Using the Printing Object Dialogs

NetWare Administrator is set up so you can view or edit all information about an object in one place: the object dialog. NetWare Services printing requires three printing objects: print server, printer, and print queue.

Every printing object has its own object dialog. Each object dialog is titled by the class of object and the object name. You can enter additional information about the object in this dialog to help you manage network resources and to store information fo r searches.

You can open dialogs for objects in several ways:

Double-click on leaf objects in the Directory tree. (Double-clicking on a container object displays the objects it holds.)
Single-click on objects in the Directory tree and choose "Details" from the "Object" menu.
Right-click the mouse on the object in the Directory tree; then select "Details" from the menu that appears.

Parts of the Object Dialogs

The following figure illustrates some of the fields and controls found in the "Identification" page of a Print Queue object.

Figure 2-3 Object Dialog for a Print Queue Object

Pages of the Object Dialogs

Information in object dialogs is divided into "pages" that you view one at a time. To see the kind of information you want, select the appropriate page from the right-hand side of the dialog.

The pages are part of one object dialog. When you select a different page, you are still in the same dialog.

The following figure illustrates the "Assignments" page of an Object dialog.

Figure 2-4 Assignments Page of an Object Dialog

Using OK and Cancel

"OK" and "Cancel" affect the entire dialog, not just individual pages.

To return to the browser without changing any page, select "Cancel." To save the changes entered to every page, select "OK." A confirmation box allows you to verify your choice.

Using the Dark Page Corners in the Page Buttons

As you work from page to page making changes, the buttons for those pages display a black corner to remind you that you have entered changes that have not been saved.

If you specify changes in several pages and decide you do not want to keep some of the changes, remember the following:

You can delete unwanted information from the pages or fields.
If you choose "Cancel," you can choose whether you want to save changes or not. If you choose not to save changes, you'll lose the changes you want to keep in the other pages.
NOTE: Changes made in print job configurations and print device definitions take effect immediately. The "Cancel" option is grayed on these dialogs.

Choose "Help" in any dialog for further information about the object class you are creating.

Using the Printing Object Dialogs

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Parts of the Object Dialogs

Pages of the Object Dialogs

Using OK and Cancel

Using the Dark Page Corners in the Page Buttons