The third is a printer attached to a computer and shared, via either a Windows, Mac or Unix computer. Luckily, whatever the case, Mac OS X makes it easy to connect to a shared printer.

Setting up a printer for macOS is easy, but there are enough little details that our guide to adding a printer to a Mac is quite helpful.

Next, head to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners and click the plus (+) button at the bottom to add your printer. Once the printer is added, you can start scanning documents to your Mac.

When your Mac fails to communicate with your printer, it can be a frustrating experience, especially when you need to print important documents. Here are some detailed steps and tips to help you ...

MacFixIt reader Mitch writes "I have one Hewlett Packard Laser printer under Mac OS X 10.2.6 that I have set up to print with as LPR using IP. I intended to delete a print job and deleted the ...