HP Deskjet 842c Printer - Manual (Page 12)

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Using Your Printer Software 2
Desktop Printing
Desktop printing is useful when you have a number of documents to print at once,
or when you have a document that is already formatted for printing on a
particular printer. There are two methods to print documents from the desktop. To
perform desktop printing, either:
• Drag the icons of the documents you want to print to the desktop icon of the
printer you want to use.
OR
• Select the icons of the documents you want to print, then choose Print from the
File menu. When the Print dialog box appears, select your print options, then
click the Print button.
Checking Printer Status
You can tell the status of a printer by looking at its desktop icon:
Icon Description Icon Description
Idle printer (default) Printing stopped on
default printer
Idle printer (not default) Error on default printer
Printing on default printer Printer not available or
connected