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Network Basics NETWORK PRINTING Printer drivers The printer driver is the last major component to consider in network printing. This driver is system software that converts a document in your computer to a form that makes sense for the printer. When you print from an application on your computer, it is the printer driver that converts the layout on your screen to the ones and zeros that the printer takes as input. When the printer receives this information, it converts the ones and zeros into a correctly printed page. The installer program for network printing needs to have the printer driver to complete the installation. It usually turns out that the trickiest thing about the installation is knowing where to find the driver. You may be able to find the driver on the CD that came with your printer, on the Web, or on your operating system CD. If you previously had file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0060.HTM (1 of 2) [5/20/2003 3:45:15 PM]

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Network Basics
NETWORK PRINTING
Printer drivers
The printer driver is the
last major component to
consider in network
printing. This driver is
system software that
converts a document in
your computer to a form
that makes sense for the
printer.
When you print from an
application on your
computer, it is the printer
driver that converts the
layout on your screen to
the ones and zeros that
the printer takes as input.
When the printer receives
this information, it
converts the ones and
zeros into a correctly
printed page.
The installer program for
network printing needs to
have the printer driver to
complete the installation.
It usually turns out that
the trickiest thing about
the installation is
knowing where to find the
driver. You may be able to
find the driver on the CD
that came with your
printer, on the Web, or on
your operating system
CD. If you previously had
file:///C|/Bottlecap_Structure_26--TestMerge/DOCS/EN/NETBASIC/FNP0060.HTM (1 of 2) [5/20/2003 3:45:15 PM]