Choose the Browse option and click the Next button. Click the name of the printer you want to use.

The best thing about Windows printer management is that it shelters you from the details of working with different network operating systems. Whether you print on a NetWare printer, a Windows 2000 network printer, or a shared Windows XP printer, the Printer window icon manages all print jobs in the same way. What to Do When the Printer Jams The only three sure bets in life: The original Star Wars movies are better than the prequels, old actors like Harrison Ford always play opposite leading ladies who are 30 years younger, and the printer always jams shortly after your job reaches the front of the queue. What do you do when you walk in on your network printer while it’s printing all 133 pages of your report on the same line?

1. Start by yelling, “Fire”

Not really. But no one comes to your rescue if you yell, “Printer”

2. Find the printer’s online button and press it.

This step takes the printer offline so the server stops sending informa- tion to it and the printer stops. This doesn’t cure anything, but it stops the noise. If you must, turn the printer off.

3. Pull out the jammed paper and reinsert the good paper into the printer. Nicely.

4. Press the online button so that the printer resumes printing.

If the printer completely crumples up one or more pages of your document, you can reprint just the pages that were messed up. Just walk calmly to your computer, call up the Print dialog box from the program you used to print the document, select the pages you want to reprint, and choose the Print com- mand. Of course, if the printer ate the entire print job, you’ll have to reprint the entire thing. If you’re using Windows 2000, you can use the Print Queue to restart the print job from the first page. If you don’t want to mess with clearing the printer jam, just cancel the print job. Then, print your document again using another printer. Then act sur- prised when you hear someone shouting that the first printer is full of crum- pled paper. 43

Chapter 3: Using a Network Printer