Printing Tasks
Print Job Tasks
(Print Manager only)
Printer Tasks
(Print Manager only)
(Print Manager only)
(Print Manager only)
(Print Manager only)
Customizing Printing View Tasks
(Print Manager only)
These instructions assume that you are using a mouse. Most tasks can
also be done without a mouse. See Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop for
more information.
Note that multiple select is not supported in the Print Manager
or Printer Jobs application.
To Submit a Print Job
submit: print job
print job: submit
Open a File Manager view containing the file you want to print.
Open the Print Manager or Printer Jobs application.
Drag the icon for the file you want to print from File Manager
and drop it in a Print Manager or Printer Jobs window on a printer icon or
a jobs list area.
To Cancel a Print Job
cancel: print job
print job: cancel
Select a print job in the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Cancel from the Selected menu or from the print job's pop-up menu
(displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
To Find a Print Job
find: print job
print job: find
This is only available from the Print Manager application.
Choose Find from the Printers menu.
Type the name of the print job you want to find into the
Job Name field.
For example, abc will find all jobs
that include the fragment abc in the job name.
To find jobs named abc only, select
Exact match. You can also select Ignore case to look for both
uppercase and lowercase.
Click Start Find.
See Also
To Show the Owner of a Print Job
owner: print job
print job: properties
print job: owner
Open the icon of printer to which the print job was sent.
The print job name and owner are displayed in the jobs list area.
For descriptions of the property attributes,
see .
To Show the Job Number of a Print Job
job number: print job
print job: properties
print job: job number
The job number is the identification
number assigned to the job by the print server. This number
stays the same until the job is printed.
Select a print job in the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or the print job's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
The job number is displayed.
Click OK.
Note: The term "not available" may appear in some fields to indicate
that the print server is not supplying that information.
See Also
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To Show the Date and Time a Print Job Was Submitted
date submitted: print jobs
print job: properties
print job: time submitted
Open a printer icon.
If your view does not show this information,
select a print job.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or the print job's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
The date and time are displayed.
Click OK.
Note: The term "not available" may appear in some fields to indicate
that the print server is not supplying that information.
See Also
To Open a Printer Icon
opening: printer
printer: opening
This is only available from Print Manager. The
printer in the Printer Jobs application is always open.
There are three ways to open a printer icon.
Click the Open [+] button to the left of the printer icon.
Select a printer, then
choose Open from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
Double-click the printer icon.
To Close a Printer Icon
closing: printers
printer: closing
This is only available from Print Manager. The
printer in the Printer Jobs application is always open.
There are two ways to close a printer icon.
Click the Close [-] button to the left of the printer icon.
Select a Printer, then choose Close from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up menu
(displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
To Hide a Printer
hide: printer
printer: hide
This is only available from Print Manager. The
printer in the Printer Jobs application is always shown.
Click a printer in the Print Manager window.
Choose Hide from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up menu
(displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
To Make a Hidden Printer Visible
show: printer
printer: show
This is only available from Print Manager. The
printer in the Printer Jobs application is always visible.
Choose Modify the Show List from the View menu.
Select the printers you want to make visible.
You can also make printers hidden by deselecting them.
Click OK.
See Also
To Change a Printer's Icon Label
icon label: printers
printer: icon label
Select a printer in the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
Type the new label in the Icon Label field.
Click OK.
See Also
To Copy a Printer to the Personal Printers Subpanel
copying: printers
printer: copying
Open the Personal Printers subpanel
Drag a printer icon from the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window
and drop it on the install icon in the Personal Printers subpanel.
To Show a Printer's Properties
properties: printers
printer: properties
Select a printer from the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
Note: The term "not available" may appear in some fields to indicate that the
print server is not supplying that information.
See Also
To Show a Printer's Print Queue Name and Device Name
queue name: printers
printer: queue name
device name: printers
printer: device name
If your current view does not show this information,
select a printer in the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
See Also
To Show a Printer's Description
desciption: printers
printer: description
Select a printer in the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
See Also
To Change a Printer's Icon
icon: printers
printer: icon
Select a printer from the Print Manager or Print Jobs window.
Choose Properties from the Selected menu or from the printer's pop-up
menu (displayed by pressing Shift+F10 or mouse button 3).
Click Find Set.
Select the set of icons you wish to use. If the icon you want
is not visible, select another folder using the Icon Folders button menu.
Click OK.
To Change How Printers and Print Jobs Are Displayed
view: setting options
Choose Set Options from the View menu.
Select how you want the printers represented:
Large Icon - Displays printers and print jobs as large icons
Small Icon - Displays printers and print jobs as small icons
Name Only - Displays printers print jobs as text only
Details - Displays job owner, size, job number, and date and time each job
was submitted.
Show Labels - displays description of each details row to the left of the
job list area.
Click OK.
See Also
To Change the Update Frequency
Choose Set Options from the View menu.
Adjust the interval gauge to specify how frequently Print Manager
or Printer Jobs queries printers for information about their print jobs.
Click OK.
See Also
To Determine Which Printers Are Shown
view: show printer
printer: show
This is only available from Print Manager.
Choose Modify the Show List from the View menu.
Printers that are visible in the Print Manager window
have highlighted names.
Click a non-highlighted printer to make it visible
in the Print Manager main window.
Click a highlighted printer to remove it from the main window.
You can use Select all to show all the printers or Deselect all to hide all the
printers.
Click OK.
See Also
To Determine Which Jobs Are Displayed
view: setting options
view: jobs to show
Choose Set Options from the View menu.
Select which jobs you want shown:
Only Mine - Displays just your print jobs
Everyone's - Displays all print jobs
Click OK.
See Also
To Display the Message Line
view: setting options
view: message line
Choose Set Options from the View menu.
Select Message Line to display a message
line at the bottom
of the Print Manager or Printer Jobs window.
In Print Manager, the message 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.
In the Printer Jobs application, this displays the status of the printer and may
indicate when printer updates are being done.
Click OK.
See Also
To Display the Print Manager Problem Flag
view: setting options
view: problem flag
Choose Set Options from the View menu.
Select Problem Flag to display a flag icon next to printers when
a problem is found with one of them.
Click OK.
See Also
To View the Problem with a Printer
view: show problem status
printer: problem
If there is a problem flag for a printer, double-click the flag icon
to view the printer status.