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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="printing-setup-default-printer">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="printing#setup" />

    <desc>Pick the printer that you use most often.</desc>

    <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="candidate"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

  <title>Set the default printer</title>
  <p>If you have more than one printer available, you can select which will be
 your default printer. You may want to pick the printer you use most often.</p>
  <note>
    <p>You need administrative privileges on the system to set the default
    printer.</p>
  </note>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select your desired default printer from the list of available printers.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click the <gui>Unlock</gui> button in the top-right corner and enter
      your password.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the <gui>Default</gui> option.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>When you print in an application, the default printer is automatically
 used, unless you choose a different printer for that specific output.</p>
</page>
