Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac

You can use any printer connected to your Mac with Windows programs.

Note: This functionality is also available for Linux with Parallels Tools installed.

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.

Share Printers Connected to Your Mac

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
   • Click Actions in the Parallels Desktop menu bar at the top of the screen and choose Configure.
2. Click Hardware and select Shared Printers.

   Note: The Shared Printers pane is available for Windows 2000 and newer versions of Windows.

3. Select Share Mac printers with Windows.

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.

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
   • Click Actions in the Parallels Desktop menu bar at the top of the screen and choose Configure.
2. Click Hardware and select Shared Printers.
3. Deselect Synchronize default printer.

Now you can set a new default printer in Windows the way you normally would.