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<!-- $XConsortium: ch07.sgm /main/5 1996/09/26 18:36:33 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hitachi. -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Printing.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.1">Printing<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>With the Information Manager, you can print parts of a book or as much
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as an entire bookcase. You can also easily specify which printer to use
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or a file to which you want to print.
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</Para>
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<Note>
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<Para>You may print only those documents for which
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you are licensed.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<Para>
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To perform quick printing (without using the Print dialog box),
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click the Print button on the Book List
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window or the Reading window. You can also choose Print from the File menu of the
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Book List window or the Browser menu of a Reading window.
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</para>
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<para>
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To print using the Print dialog box, choose Print... from the File menu of the
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Book List window or the Browser menu of a Reading window. When
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you do this, the Information Manager displays the Print dialog, as
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shown in the following figure.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.1a">Print Dialog</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Printing.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Printing.fig.1"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<para>
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The Print dialog box contains the following buttons:
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</para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Print</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Sends the selected section(s) to the designated printer or file.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Setup...</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Displays the Print Setup window. From this window, you can
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set printer-specific options and define both Printer and Job options.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Cancel</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Cancels the print operation and closes the Print dialog box.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>Help</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Displays help information about the
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Print dialog box.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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<Para>
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For more information on printing from the Information Manager, see:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.div.3">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.div.4">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.div.7">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.div.8">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.3">Printing an Individual Section
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<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary><Secondary>individual sections</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
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<Para>
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To quick print the section you are currently reading, click on the Print
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button or choose Print from the Browser menu. The Information Manager
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prints the section without displaying the Print dialog box.
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</Para>
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<para>
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To print the current section using the Print dialog box:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<Para>
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Choose Print... from the Browser menu.
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The Information Manager displays the Print
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dialog box with the section you are currently reading
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selected.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<Para>In the What to Print area, make sure the Sections
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radio button is selected.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<Para>
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To print the section to a file, click on the Print to
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File radio button. Type the path name for the file in the input area or
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click on the Select File... button to browse for the path and file
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name.
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</Para>
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<Para>
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To print the section directly to a printer, make sure the Print to Printer
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radio button is selected.
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</Para>
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<para>
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For more information, see <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.8">.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<Para>
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Click Print to print the selected section.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.4">Printing Multiple Sections
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<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary><Secondary>multiple sections</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
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<Para>
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You can print multiple sections from either the Reading window or the Book List window.
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</Para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.5">From the Reading Window
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<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary><Secondary>from Reading window</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
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<Para>
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To print from the Reading window:
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</Para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose Print... from the Browser menu.
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The Information Manager displays the Print dialog box.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In the What to Print area of the Print dialog, click the
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Hierarchy radio button. This instructs the Information Manager to print
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the current section and all its subordinate sections.
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</para>
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<para>
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For more information, see
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.7">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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To print the sections to a file, click on the Print to File
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radio button. Type the path name for the file in the input area or click on the
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Seclect File button to browse for the path and file name.
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</para>
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<para>
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To print the sections directly to a printer, click on the Print to Printer radio button.
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</para>
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<para>
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For more information, see <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.8">.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on Print to print the selected sections.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.6">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.6">From the Book List Window
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<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary><Secondary>from Book List window</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
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<Para>
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To print from the Book List window:
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</Para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In the Book List window, hold down the Control key and click on the
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names of the sections to print.
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</para>
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<para>
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To select a range of contiguous sections, hold down the Shift key
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while dragging the pointer over the section names.
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</para>
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<para>
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To deselect a section, hold down the Control key and click on the section’s name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose Print... from the File menu.
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The Information Manager displays the Print dialog box.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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In the What to Print area of the Print dialog,
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click the Sections radio button.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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You cannot click the Hierarchy radio button with multiple sections
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selected from the Book List.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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For more information, see
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.7">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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To print the sections to a file, click on the Print to File
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radio button. Type the path name for the file in the input area or click on the
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Select File... button to browse for the path and file name.
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</para>
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<para>
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To print the sections directly to a printer, click on the Print to Printer radio button.
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</para>
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<para>
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For more information, see <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.8">.
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</Para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on Print to print the selected sections.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<Para>
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To quick print multiple sections from the Book List window
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(that is, without using the Print dialog box):
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</Para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the sections to print, as described above.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on the Print button or choose Print from the File menu. The
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Information Manager prints the section without displaying the Print
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dialog box.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.7">Specifying What to Print</Title>
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<Para>
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With the Information Manager, you can specify whether to print a single
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section, a number of noncontiguous sections, or a group or related
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sections. To do this, you use the What to Print area of the Print
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dialog.
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</Para>
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<Para>
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To specify that you want to print a single section or several
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noncontiguous sections (available when initiating the print feature
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through the Book List), click on the Sections radio button.
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</Para>
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<Para>
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To print a section and its subordinate sections, click on
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the Hierarchy radio button.
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</Para>
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<Note>
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<Para>
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When you click on Hierarchy, the Number of Sections area of the Print
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dialog changes to indicate how many sections are included in that
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hierarchy.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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</Sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.8">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.8">Specifying Where to Print
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<IndexTerm><Primary>printing</Primary><Secondary>to a file</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
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<Para>
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You can send selected sections or books directly to a printer, or you
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can save the sections in a PostScript file for later printing.
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</Para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.9">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.9">Printing Directly to a Printer</Title>
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<para>
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To print directly to a printer:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Click on the Printer Name radio button.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Printer Name input area contains the X Printer Specifier of the printer
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to be used for the print job. The X Printer Specifier is an identifier
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that uniquely identifies an X Printer. The format of this specifier
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is:
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</para>
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<programlisting>
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<emphasis>printerName</emphasis>@<emphasis>host</emphasis>:<emphasis>display</emphasis>.<emphasis>screen</emphasis>
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</programlisting>
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<para>
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The .<emphasis>screen</emphasis> portion is optional.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use the printer whose name is displayed, or select a
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different printer by clicking on the
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Select Printer... button and using the printer selection dialog.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Printing.div.10">
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<title id="INFOUG.Printing.mkr.10">Printing to a File</Title>
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<para>
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To print to a file:
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click on the Print To File radio button.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Type the name of the file to receive the PostScript output.
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You can also select the directory and file by clicking
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on the File Selector... button and using the file selection dialog.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</Sect2>
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</Sect1>
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</Chapter>
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