Article ID: 180957
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh, when used with:
- Apple Mac OS 8.1
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SUMMARY
With Word 98 Macintosh Edition and OS 8.1 you can print using a network connection, TCP/IP, instead of AppleTalk. This article describes how to print using TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk in OS 8.1.
Printing Using TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk in OS 8.1
To print using TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk in OS 8.1, follow these steps:
- Obtain the IP address for the printer that you want to print to. This address should be available from the printer manual or from your network administrator.
- At your computer, dobule-click the Macintosh hard disk icon and open the following folder:
Apple Extras:Apple LaserWriter Software:Desktop Printer Utility
- Select Printer (LPR) from the list, and then click OK.
- In the new Untitled window, click the Change button in the Internet Printer section.
- Type the IP address in the Printer Address field, click Verify to make sure it's there, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Save As and give the printer a name that you can remember for its desktop icon (for example, South End Printer).
- On the File menu, click Quit to quit the Desktop Printer Utility.
- In the Finder, on the Printing menu, click Set Default Printer.
- On the File menu, click Print to print a Finder window to verify that it works. (If not, repeat steps 1-9 or contact Apple Support).
- In Microsoft Word, click Print on the File menu to print the document to the new printer with a TCP/IP address.
MORE INFORMATION
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is a networking protocol that provides communication across interconnected networks 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, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
169514 Overview of the Internet Connection Wizard
REFERENCES
"TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, The Protocols," W. Richard Stevens, pp 6, 7, 12, 13, Addison-Wesley, 1994.
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