More on Printing Defaults at the Reference Desk

Everyone knows that we've had trouble with the two reference desk computers changing their default print settings -- from the HP LaserJet 1300 under the desk to Adobe PDF or to the color printer in Admin Services. Al Q. has suggested two ways to keep this from happening. First, we should always log in the machine on the lower desk as lamref, and log in the other "standup" machine with our personal login and password. Don't log in both machines as lamref, or they'll try to find different printers. Along with this, while you're on the reference desk, be sure that your office computer is logged off. Because these precautions won't work for the reference prefects (who use lamref on both computers), I'm going to find out from Al what it would take to get a second lamref account. Finally, it never hurts to check that the computers at the desk are both set to "hp LaserJet 1300" as their default. To do this, go to Start > Settings > Printers, right-click the printer you want to use as default printer, and then click "Set as Default Printer." A check mark should appear next to the printer icon in the Printers menu.