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Use Windows on Your Mac
Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac
If you selected "Like a Mac" when you installed and set up Windows, you can use any printer
connected to your Mac with Windows programs. (If you selected "Like a PC", see below for
instructions on sharing printers connected to your Mac.)
To print a document from a Windows program:
• Open the document and simply print it the way you normally would (for example, choose File >
Print).
In the print window, you can choose any printer that's connected to your Mac.
Set a New Default Printer
By default, Windows is set to use the same default printer as your Mac. To use a different default
printer for Windows.
5 Do one of the following:
• Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Configure.
• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine
> Configure.
6 Click Hardware and select Print.
Note: The Print pane is available for Windows 2000 and newer versions of Windows.
7 Deselect Synchronize default printer.
Now you can set a new default printer in Windows the way you normally would.
Share Printers Connected to Your Mac
If you didn't select "Like a Mac" when you installed and set up Windows, you can set printers
connected to your Mac to be available to Windows programs by doing the following:
1 Do one of the following:
• Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon
in the menu bar and choose Configure.
• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine
> Configure.
2 Click Hardware and select Print.
3 Select Add all Mac printers.
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