When printing, Lightroom Classic has to involve the operating system and the printer driver to get the job done. The reason there is a difference here, and really everywhere that there is an interface difference, is because the operating system gets involved. It is really easy for a Mac-centric author of tutorials to forget that difference, which can really confuse Windows users who think they are somehow missing a button. Side note, that little hand icon under Page Setup is for jumping into the “Touch Workspace” that only shows up on Windows tablet computers (bonus difference!). On Windows, there is only a Page Setup button. On a Mac, there is a Page Setup and a Print Settings button on the bottom of the left panel group. The place that seems to trip people up the most is in the Print module. I’ll start with the most common place I hear about, and then move through the rest. Thankfully, there really aren’t that many differences, but I know that when they come up and when are not called out, it can be very frustrating for the reader (I know because I hear from those people).

So, in the interests of helping those folks who are not dual-operating system fluent and encounter those places where there is a difference, this post is for you. I also know as a human being who uses the software primarily on one operating system that it is easy to lose sight of those differences sometimes. I know as a writer and educator that it is important to note the operating system differences in Lightroom Classic when they come up.

Windows vs mac for work