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 . 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.