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🖨️ How to Set Your Printer as Default (Windows & Mac)

This guide walks you through setting your printer as the default printer on both Windows and Mac. Setting a default printer ensures your labels automatically print to the correct device without needing to select it every time.

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If your labels are printing to the wrong printer or not printing at all, it’s often because your preferred printer is not set as the default. This is especially important when using tools like AccelerList, where quick and consistent printing is required. Follow the steps below based on your device.


💻 For Windows

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✅ Steps

  1. Open Control Panel

  2. Click Devices and Printers

  3. Locate your printer (e.g., Rollo, Zebra, Dymo, Brother)

  4. Right-click your printer

  5. Click “Set as default printer”

👉 A green checkmark will appear on the default printer


⚠️ Important (Very Common Issue)

Windows may override your default printer automatically.

To fix this:

  1. Go to Settings → Bluetooth & Devices → Printers & Scanners

  2. Turn OFF:

    • “Let Windows manage my default printer”


🍎 For Mac

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✅ Steps

  1. Click the Apple menu ()

  2. Go to System Settings (or System Preferences)

  3. Click Printers & Scanners

  4. At the bottom, find “Default Printer”

  5. Select your printer from the dropdown


💡 Tip

  • Avoid setting to:

    • “Last Printer Used”

  • Instead, choose your actual label printer (e.g., Rollo, Zebra)


⚠️ Common Issues & Fixes

Issue

Fix

Printer keeps changing

Turn off auto-manage (Windows)

Wrong printer selected

Re-set as default

Nothing prints

Ensure printer is online & connected

Multiple printers listed

Remove unused printers


💡 Pro Tip (AccelerList Users)

Always set your label printer as default to:

  • Speed up workflow

  • Avoid misprints

  • Prevent sending labels to the wrong device

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