Printing to a network printer from a Windows 8 PC.

I installed an HP printer onto my iMac and then went wireless with it, sharing it so other iMac users could print when logged in. That all works. I now have a Windows 8 PC as well and want to print to this printer. The PC is on the network and can see the printer but when I try to print it says the printer is off-line. The iMac is turned on.
Thanks.

Thanks. I have done that. Everyone who has an account can log in to the iMac and print to the printer wirelessly. I just don't know how to allow a Windows 8 PC on the same network to print to it. I think we got this to work a while back when we had a Windows VISTA PC but that is long gone now and I don't remember the magic. Maybe in the iMac printer sharing I need to find the Windows 8 PC on the network and add it to the list somehow? I have also heard we have to install the printer driver on the Windows 8 PC too. So I am still investigating but I appreciate the quick reponses.

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Through a lot of trial and error, I actually figured it out myself. I did a lot of jumping around, so hopefully I remember everything I did:
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