applications that could save 1-bit black & white TIFF files. I've owned Macs since 1987. However most of ...
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How to get Dell 1320c working on iMac with 10.15 Catalina?

I'm hoping somebody could direct me to a solution for my printer problem. I just switched to an iMac after being a lifelong PC user and love the hardware and software on the iMac but can't get my ...
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How can I stop myself from printing my terminal

I use vscode and terminal all day at work. It's normal for my terminal to have 10,000+ lines of text. I am worried I will accidentally print my terminal, and I wonder if there's a way to prevent ...
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Printers & Scanners not showing scan tab for Officejet Pro 8600

On my old Macbook Pro with macOS 10.14, Printers & Scanners under System Preferences would show: Now on my new M1 Macbook Pro with macOS 12.0.1, I see no "Scan" tab: I went to HP's ...
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How to set MS Powerpoint for Mac 2019 to stop the scale to fit paper when printing?

Recently I find MS Powerpoint for Mac 2019 ignores the scale to fit paper option in print setup and always scale the ppt page to 100% paper size. Currently I change the paper size in print setup to ...
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Image in PDF becomes black box when printed

I opened a PDF in Preview.app. When I print it, one image on one page is printed as a solid black box. How can I stop that from happening? I would like it to print exactly as it previews.
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MacOS won't print color on HP inkjet

When we bought our "HP ENVY 5000 Series 2," it did everything we expected. But a few months later, unchecking the "black and white" box would still print black and white.  A few ...
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Autoclose printer app on Big Sur

Is there a way or an app that will auto close the printer app on the dock after all print jobs are finished? I've found past solutions online but they seem to stop working for Big Sur.
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Big Sur 11.6 - After printing is done, the printer no longer auto closes

Title says it for the most part. Prior to 11.6, after I would print, the printer application would automatically close/exit. Now it no longer does. I've tried the old trick or right clicking the ...
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Unable to install printer driver for HP1606DN printer on Big Sur

I have tried to configure the HP1606DN printer via IP address, direct driver download, EasySetup, and HP Smart: none have worked. For newer printers my preference for installation is to connect via ...
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How can I fill the page when printing an MS word document with comments

I have a word document with comments. I wanna print it with the comments, but when I try, the document and the comments pane are shrunk, and do not fill the A4 paper properly (check photo). Tried ...
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Brother Printer works as a printer but not as a scanner

The original question applied to printer model Brother HL-2280DW on Big Sur. But the question (and answer!) apply to other Brother printer models and other MacOS versions. Is there a way to get the ...
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Epson XP-2100 printer driver breaks Mac OS X El Capitan boot

I have a Macbook pro 2009 running both Mac OS X El Capitan and Ubuntu 21.04 and an Epson XP-2100 Wifi printer and scanner. Installing the Epson recommended printer driver produces an error that was ...
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How can I stop Microsoft Word (for Mac) from printing double sided by default?

My MS Word (2016) for Mac suddenly started printing every document double-sided by default - which I do not want ;) Essentially, when I choose Print, it is selected by default on "Long-Edge ...
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macOS 10.15.5 printer software list is empty

I want to add a printer to MacBook Pro using an IP but failed. I enter the right IP. When I began to select driver by clicking "select software", I found there is nothing in the software ...
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Can I print at a decimal scale using Preview?

I'm new to Mac OS and I'm trying to print at a scale of 88.7% which always ends up rounded to 89%. Is there a default to set/unset for this behavior to stop occurring?
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Find my printer's configuration web page

I'm trying to set the timeout on my Brother laser printer so that it winds down a minute after printing and doesn't sit there and whine for 15. I know I can do this through its internal web page. But ...
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Can I print Latin and Cyrillic text and graphics on an Epson LQ-350 dot-matrix printer from my Mac?

I'm considering buying the Epson LQ-350 dot-matrix printer. I want to use it on my Mac in order to print Latin text (ideally with Umlauts), Cyrillic (Russian) text, and (optionally) graphics (such as ...

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