There are few things more annoying that sending an important document to print, only for the printer to cough and splutter when attempting to complete the job.
Slow Printing
Need to get that large report printed but the office machine is operating at a snail’s pace? You needn’t sit by with a glum face, it is possible to change your print settings to achieve a faster printing pace. By printing in draft mode, you may be able to increase the page per minute speed of the machine – although the quality may decrease slightly, so it’s best reserving this tactic for jobs which don’t need the highest-clarity.
Slow WiFi Printing
And if you still think there’s room for extra speed on any prints over the WiFi connection, there may be a very layman’s solution – simply moving the printer and router closer together.
No-Cancel Print Jobs
If you’ve sent a job to the printer but decided to cancel before completion, you can sometimes become stuck in that irritating continuous cancelling limbo. When this occurs it is usually caused by a software failure, so the best solution is to delete the print job off the computer and then turn the printer off and on. When the printer is rebooted, hopefully all queued and cancelled jobs will be cleared, and you can print with gay abandon.
Clogged Paper
Perhaps the most common of all printer problems, one clogged sheet can quickly bring all your print jobs grinding to a halt. The best solution to this problem is by taking preventative measures, carefully placing all paper in the input tray to begin with. However, if it’s too late for told-you-so, you’ll need to carefully inspect the printer and locate the jam. Then slowly pull the paper through the location of the jam, ensuring you don’t rip the paper or damage the printer.
Print Jobs Going to the Wrong Machine
The phantom printer problem, when print jobs seem to go everywhere except for where they are intended. The quickest way to remedy this issue is to go into Devices and Printers (or similar) in Windows’ Start menu, or in a Mac’s Finder, and set your desired printer as default.
