How to Share Mac Printers

Connect a printer��s USB cable to the USB port of one of the Macs on the local network. Turn on the printer. Go to ��File�� and select ��System Preferences�� from the drop-down menu on the Mac on which the printer is connected.
Click on the ��Print & Fax�� icon beneath ��Hardware�� in the window that appears. Select the printer that has just been connected from the ��Printers�� list in the left column of the window that appears.
Click the ��Share this printer on the network�� checkbox to the right of ��Printers.�� Click ��Show All�� at the top of the window to return to the ��System Preferences�� window. Click on the ��Sharing�� icon beneath ��Internet & WIreless�� in the window that appears.
Check the ��Printer Sharing�� checkbox in the left column of the window that appears. Check the name of the printer in the ��Printers�� column to the right of ��Printer Sharing.
Select ��Can Print�� from the ��Everyone�� drop-down menu to the right of ��Printers.�� Close the window by clicking the red button at the upper left corner.



Go to ��File�� and select ��System Preferences�� from the drop-down menu on a Mac that is to share the printer.
Click on the ��Print & Fax�� icon beneath ��Hardware�� in the window that appears.
Select the printer that has been connected from the ��Printers�� list in the left column of the window that appears.
Click the ��Share this printer on the network�� checkbox to the right of ��Printers.��
Click the red button at the upper left corner to close the window.