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Controlling the use of your printer by others
After you turn on the sharing feature, you still have complete
control over the shared printer:
m You can turn sharing on or off at any time.
m You can type a password in the Sharing Setup dialog box so
only those who know the password can use your printer.
m You can use the Print Monitor program in your Macintosh
system software to view a list of print jobs that have been sent
to your printer, and to delete any jobs in the list.
The Print Monitor program is available when you have
Background Printing turned on in the Chooser, and comes on
automatically when others use your shared printer. Refer to your
Macintosh User’s Guide for more information about the Print
Monitor program.
v Your computer’s performance: When others use your printer,
their documents are printed in the background so your work
is not interrupted. While your computer is printing in the
background, you may experience an occasional pause or other
symptoms of reduced performance. v
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