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Overview:
Printers that are used by multiple people or departments often require a layer of security to prevent just anybody being able to send or retrieve printed documents. This guide aims to help in setting up a print code in MacOS Print Settings to meet this security goal.
This article is for the following platforms:
For assistance setting up a print code for Windows 10, see our other article: Adding a print code on Konica Minolta printers (Windows 10)
Adding a Print Code in MacOS Print Settings:
Step 1: Open Print Window
Open blank document in either Word or Adobe Reader.
In the top left click File and then click Print or click on the printer symbol.
![This image shows where to find the printer symbol.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=85925c32-851a-43b0-a92f-900131507f45.png)
Step 2: Navigate to Output Method
Click on the Printer: box and select the printer you want to use.
Click the drop down menu that currently has Layout in it. Click on Output Method.
Step 3: Set Up Print Code
Click the check box next to Account Track.
![Image.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5e3f1643-2e44-412b-9374-a14de4611f96.PNG)
Leave Department Name blank and enter in your code into the Password field.
Select the box next to Save Settings then click OK.
![This image displays the account track menu.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=8f11b3b5-baeb-4cad-97eb-c46d16ac6e6e.png)
Step 4: Save Settings as Preset
Click the drop down next to Presets: and click Save Current Settings as Preset...
![This image locates the save current settings as preset button.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=921e11ae-e6f5-4565-833c-4938c2952ada.png)
In the Preset Name box type "Copier Code" or "Print Code" and then click OK.
![This image demonstrates how to enter the preset name.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=79503ada-8a51-4aaa-ae20-5ccfdd940c55.png)
You should be now able to print the document.
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