How to print wirelessly?

I have a wireless network at home that consists of a desktop and two laptops. I would like to print wirelessly from the notebooks straight to my printer, which is connected to my desktop. How can I do this?

If your wireless router has a built-in print server, simply connect the printer directly to the router, and all of your networked computers will have access to it. Alternatively, you can purchase a print server, as long as your printer is compatible with one.

Otherwise, go to your desktop’s Control Panel and select Printers and Other Hardware -> Printers and Faxes. Here, you can choose to share your printer. Then, follow the same steps on each of your laptops, but when you get to the last step, select Add a Printer and select select the name of your networked printer. The downside of this setup is that your desktop PC must be booted up for you to print from either of your laptops.