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   <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-19" status="draft"/>
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    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Jana Svarova</name>
      <email>jana.svarova@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

  <desc>How do I preconfigure my Samba printer</desc>
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<title>Configure a printer</title>

  <comment>
    <cite date="2013-03-19" href="mailto:jsvarova@gmail.com">Jana Svarova</cite>
    <p>Adapted from GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 694569</p>
  </comment>

  <p>This topic explains how to make printers, windows printers in particular,
  available in GNOME.</p>	

  <p>There is no preconfiguration needed for being able to install Samba 
  printers using gnome-control-center. To add a new Samba printer to your CUPS 
  (Common UNIX Printing System) server, simply follow the steps below.</p>

<steps>
  <title>Configure your printer</title>
  <item><p>Click <em>your name</em> at the top-right corner and from the 
  drop-down menu, choose <gui>Settings.</gui></p></item>
  <item><p>Click on the <gui>Printers</gui> icon.</p></item>
  <item><p>Unlock the <gui>Printers</gui> panel by clicking on the 
  <gui>Unlock</gui> button.</p></item>
  <item><p>Click the <key>+</key> key below the list of printers.</p></item>
  <item><p>If your printers are public, wait for the printers which are 
  available on your windows network to appear. Otherwise, type the address 
  of the Samba server and press <key>Enter</key>.</p></item>
  <item><p>When asked, authenticate yourself to Samba servers which need 
  authentication to show their printers.</p></item>
  <item><p>Select the printer to be installed.</p></item>
  <item><p>Press the <key>Add</key> key.</p></item>
  <item><p>From the drivers available on your computer, select a suitable driver
  for your printer.</p></item>
  <item><p>Press <key>Select</key>.</p></item>
</steps>

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