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.