Printing Problems can Cause Many Headaches

Murphy's Law dictates that when you need your printer the most it will seem to have a mind of its own. You hit several buttons on your printer with no response. The printer has gone haywire and you are wits end. Before you throw the printer out the window to its death, take a look at the following printing problems that could be at the root of this situation.

Any hardware attached to your computer, such as your printer, needs directions from the computer on what jobs to perform. You computer needs to have a print driver installed that can communicate with your specific printer. It is important to have the correct printer driver or your printer won't work.

How often do you use your printer? Perhaps you have run out of printer ink. You can determine whether this is the case if you click on the properties icon for your printer. You must replace your printer ink cartridge with the exact same make and model to ensure that it will print correctly. Take the old cartridge to the office supply store to make sure that you don't buy the wrong ink cartridge. Ask for help from the store staff to make sure you buy the right ink cartridge.

Another printer affliction is jammed paper. Especially if you pulled the paper out of the printer only to have small pieces wedged in the innerworkings of the printer. If this occurs you need to carefully pick through the printer to find all the lose paper pieces. Then hit the paper feed button to get yourself back in business.

Let's say you hit "print" and then realized that you don't have any paper in the printer. You may be tempted to stick more paper in the printer while the print job is initiating. However, this doesn't always work. The safest bet is to hit the reset button or paper feed after you put in the paper. You can also cancel the print job and start over.

During the course of the day, it is not uncommon for things to get hectic. It is an easy thing to disconnect the connection between the printer and your computer. Without this connection, your computer is no longer telling the printer what to do.

It is probably safest to first shut down your entire computer before reattaching the connection. On some systems you can get away without taking this extra step.

However, it may confuse your computer and send it into a tizzy if you just plug the cord back in so it is best to play it safe and turn the computer off first. Then, just reattach it and restart your computer.

Printing malfunctions can be the cause of migraine headaches because you can bet that they will occur when you can least afford them. By just remaining calm and going through the techniques listed above, you can isolate the problem and fix it in no time unless the darn thing has simply had it!

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