How to set default Printer in Chrome

This tutorial is going to look at how to change your default printer for use with Google Chrome

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Introduction:

In this tutorial you will learn how to set default printer in chrome so you can easily and quickly print documents from within the browser.

Step # 1 -- Opening the Print Dialog Box

Start Google Chrome. In the top right hand corner of the browser you will notice an icon with three vertical lines, this is Chromes settings icon, click it. From here, click on the "Print..." option in the menu.

Step # 2 -- Open Further Print Options

This will open the "Print" window. On the left is an area with all the print settings. Scroll down to the bottom of this frame and click on the "Print using system dialog..." link. This will open another window called "Print".

Step # 3 -- Choosing a New Printer

This window will have all the printers that are available for your machine to use. Locate the printer that you want to set as default and right click on it, here we are making "Epson Stylus Photo R200" the default. Click the "Set as Default Printer" option. Click "Apply" then "Cancel" and that is how to set default printer in chrome.

Step # 4 -- Using the Default Printer

Unfortunately it is a known bug in Chrome that it won't default to this new printer in the standard print window. In order to print from the new default printer you need to click on the "Print using system dialog..." link we used earlier. From here you can see that it has chosen the default printer as we wanted. Simply click "Print" when you want to use this default printer.