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11.  Printing Displaying Print Job Information Print Job Properties  Previous   Contents   Next 
   
 

To Display Print Job Properties

  1. Select a print job.

  2. Choose Properties from the Selected menu or the print job's pop-up menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).

    The properties are displayed.

Printers and the Front Panel

The printer shown in the Front Panel is usually your default printer. You can change it to another printer, or add a printer to the Personal Printers subpanel.

To Change the Front Panel Printer


Note - This does not change your default printer assignment. To find out how to change the default printer, see "To Change the Default Printer".


  1. Open the Personal Printers subpanel (by clicking the arrow above the Printer control in the Front Panel) and verify that the icon for the printer you want to move to the Front Panel appears.

    If the printer is not in the Personal Printers subpanel, add it by following the steps in "To Add a Printer to the Personal Printers Subpanel".

  2. In the subpanel, point to the printer icon you want to add to the Front Panel and select Put In Main Panel from the icon's pop-up menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).

    To verify that the printer has been changed, click the Printer control in the Front Panel and check the name of the icon in the Printer Jobs window that appears.

To Add a Printer to the Personal Printers Subpanel

  1. Open the Personal Printers subpanel (by clicking the arrow above the Printer control in the Front Panel).

  2. Start Print Manager.

  3. Drag a printer icon from the Print Manager window to the Install Icon control in the open subpanel.

Changing the Print Manager Display

This section describes how to change display parameters in Print Manager.

To Change How Printers and Print Jobs Are Displayed

  1. Start Print Manager.

  2. Choose Set Options from the View menu.

  3. Select how you want the print jobs represented:

    • Large Icon - Displays printers and print jobs as large icons

    • Small Icon - Displays printers and print jobs as small icons

    • Name Only - Displays printer and print jobs as only text

    • Details - Displays job owner, size, job number, and the date and time each job was submitted

    • Show Labels - Displays a description of each details row to the left of the job list area


      Note - The term "not available" may appear in some fields to indicate that the print server is not supplying that information


  4. Click OK.

To Change the Update Frequency

  1. Start Print Manager.

  2. Choose Set Options from the View menu.

  3. Adjust the interval gauge to specify how frequently printers are queried for information about their print jobs. The default is every 30 seconds.

  4. Click OK.

To Determine Which Jobs Are Displayed

  1. Start Print Manager.

  2. Choose Set Options from the View menu.

  3. Select which jobs you want shown:

    • Only Mine - Displays just your print jobs

    • Everyone's - Displays all print jobs

  4. Click OK.

To Display the Print Manager Message Line

  1. Start Print Manager.

  2. Choose Set Options from the View menu.

  3. Select Message Line to display a message line at the bottom of the Print Manager window.

    The message line shows the number of printers on your system and the number that are currently hidden. It also presents messages telling you when printer updates are being done.

  4. Click OK.

To Display the Print Manager Problem Flag

  1. Start Print Manager.

  2. Choose Set Options from the View menu.

  3. Select Problem Flag to have a flag icon displayed next to printers when a problem is found with one of them.

    For more information on the problem, you can double-click the Flag icon.

  4. Click OK.

 
 
 
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