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dfp_1
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January 4, 2020
Question

Photoshop sees no printers

  • January 4, 2020
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When I attempt to print a photograph that I’ve modified in Photoshop in my desktop MAC, a window opens that says:
There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer and reopened any documents.

I can’t find any information about how to select a printer.

Other applications are able to print from both my laser printer and my color printer. In fact, I saved this photo from Photoshop as a jpg file, and the Preview program was able to print it (though it looks darker than I mean it to be.)

So my issue is, How can I print photos from Photoshop directly?  How can I get Photoshop to SEE my printers?  I'm new to MACs, so please assume I don't know much about this.

 

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peterc35245230
Participant
September 27, 2021

I FIXED THIS! I updated my Creative Cloud and then specifically updated my latest version of Photoshop. Now it works. I am still keeping my old version of Photoshop just in case my favorite plug-in (Nik Filters) becomes incompatible with the new update. HOPE THIS WORKS, GUYS! I was going crazy, too.

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dfp_1Author
Participant
January 6, 2020

Yes.  My three printers are listed in System Preferences, and all programs that can print, EXCEPT FOR PHOTOSHOP, show them as available.  Even Acrobat.  Photoshop doesn't seem to know about any printers.  All I get from Photoshop is the window with this message: "There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer and reopened any documents."  This baffles me.

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    coldsaber22
    Participant
    January 31, 2020

    i am having the same trouble with hp 13nr and epson 1430,  same error window

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    dfp_1Author
    Participant
    January 5, 2020

    My point is, I don't get ANYTHING other than "There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer and reopened any documents."  All my other mac programs, and even Acrobet,  that can print see all three of my printers.  With photoshop, that wording in quotes is ALL I see.  I'm not given choices of printers in any way.

    In earlier searches, I think I saw something about profiles, and something about Root.  How do I provide Photoshop with a list of printers for me to choose from?  And I'll say again that I recently switched from windows to a new Mac, and I'm still learning basics.

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    January 6, 2020

    Have you looked in System Preferences to see what printers are listed?

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    January 5, 2020

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    dfp_1Author
    Participant
    January 5, 2020

    I don't get anything like that window on the right.  I only get a little window that says "There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer and reopened any documents."  How can I get a window like the one you are pointing to?

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    dfp_1Author
    Participant
    January 5, 2020

    If it helps, I'm trying to print to an HP color printer.  But my MAC also knows about my Canon laser printer and a second HP color printer in my wife's office downstairs.  Firefox and Thunderbird allow me to choose any of the three, for example.

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