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Introduction

Did you know that you can easily print a document by dragging it a printer icon?

This How-To Article shows you how to set this up.

Drag and Print

First, you will need to create a printer icon on your Desktop (or any other folder).

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and select "Printers" from the menu that appears.

2. Drag the printer you would like to use to the Desktop.

3. This will create your shortcut.

4. Now, when you want to print a document or any other type of file, just drag it to this icon, and the printer will print the file.

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