Create Desktop Printer in Leopard

In Tiger, there was a neat way to set your printer on the desktop so you could just drop a document on there and it would print without having to open the Application. Can this still be done in Leopard and how? There is no Printer Setup Utility, just the Print & Fax in System Preferences.
Thanks

Yes it can be done. In Finder go help then search enter desktop printer and there aare a numeber of entries to walk you through the process.
My Samsung printer asked me if I wanted a desktop printer when I installed the driver. I said 'yes' and an icon appeared on my desktop.

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