Laptop to printer?

Is there a way I can send data from my laptop to my desktop printer? Do I need another device that needs to be hooked up? I found myself today needing to quit what I was working on, on my laptop, and go to the desktop to perform the task because I needed to print up a label.
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You need to Enable File and Printer Sharing...See this
Also your computers have to be on the same workgroup.

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