Microsoft KB Archive/288295

= OFF2001: How to Print by Using TCP/IP on OS 9.x =

Article ID: 288295

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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 * Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q288295



SUMMARY
With Office 2001 for Mac and OS 9.x, you can print by using a network connection, TCP/IP, instead of AppleTalk. This article describes how to print by using TCP/IP.



MORE INFORMATION
To print by using TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk in OS 9.x, follow these steps:
 * 1) Obtain the IP address for the printer. You can obtain the IP address from the printer or your network administrator. The IP address is usually included on a test page. To learn how to print a test page directly from your printer, refer to the printer manual.
 * 2) Open the Desktop Printer Utility program, which is located in your hard disk:Apple Extras:Apple LaserWriter Software folder.

NOTE: If you do not have this utility installed, you can install it from the Apple OS CD-ROM.
 * 1) Select Printer (LPR) from the list of available printers to create in the New Desktop Printer dialog box, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click Change in the LPR Printer section.
 * 3) Type the IP address in the Printer Address field, click Verify to make sure the address is there, and then click OK.
 * 4) Click Change in the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) section, find the PPD for your printer, and then click Select.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Save As, give the printer a name, and then click Save.
 * 6) On the File menu, click Quit.
 * 7) On the desktop, select the new printer icon, and then click Set as Default on the Printing menu.
 * 8) On the File menu, click Print Window to verify that the printer works. (If it does not work, repeat steps 1 through 10, verifying that the IP address is correct. Or, contact Apple Support.)
 * 9) Open the program that you want to print from, and then select Print on the File menu.

The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is a networking protocol that provides communication across interconnected networks that are made up of computers with diverse hardware architectures and various operating systems. TCP/IP can be used to communicate with Windows NT systems, with devices that use other Microsoft networking products, and with non-Microsoft systems, such as Apple operating systems. For additional information about TCP/IP or setting up your computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

169514 Overview of the Internet Connection Wizard

