Getting started 4-9Getting ready to printAfter you have attached your printer to your computer as described on the Setupposter, you need to install the correct printer driver for the operating system you areusing. A printer driver is a file that describes the characteristics of your printer to thesoftware. The software then uses the file to convert your text and graphics into aform that your printer can understand.Windows 98 contains printer drivers for many popular printers. If you find thatWindows 98 does not have the driver for your printer, use the printer driversprovided with the printer.Windows Help provides instructions for installing the driver for your printer. Toaccess these instructions, follow these steps:1. From the Windows 98 desktop, click on the Start button.2. Click on Help.3. The "Windows Help" folder appears.4. Click on the Index tab at the top of the folder.5. In the first box, type:printer6. The second box automatically displays a list of tasks related to the printer.Click on Printer setup, click on the Display button, and then click on To setup a printer for instructions.7. As you follow the instructions, you will need to indicate:• The manufacturer and the model of your printer. If you do not see themanufacturer or model name of your printer in the list, see if your printercame with a diskette or CD-ROM that has a driver for Windows 98. If so,follow the instructions for using the diskette or CD-ROM.Or, your printer may have an emulation mode that allows it to print like oneof the printers in the list. Look in the documentation that came with yourprinter to find information on emulation modes. Then select the name ofone of the printers it can emulate in this list.• The default port for your printer. Select the LPT1: Printer port option.
