Clear the Print Queue How to clear the print queue if your printer won't print
The Print queue won't clear. If your printer won't print - what do you do???  Most people's answer is ask it to print again.  Now the printer is unable to print two documents instead of just one.   Now what? Ask it to print again?  Many people do.  The result is that one or more documents become stuck in the print queue. You need to clear the print queue. To clear the print queue and get the printer printing again, follow the instructions below. And when you've finished check out our computer humour section for a little light relief.  Better than shouting at the printer and cheaper than smashing the computer.	If you found this article helpful, why not join our mailing list?  We won't bombard you with emails, but we will let you know when something new is added to the site.  You can unsubscribe at any time.  Join the Mailing List Enter your name and email address below: Name: Email: Subscribe  Unsubscribe  Get your Free Mailing List by Bravenet.com
TURN THE PRINTER OFF Look for the printer icon at the bottom right of your computer screen Point the mouse at it.  A message should appear telling you how many documents there are in the print queue DOUBLE CLICK on the printer icon If you can't see the printer icon, you click on Start/control panel/printers and then double click on your printer to open the print queue dialog box. This should open up a box showing all the documents in the print queue   To clear the print queue: SINGLE Click on the first document so that it is highlighted Then click on the word 'document' in the menu bar (between 'printer' and 'view') A drop down menu will appear Click on 'Cancel' to cancel the document Delete all the documents in the list The last document probably wont disappear from the list until you TURN THE PRINTER ON.