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Print job configurations are groups of print job options that simplify the use of CAPTURE and NPRINT. You can use NetWare Administrator to create or modify print job configurations. These configurations may specify a default printer or other options for users who use CAPTURE, NPRINT, NETUSER, or PCONSOLE to send print jobs to a network printer or print queue.

Creating Print Job Configurations

Procedure

  1. Choose the "Print Job Configuration" page of a "User: <name>," "Organization" or "Organizational Unit" dialog.

    The "Print Job Configuration" dialog appears, similar to the following figure.

    Figure 2-18 Print Job Configuration Dialog

    Print Job Configuration Dialog

    • "Name" lists the names of the print job configurations that can be used. Print job configurations that were defined in any Organization or Organizational Unit above this object are included in this list.

    • "Owner" lists the object where each configurations was defined.

    • "New" opens the "Print Job Configuration" page, where you can enter a name and parameters for a new print job configuration.

    • "Modify" opens the "Print Job Configuration" page for a highlighted print job configuration, where you can view and modify the parameters of the configuration.

    • "Delete" removes the selected print job configuration from the list. It can no longer be used.

    • "Default" marks the selected print job configuration as the default configuration, as noted by the printer icon.

    • "OK" saves changes in all pages of this dialog.

    • "Cancel" closes this dialog without saving changes in any page.

  2. Select "New."

    The "Print Job Configuration" page appears, similar to the following figure.

    Figure 2-19 Print Job Configuration Page

    Print Job Configuration Page

  3. Select and complete the fields appearing on this page.

    The following fields are on this page:

    • "Print Job Name" lists the name of this print job configuration (as listed in the "Job Configuration" list box) that you specify to be used for a printing job. This field cannot be changed when you modify other fields later.

    • "Number of Copies" indicates how many copies of the file to print. The number of copies can range from 1 to 65,000.

    • "File Contents" allows you to choose either "Text" or "Byte stream" (the default).

      Choose "Text" when you want tabs to be converted to spaces. Also choose "Text" to print ASCII text.

      Choose "Byte stream" if you are printing from ' within an application and you want the application to handle the formatting commands. Also choose "Byte stream" if you will be downloading fonts on a laser printer.

    • "Tab Size" is the width in characters that each tab character should be expanded to. This field is only available if you select "Text" in "File contents."

    • "Form Feed" determines whether a form feed is sent when a job is completed.

    • "Notify When Done" determines whether a message is sent to the workstation of the print job originator when the job has finished printing.

    • "Local Printer" specifies which of your computer's parallel ports will be captured. The values listed are LPT1 through LPT9.

    • "Auto end cap" determines if the CAPTURE command automatically ends when a print job is completed.

    • "Printer/Queue" allows you to select the Printer or Queue object that the print job configuration should use. The "Select Object" dialog appears when the browser button is selected.

    • "Device" allows you to select which print device definition this print job configuration uses.

    • "Mode" allows you to select the mode this print job configuration uses. The modes listed are defined by the device definition you selected.

    • "Form Name" allows you to select which printer form this print job configuration uses.

    • "Print Banner" determines if this print job configuration includes a banner page at the beginning of each print job. If this check box is selected, the next two fields are available.

      • "Name" identifies the user who sent this print job. This is only valid if a banner page is printed.

      • "Banner Name" indicates the name of the print job. This is only valid if a banner page is printed.

    • "Enable timeout" determines if each print job will time out after a specified period of time. If this is selected, "Timeout Count" can be set.

      • "Timeout Count" field is the number of seconds that must pass without data being sent to the queue before the print job is closed. You must select "Enable timeout" to enter a value here. Timeout can range from 1 to 1000 seconds.

  4. Choose "OK."

    NOTE: The NET.CFG file now includes a network "PRINTERS=number" option that you may specify if you choose. This option allows you to specify the number of logical ports (0-9) you would like to be able to capture. The default is 3.

    If you specify a print job configuration that has a complex printer mode, you may need to increase the bytes (default 64, range 0 to 255) in the "PRINTER HEADER=number" option.

    See Appendix B, "NET.CFG Options," in NetWare Workstation for DOS and Chapter 8, "Creating and Managing Print Job Configurations" for more information.

Viewing or Modifying Print Job Configurations

The "Print Job Configuration" page lists the names of different print job configurations you can use. You can add new job configurations or modify the parameters of existing configurations.

Procedure

  1. Choose the "Print Job Configuration" page of a user "Organization" or "Organizational Unit" dialog.

    The "Print Job Configuration" page appears.

  2. Select the name of the print job configuration you wish to modify and choose "Modify."

    The "Print Job Configuration" dialog appears.

  3. Follow the procedures described in the previous section, "Creating Print Job Configurations," starting at Step 3.

  4. To delete a configuration, choose the "Delete" option.

Selecting a Default Print Job Configuration

You can select a default print job configuration from the "Print Job Configuration" page to have your most frequently used print job configuration automatically used in CAPTURE and NPRINT.

The default configuration is identified by a printer icon in the margin to left of the print job.

Use the following procedure to change to a new default print job configuration.

Procedure

  1. Select the print job configuration that you want to make the default configuration from the "Print Job Configurations" list box.

  2. Choose "Default."

    The printer icon to the left of the configuration names moves to the selected configuration. That configuration is now the default.



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