Canon ip2600 printer won't print?

My Canon MP 480 printer is ofline it wont print.?

• i dont know how to fix it im going to have a break down!!! lol it's bien like weeks but i finally have decieded to fix the problem due to my mom bein annoying!! so I went to apple earlier today to fixi it. It took awhile but at the end my imac reconized that the printer was plugged in ..but now it wont even show up that it is plugged in,it cant be that the cable is damaged because it was working perfectly fine earlier!?!? and now i go in system profiler and its not there anymore it's not showing up pleaseee helpp anybodyyy!! lol(:

• Answer:

  For XP Turn printer on Start Settings Printers and faxes Left click the printer icon Click the word printer Remove check from use printer offline, and make sure it is set as default printer and restart your computer For Windows 7 Turn printer on Start Programs Devices and Printers Right click the printer icon Click see what’s printing Click the word printer Remove check from use printer offline Make sure it is your default printer and restart your computer MAC Turn printer on 1 - Open System Preferences by clicking on the icon in the Dock. 2 - Go to the Print & Fax control panel under the Hardware category. 3 - Select the printer you want to take online from the list on the left side of the screen. Then click on the "Open Print Queue" button. 4 - Click on the "Resume Printer" button at the top of the queue window to change the printer from offline to online. Now, restart your computer