My printer will not print.?

Question

it says printer offline. how can I get to printer ready?

Answer 1

For XP

Turn printer on

Start

Settings

Printers and faxes

Left click the printer icon

Click the word printer

Remove check from use printer offline, and make sure it is set as default printer and restart your computer



For Windows 7

Turn printer on

Start

Programs

Devices and Printers

Right click the printer icon

Click see what’s printing

Click the word printer

Remove check from use printer offline

Make sure it is your default printer and restart your computer



MAC

Turn printer on

1 - Open System Preferences by clicking on the icon in the Dock.



2 - Go to the Print & Fax control panel under the Hardware category.



3 - Select the printer you want to take online from the list on the left side of the screen. Then click on the "Open Print Queue" button.



4 - Click on the "Resume Printer" button at the top of the queue window to change the printer from offline to online. Now, restart your computer

Answer 2

there are several possible reasons, the simplest one is that in the printer settings it is set to "work offline" and you simply un-tick the box and it will reset.

Find the Printer in your Devices & Printers list, right click and check

While there open the Properties and check if there is anything perhaps stuck in the print queue, if there is then delete it.

You can try switching the printer off, unplug from the mains, shutdown the PC, reboot and then plug in the Printer and switch it on, if set to offline it should ask if you want to go online.

Answer 3

There are a number of possible reasons. Most can be fixed by switching everything off then switching it on again. If that doesn't work, check the printer lead carefully and make sure that the paper path in the printer is clear. For more specific answers, we'd need to know what type of printer and how it's connected.

Answer 4

a. Click Start, go to Control Panel and select Hardware and Sound.

b. Click Printer.

c. If the Printer is offline, it shows “Offline” status. If the Printer is online it shows “Ready”.

d. If the Printer is offline, set it to online.

e. Right-click on the printer and select “Use Printer Online”.

f. The display should change to ready when the printer is set to online.



Step 2:

If still you are facing issues, then update the printer driver. This should fix the problem.

Update drivers: recommended links

windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Update-drivers-recommended-links

Answer 5

I think just reinstall the printer, its 100% works.