Print Tab |
The Print tab, located on the Print dialog, specifies the printer and the number of items to print, as well as additional print options.
The following mini-tabs are available:
Printer
The Printer section defines the printer on which to print your items. The lines below the Name option display information about the selected printer, and changes dynamically based on the settings in the printer's Properties dialog.
Name. Specifies the printer on which to print your items.
Document Properties. Accesses additional printer options for the currently specified printer. Any options set and saved after clicking Document Properties will apply to the current document only.
Printer Properties. Accesses global printer options for the currently specified printer. Any options set and saved after clicking Printer Properties will be available to all documents printed from
Status. Displays the status of the print job.
Model. Displays the type of printer selected, including manufacturer and model.
Port. Displays the port used to communicate with the selected printer.
Location. Displays the location of the printer, set in the Windows Properties dialog for the selected printer.
Comment. Displays any comments that have been entered into the Windows Properties dialog for the selected printer.
Print on Both Sides. When enabled, prints on the front and back sides of the printer stock. Only available for printers that support double-sided printing.
Print to File. When enabled, saves your print job as a file instead sending a job directly to the printer.
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Copies. Specifies the number of copies that you want to print of each document. If you are reading from a database, this determines the number of copies that will print for each record in the print job.
Serial Numbers. Specifies the number of times the template will print with a changed serial number. The starting data is determined by the contents of the data source which has serialization enabled. The number entered into the Serial Numbers field determines the length of the serialization sequence, using the starting data and the settings specified in the Serialization dialog.
If you are reading from a database, the Serial Numbers field determines the number of changed serial numbers that will print for each record in the print job. Available when serialization is enabled for at least one data source on your template.
Copies per Serial Number. Specifies the number of copies that will print for each value in the serialization sequence. Available when serialization is enabled for at least one data source on your template.
Opens the Print Quantity Options dialog, which allows you to change the number of copies or serial numbers dynamically through a database, a control on the data entry form, or a Visual Basic script.
Record Selection
Use Database. When enabled, instructs
Database Connection Setup. Opens the Database Connection Setup dialog.
Queried Records. Specifies which queried records to print.
All. Specifies that all of the records that meet the query criteria will be printed.
First Record Only. Specifies that only the first record that meets the query criteria will be printed.
Selected. Of the records that meet the query criteria, prints only those with record numbers specified in the Select Records dialog.
Selected At Print Time. Enables print time record selection. All records that satisfy the query will be available for selection at print-time.
Selected Records. Specifies which database records to include in the print job. If you specify the records to print using the Select Records dialog or the Queried Records option, this field will be automatically filled in with the records to print.
You can specify a series of records manually by entering the desired records into the Selected Records field. A series of record numbers can be separated using commas: 1,3,7. A range of records can be specified using hyphens: 1-3. You can specify both a series and a range of records to print using a combination of the two: 1-3,7,8. Furthermore, you can override the Copies setting by using parentheses: 1-3,7,8,9(14),12-40,41-43(14).
Select Records. Opens the Select Records dialog, which allows you to manually select the records you want to print.
Repeat data entry until cancelled. When enabled, specifies that when a print job is complete, a new print job is automatically executed. This prevents you from manually restarting a print job in the event that you need to execute multiple consecutive print jobs using the same
Validate database field names. When enabled, refreshes the database connection at the start of each print job in order to validate that the tables and fields used to design the template are still present and that the field order has not changed. This is supported for OLE DB and ODBC databases, as well as text databases where the fields names are read from the text file. Any problems that you may encounter should be corrected using the Database Connection Setup dialog.
Cancel any jobs previously queued to this printer. When enabled, cancels all print jobs previously sent to the printer at the start of a new print job.
Enable data entry. When enabled, displays the data entry form when a print job is executed. Available if any data sources have data entry enabled. For more information on Data Entry Forms, see Introduction to Data Entry Controls.
Enable Printer Code Modifier. When enabled, runs all Print Code Actions and VB Scripts present in your document. By default,
Show printer code at end of print job. Opens a text editor that displays the printer code after the print job has finished. Available only if the Print To File option is enabled.
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