Jim Campbell
jcampbell@gnome.org
Paul W. Frields
stickster@gmail.com
Jana Svarova
jana.svarova@gmail.com 2013
Pick the printer that you use most often.
Adam Matoušek
adamatousek@gmail.com 2012

# Set the default printer

If you have more than one printer available, you can select which will be your default printer. You may want to pick the printer you use most often.

You need administrative privileges on the system to set the default printer.

Open the Activities overview and start typing Printers.

Click Printers.

Select your desired default printer from the list of available printers.

Click the Unlock button in the top-right corner and enter your password.

Select the Default option.

When choosing from the list of available printers, you can filter the printer search results by specifying a name or location of the printer (for example, 1st floor or entrance).

The search results filtering is available only in the dialog for addition of new printers.

When you print in an application, the default printer is automatically used, unless you choose a different printer for that specific output.