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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="printing#setup" group="#first"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="printing-setup-default-printer"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10.2" date="2013-11-03" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="final"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-19" status="candidate"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Phil Bull</name>
      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

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    <desc>Set up a printer that is connected to your computer, or your local
    network.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Set up a local printer</title>

  <p>Your system can recognize many types of printers automatically once they
  are connected. Most printers are connected with a USB cable that attaches to
  your computer, but some printers connect to your wired or wireless
  network.</p>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>If your printer is connected to the network, it will not be set up
    automatically – you should add it from the <gui>Printers</gui> panel in
    <gui>Settings</gui>.</p>
  </note>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Make sure the printer is turned on.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Connect the printer to your system via the appropriate cable. You may
      see activity on the screen as the system searches for drivers, and you
      may be asked to authenticate to install them.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>A message will appear when the system is finished installing the
      printer. Select <gui>Print Test Page</gui> to print a test page, or
      <gui>Options</gui> to make additional changes in the printer setup.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>If your printer was not set up automatically, you can add it in the
  printer settings:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui>
      overview and start typing <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Depending on your system, you may have to press 
      <gui style="button">Unlock</gui> in the top right corner and
      type in your password when prompted.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Press the <gui style="button">Add…</gui> button.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>In the pop-up window, select your new printer and press
      <gui style="button">Add</gui>.</p>
      <note style="tip">
        <p>If your printer is not discovered automatically, but you know its
        network address, enter it into the text field at the bottom of the
        dialog and then press <gui style="button">Add</gui></p>
      </note>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>If your printer does not appear in the <gui>Add Printer</gui> window, you
  may need to install print drivers.</p>

  <p>After you install the printer, you may wish to
  <link xref="printing-setup-default-printer">change your default
  printer</link>.</p>

</page>
