Chapter 10. Printing and Scanning

10. Printing and Scanning

In this section:

• Printing from a Program

• Printing a Document

• Specifying a Default Printer

• Controlling Your Printing

• Printing Your Photographs

• Printing Web Pages

• Creating an XPS Document

• Scanning a Picture

• Scanning Anything

Had a frustrating experience with a surly printer? This section of the book will guide you painlessly through the printing process. If you have multiple printers installed on your computer, we'll show you how to designate one as your default printerthat is, the one you set up to automatically print all your documentsand how to target another printer when you can't or don't want to use the default printer.

We know you'll welcome a great feature in Windows Vistaa wizard that makes it really easy to print your photographs. With just a few clicks, you can choose the sizes and orientation, the number of copies you want, and the way the pictures will be laid out on the page. If you've ever printed a Web page and been unhappily surprised by the chaotic result, you'll appreciate the ability Internet Explorer gives you to print readable Web pages. We'll also discuss creating and printing a document in the new universal XPS format, which makes it possible for your document to look exactly the same as it did originally even if you open or print it on a different computer. If you have a scanner, you can access it from the Windows Photo Gallery and directly scan and digitize just about anything. It's easy and fun to do, and it gives you a great variety of images to add color and interest to your documents.