The other option that can be configured through the Sharing tab is driver support for print clients other than Windows 2000 clients. If you choose to share the printer, you also need to specify a share name, which will be seen by the network users.įIGURE 11.10 The Sharing tab of the printer Properties dialog box The Sharing tab of the printer Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 11.10, allows you to specify whether the printer will be configured as a local printer or as a shared network printer. If the print job doesn't print or doesn't print correctly (it might print just one character per page, for example), you will know that the print driver isn't compatible. For example, you might use the Print Test Page option in a situation where no print driver is available for a print device and you want to try to use a compatible print driver. This option is especially useful in troubleshooting printing problems.

The Print Test Page button at the bottom of the General tab of the printer Properties tab allows you to print a test page.

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