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   1 [[!meta title="Printing and scanning"]]
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   5 Printing
   6 ========
   7
   8 To configure a printer or manage your printing jobs choose
   9 <span class="menuchoice">
  10   <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
  11   <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span>&nbsp;▸
  12   <span class="guisubmenu">Preferences</span>&nbsp;▸
  13   <span class="guimenuitem">System Settings</span></span>&nbsp;▸
  14   <span class="button">Printers</span></span>.
  15
  16 To check the compatibility of your printer with Linux and Tails, consult
  17 the [OpenPrinting database](https://www.openprinting.org/printers) of
  18 the Linux Foundation.
  19
  20 <div class="tip">
  21 To reuse the configuration of the printers across separate working
  22 sessions, you can activate the [[<span class="guilabel">Printers</span>
  23 persistence
  24 feature|doc/first_steps/persistence/configure/#printers]].
  25 </div>
  26
  27 Scanning
  28 ========
  29
  30 Tails includes <span class="application">[Simple
  31 Scan](https://launchpad.net/simple-scan)</span>, a tool to scan both
  32 documents and photos.
  33
  34 To start <span class="application">Simple Scan</span> choose
  35 <span class="menuchoice">
  36   <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸
  37   <span class="guisubmenu">Graphics</span>&nbsp;▸
  38   <span class="guimenuitem">Simple Scan</span></span>.