在Windows 10中添加打印机时,会为其指定一个默认名称。例如,制造商名称(例如Brother或Canon)后跟该特定设备的型号。因此,如果您在同一网络上有多台打印机,可能会让人感到困惑。如果您只有一台打印机,那么您可以为其指定一个更容易识别的名称。
如果您有不止一台,一台打印机可能对打印图片有用,而另一台更适合打印文档。在Windows 10中使用不同的名称(例如“照片打印机”和“文档打印机”)重命名您的打印机可能会有所帮助。这样做可以帮助减轻以后要选择哪一个的头痛。此外,当打印机名称简化时,它可以帮助您的家人选择打印机。
您可以通过多种方式在Windows 10中重命名打印机。您可以浏览Windows 10设置或控制面板(Control Panel)。
在设置中重命名您的打印机
让我们进入Windows设置,开始在Windows 10中重命名您的打印机。
- 按住键盘上的Windows键和I键,或选择开始(Start)菜单并选择设置图标。
- 在设置菜单中,选择设备(Devices)。
- 接下来,在屏幕左侧,选择设备下的打印机和扫描仪(Printers and scanners)。
- 从您要重命名的列表中选择打印机。
- 您将看到三个选项:打开(Open)队列、管理(Manage)和删除(Remove)设备。选择管理(Manage)。
- 在下一个屏幕上,选择打印机属性(Printer properties)。
- 您将在窗口顶部看到打印机名称所在的文本区域。只需(Just)单击该区域并键入您希望打印机在 Windows 10 计算机上标记的内容。
- 最后,只需按Enter,或选择OK。
您现在可以看到您为打印机指定的新名称已保存到该打印机。现在您可以轻松访问打印机,并确保为您的打印任务选择了正确的打印机。
通过控制面板(Control Panel)重命名您的打印机(Printer)
让我们看看如何使用控制面板(Control Panel)而不是Windows设置来重命名您的打印机。
1. 在Windows任务栏的搜索栏中,键入“控制面板”。选择控制面板(Control Panel)图标下的打开(Open)。
2. 在控制面板(Control Panel)窗口中,选择硬件和声音(Hardware and Sound)。
3. 接下来,选择设备和打印机(Devices and Printers)。
4. 现在您将看到设备、多媒体(Multimedia)设备和打印机(Printers)。列出的设备可能会有所不同,但这就是您将在此 Windows 10 设置中看到的内容。转到打印机(Printer)区域并选择您要重命名的打印机。
5. 接下来,右键单击所需的打印机并选择打印机属性(Printer properties)。
6. 选择顶部文本区域并输入打印机的新名称。
7. 最后,按计算机键盘上的Enter键,或选择OK。
现在,您为打印机选择的新名称将显示出来,就是这样,一切就绪。
在Windows 10(Windows 10)中重命名打印机是一个简单而轻松的过程。尽管有几个步骤,但我们希望本指南对您有所帮助。
How To Rename a Printer in Windows 10
Whеn adding a рrinter in Windows 10, it’ѕ giνen a default name. The manufacturer name such as Brother or Canon, for example, followed by the model number of that specific device. Because of this, it may get confusing if you have multiрle printers on the same network. If уou only hаve one printеr, then you can assign it a name that’s easier for you to recоgnize.
If you have more than one, one printer might be useful for printing pictures, whereas the other is better suited for printing documents. It could help to rename your printers in Windows 10 with different names such as “photo printer” and “document printer”. Doing so can help alleviate the headache of figuring out which one to choose later on. Plus, it can help your family select printers when those printers have simplified names.
There are a couple of ways you can go about renaming a printer in Windows 10. You can go through the Windows 10 settings or the Control Panel.
Renaming Your Printer in Settings
Let’s head into the Windows settings to begin the process of renaming your printer(s) in Windows 10.
- Hold down the Windows key and I key on your keyboard, or select the Start menu and select the settings icon.
- In the settings menu, select Devices.
- Next, on the left-hand side of your screen, select Printers and scanners under Devices.
- Choose the printer from the list you’d like to rename.
- You’ll see three choices: Open queue, Manage, and Remove device. Select Manage.
- On the next screen, select Printer properties.
- You’ll see the text area where the printer’s name is on the top of the window. Just click in that area and type what you’d like your printer to be labeled on your Windows 10 computer.
- Finally, just press Enter, or select OK.
You can now see the new name you’ve given your printer is saved to that printer. Now you can easily access the printer and be sure you’ve selected the right one for your printing task.
Renaming Your Printer Through Control Panel
Let’s take a look at how you can use the Control Panel instead of Windows settings to rename your printer.
1. In the search bar on the Windows taskbar, type “control panel”. Select Open under the icon for the Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, select Hardware and Sound.
3. Next, select Devices and Printers.
4. Now you’ll see Devices, Multimedia devices and Printers. The devices listed can vary, but this is what you’ll see in this Windows 10 setup. Go to the Printer area and select the printer you’d like to rename.
5. Next, right-click the desired printer and select Printer properties.
6. Select the top text area and type in the printer’s new name.
7. Finally, press the Enter key on your computer keyboard, or select OK.
Now the new name you’ve selected for the printer will get displayed and that’s it, you’re all set.
Renaming a printer in Windows 10 is an easy and painless process. Even though there are several steps, we hope this guide has been helpful to you.