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 ===== Adding your printers ===== ===== Adding your printers =====
  
-No printers are installed by default on our Windows 7 workstations. Instead you must manually connect to the printer(s) you need. You will only need to do this once, and it will be remembered by windows.+No printers are installed by default. Instead you must manually connect to the printer(s) you need. You will only need to do this once, and it will be remembered by windows.
  
   * You should find a shortcut on your desktop called "Phys & Astro Printers". Open it by double-clicking.   * You should find a shortcut on your desktop called "Phys & Astro Printers". Open it by double-clicking.
-    * if you can't find that shortcut, you can go to the start menu and type ''\\spa-printserver\'' into the "Search programs and files" box.+    * if you can't find that shortcut, you can go to the start menu and type ''\\print.cse.umn.edu'' into the "Search programs and files" box.
   * Find the printer you would like, and double-click it.   * Find the printer you would like, and double-click it.
-    * If you're not sure what the different printers are, [[https://www.physics.umn.edu/resources/myphys/network/printers.html|a list is available in MyPhys]]. Most printer names include their room number.+Most printer names include their room number and are prefixed with spa-.
     * It will automatically download a driver and connect to the printer, and should now appear in your "Devices and Printers" area.     * It will automatically download a driver and connect to the printer, and should now appear in your "Devices and Printers" area.
-  * Next, set your default printer (next section)+  * Optionally, set your default printer (next section)
  
 ===== Changing the Default Printer ===== ===== Changing the Default Printer =====
computing/department/windows/printing.1383835886.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/11/07 08:51 by allan