How to Set Up Your .printers File

1. Log in on your system as yourself.

2. Start the file editor you want to use.

   You'll use the editor to create a .printers file in your home directory.

3. (Optional) Set up the _default alias to make a specific printer your default printer, using an entry similar to the one shown in the following example.

   _default printer

4. (Optional) Set up the _all alias to define the printers affected when you cancel a print request or check the status of printers, using an entry similar to the one shown in the next example.

   _all printer1, printer2, printer3

5. Save the file as .printers in your home directory.