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Printer tutorials

From the box to your first scan

Follow the printer lessons in order, or jump to the stage you’re stuck on. They work for most home inkjet and laser printers, whatever the brand.

  1. 1Set upPrinter Setup for Beginners: From Box to First Print
  2. 2Connect to Wi-FiHow to Connect a Printer to Wi-Fi and Your Laptop
  3. 3Install driversHow to Install and Update Printer Drivers Safely
  4. 4PrintHow to Print From a Laptop: Print Settings and Double-Sided Printing
  5. 5ScanHow to Scan Documents to Your Computer and to PDF
  6. 6Fix problemsPrinter Offline or Not Printing? Step-by-Step Fixes

Something not working? Printer Offline or Not Printing? Step-by-Step Fixes · Paper Jams, Blank Pages and Faded Prints: Print Quality Help · How to Install and Update Printer Drivers Safely

Beginner pathways

Short learning paths

Each path is a few tutorials that build on each other. Work through them in order at your own pace.

Path 1

My first computer

From switching it on to finding your files.

  1. Computer Basics for Beginners: Parts, Ports and First Steps
  2. How to Set Up a New Laptop or Desktop Computer
  3. Files and Folders Basics: Organize, Find and Use Shortcuts
  4. How to Take a Screenshot on Windows and Mac

Path 2

Get a printer working

Connect it, install it and print your first page.

  1. Printer Setup for Beginners: From Box to First Print
  2. How to Connect a Printer to Wi-Fi and Your Laptop
  3. How to Print From a Laptop: Print Settings and Double-Sided Printing
  4. How to Print From a Phone or Tablet

Path 3

Keep a computer healthy

Updates, security, speed and backups.

  1. How to Update Windows and Fix Update Problems
  2. Windows Security Basics: Accounts, Updates and Protection
  3. Computer Running Slow? A Step-by-Step Speed-Up Tutorial
  4. How to Back Up Your Computer Files

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  • Printer Tutorials

    How to Connect a Printer to Wi-Fi and Your Laptop

    Learn how to connect a printer to Wi-Fi with its screen, a WPS button or the maker's app, then connect the printer to your laptop or computer.

    Beginner20–40 minutes

  • Printer Tutorials

    Printer Offline or Not Printing? Step-by-Step Fixes

    Fix a printer offline or not printing problem step by step: check the connection, clear a stuck print queue, reset the printer status and reconnect.

    Beginner10–30 minutes

  • Computer & Laptop Tutorials

    Computer Running Slow? A Step-by-Step Speed-Up Tutorial

    Computer running slow? Work through safe, built-in fixes on Windows and Mac: restarts, updates, startup apps, disk space, browser tabs and malware scans.

    Beginner30–60 minutes

  • Internet & Networking

    How to Connect a Computer or Laptop to Wi-Fi

    How to connect a laptop to Wi-Fi on Windows or a Mac, understand your home network and router, and fix a computer that won't connect to the internet.

    Beginner15 minutes

  • Printer Tutorials

    How to Scan Documents to Your Computer and to PDF

    How to scan documents to a computer on Windows or a Mac, save them as PDF or JPG, scan several pages into one file and fix common scanner problems.

    Beginner15 minutes

  • Computer Skills & How-to

    How to Take a Screenshot on Windows and Mac

    Learn how to take a screenshot on Windows or a Mac: capture the whole screen, a window or an area, find the saved file, mark it up and share it.

    Beginner10 minutes

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