If you have two different printers attached to a computer you need what?

Answer 1

Some applications software is

Answer 2

I can answer your question for Microsoft Windows operating system.

I am not a Macintosh user, so I can only offer intelligent guesses for a Mac, but I suspect you are using a Windows machine.

Also, I have extremely limited experience with Windows Vista operating system (and strongly advise against using Vista), so again, I can only offer intelligent guesses.

When you go to print a document from Windows you use the following Menu selections:

FILE

PRINT

At which point a Pop-up window appears, labeled "Print" at the top.

The first region of the window is labeled "Printer", and it has a line labeled "Name". This refers to the name of the printer, and has a drop-down menu associated with it. Click on the down arrow at the far right of the drop-down menu and you will see a list of all the printers that are installed for use by your PC. Here is where you chose which printer your document will be sent to.

There is a "Properties" button to the right of the drop-down menu. You can use this to set various properties of the printer, such as telling a color printer to print in only black-and-white, or to use Landscape or Portrait mode for the orientation on the paper; and lots of other stuff that you shouldn't play with yet until you've had more experience. (Or asked more questions--next time say what operating system you are using and my answers can be more focused.)

For a Mac, there is probably a similar way to select the printer name once you have issued a PRINT command.

An additional note: If your PC is connected to a telephone modem, you can send FAXes with the PRINT command. You can install FAX software, and use FAX as one of your Printer options. (You can also receive FAXes, but that is a different discussion for a different day.)

If you have installed the FAX software, Click the START button in the lower left corner of the screen, and from this menu select "Help and Support". When you get the Help and Support window, find the SEARCH area near the top of the screen and search for "FAX". I am using Windows XP, and the result of my search gives me seven topics, including "Using Fax" which provides the information for installing the FAX capability.

Good Luck,

- Dr. Q

Answer 3

You can have as many printers as you have available ports.

Answer 4

You would simply need drivers installed for each of them. When printing, they should both show up under the list of printers; choose the one you would like to print from.