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<!-- $XConsortium: prnset.sgm /main/4 1996/10/30 10:27:08 rws $ -->
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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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<!-- Help volume: PrnSetup -->
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<!-- File name: Reference -->
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<Chapter Id="PrinterOptions">
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<Title><Anchor Id="PrinterSetup">Printer Options Dialog</Title>
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<Para>The Printer options dialog lists the model of the currently
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selected printer and the document
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format used to generate documents sent to the printer.
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It also presents the options that you can set for the printer.
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</Para>
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<para>To access the Printer options dialog, click the Printer tab on
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the Print Setup window.
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</para>
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<Graphic Entityref="PrinterOpts" Id="HPRNSET.REF.fig.2"></Graphic>
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<para>Note that the available options may vary according to the printer model.
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Some printer models support options that other printers do not. The most
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commonly implemented printer options include:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term>Page Orientation</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies how the output will be oriented on the page. Possible orientations
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include: portrait, landscape, reverse portrait, and reverse landscape.
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An icon adjacent to the orientations list presents a graphical
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illustration of the current selection.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Printed Sides</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies single or double-sided printing. Up to three choices are possible:
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simplex, duplex, and
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tumble. An icon adjacent to the choices list presents
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a graphical illustration of the current selection.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Tray</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies the printer tray from which the media will be drawn. The
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<literal>Auto-select</literal> tray option is available
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for all printers. Selecting this
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option indicates no preference as to which tray to use. Remaining Tray selections
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are dependent on the printer.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Page Size</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies the media size for printing. The entries in this list depend on
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whether the <literal>Loaded in Printer</literal> or <literal>All Sizes</literal>
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radio button is selected.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Loaded in Printer</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Provides a list of the media sizes currently available on the printer. If the
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current <literal>Tray</literal> option is <literal>Auto-select</literal>,
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you will see all media sizes available in all of the printer’s
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trays. If a specific tray is selected, only the media size loaded in that
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tray is shown. Information on which media size is available in which
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tray must be provided by the system administrator.
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If the system administrator does not provide this information,
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the <literal>Loaded in Printer</literal> radio button will be inactive.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>All Sizes</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Provides a list of all supported media sizes available for the printer. If the
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you select this button, the <literal>Tray</literal> option is set to
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<literal>Auto-select</literal>. This button is provided for the following situations:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>If the system administrator has not specified
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which sizes are loaded in the printer
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If a desired media size is not loaded and the printer
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prompts for the requested size
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If the output never reaches an actual printer (for
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example, when printing to a file)
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</para>
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</listitem></itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</Chapter>
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<Chapter Id="JobOptions">
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<Title><Anchor Id="JobSetup">Job Options Dialog</Title>
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<Para>The Job options dialog presents the options that you
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can set for the current print job.
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</Para>
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<para>To access the Job options dialog, click the Job tab on
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the Print Setup window.
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</para>
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<Graphic Entityref="JobOpts" Id="HPRNSET.REF.fig.3"></Graphic>
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<para>Note that the Job options are specific to the spooler controlling
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the printer and may vary depending on the spooler.
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The most commonly implemented job options include:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term>Send Mail When Done</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Instructs the Print Dialog Manager to send an email message to your
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when the job is completed.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Banner Page Title</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies the text you want to appear on the banner page of the
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output.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Print Command Options</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Specifies command line options and arguments that you want to
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pass to the spooler. Note that the Print Dialog Manager performs no parsing of this
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field. All parsing and argument validation is performed by the underlying
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spooler.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</Chapter>
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<Chapter Id="PrintSetupButtons">
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<Title>Print Setup Window Buttons</Title>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry>
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<Term>OK</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Record any options you have changed and close the Print Setup window.
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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>Close the Print Setup window without recording any changes
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you have made.
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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>Display Help on how to use the Print Setup window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</Chapter>
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