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== Manually Installing a New Locally Connected Printer and Printer Driver ==
When Ubuntu detects a printer it will automatically select a driver if the printer is recognized and a driver is available. To manually add a printer, begin by clicking on the ''New'' button in the ''Printer configuration'' toolbar. A ''Please Wait. Searching for Printers'' dialog will appear as the system is scanned for a locally attached printer. Once the search is complete, the ''New Printer Wizard'' dialog will appear including an entry for each detected printer. In the following figure, Ubuntu has detected an HP DeskJet printerconnected to a USB port:
