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  <info>

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

    <link type="seealso" xref="user-admin-explain"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.7.1" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2014-09-22" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-29" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Jim Campbell</name>

      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>

      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Jana Svarova</name>

      <email>jana.svarova@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2013</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">

      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>

      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2014</years>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

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

    <mal:credit xmlns:mal="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="translator copyright">

      <mal:name>David Aguilera</mal:name>

      <mal:email>david.aguilera.moncusi@gmail.com</mal:email>

      <mal:years>2011</mal:years>

    </mal:credit>

  </info>

  <title>Set the default printer</title>

  
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.

  <note>

    
You need <link xref="user-admin-explain">administrative privileges</link>

    on the system to set the default printer.

  </note>

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Printers</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click <gui>Printers</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select your desired default printer from the list of available

      printers.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click the <gui>Unlock</gui> button in the top-right corner and enter

      your password.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select the <gui>Default printer</gui> checkbox.

    </item>

  </steps>

  
When you print in an application, the default printer is automatically

  used, unless you choose a different printer.

</page>