Media Handling Tab |
The Media Handling tab, located on the Page Setup dialog, controls the action taken at the end of each page or print job. These settings permit driver-supported devices such as cutters and label-taken sensors to be utilized in a print job. For more information, refer to Media Handling in the help system.
Media Handling
Action. Specifies the media handling action. The default is set to Use Driver's Settings.
Use Driver's Settings. No action is taken unless the driver itself has been configured to do so.
Page Break. No additional labels are printed on the current page, and any subsequent labels are printed on a new page. If the format has only one label per page no action is taken.
Pause. Printer will wait for user input before printing any subsequent labels.
Wait for Label Taken Sensor. Printer will wait until the label-taken sensor is activated before printing any subsequent labels.
Cut. Label stock is cut.
Cut and Pause. Label stock is cut, and printer will wait for user input before printing any subsequent labels.
Driver Settings. Displays the printer driver's Printer Properties dialog, allowing the user to select and configure media handling options.
Occurrence. Specifies when the selected media handling action will take place. Some options will not be available in all editions of
At End of Print Job. The selected action will be performed at the end of the print job.
After Every Page. The selected action will be performed at the end of each page. If the document contains only one item per page, this action will take place after every item.
After Every Record. The selected action will be performed after all items associated with a given database record have been printed.
After Copies. The selected action will be performed after all copies of an item have been printed.
After Data Change. The selected action will be performed after the specified data source value has changed. For more information, refer to Selecting a Data Source for a list of available data sources.
After Specified Number of Printed Items. The selected action will be performed after the specified number of items print. The Number of Printed Items text box will be available to set the value at which the selected action will occur.
Data Item. Specifies the data source whose value will be changed. Select the icon to open the Select Data Source dialog where you can select the desired data source. Available if After Data Change is selected as the occurrence.
Ignore Case. When enabled, specifies that the comparison between values of the specified data item will ignore differences in case. Available if After Data Change is selected as the occurrence.
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Some thermal printers do not support all Media Handling actions; the Action dropdown list will show only the actions supported by the selected printer. Page printers will only have Use Driver's Settings and Page Break options. |
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