Printing |
BarTender offers a wide array of printing options.
After you complete your template design, you can print your document by using the Print dialog, where you can specify most of the printing options that BarTender provides.
Use the Print Preview mode to view your print job exactly as it will appear on your printed items on a single page of stock. The items that are displayed show the results of processed VBScripts, data that was pulled from a connected database, user input from data entry forms and query prompts, and the number of requested copies or serial numbers that will be printed.
You can configure conditional printing for several design elements on your document, including template objects, layers, and backgrounds, and even the template itself. To do this, you use the When to Print dialog, where you can create conditional expressions that specify the conditions or rules under which the specific element on your document will be printed.
Some printers can print on both sides of a page. This feature, known as double-sided printing or duplex printing, can increase printing efficiency and decrease the amount of paper that is used in your print jobs. BarTender supports double-sided printing and separate front and back designs.
Typically, you select a printer in the New Document wizard when you create your BarTender document. However, depending on the type of items that you're printing or the availability of printers, you might need to send your print job to a different printer. BarTender provides built-in support for PDF printing, and you can also save a print job to a file in the printer's language rather than directly to a printer.
You can use the Print Quantity Options dialog to determine whether the number of items in a print job is retrieved from an external source, such as a database, or is specified in the Print dialog.
After you set up one or more database connections by using the Database Setup dialog, you can view, sort, and filter the list of records from the database to determine what data is printed.
When you start a print job, you might encounter one or more print-time dialogs before the printing begins, depending on what features you are using for your document.
You can configure BarTender to log print job information to a text file. You can specify settings to include certain data in the log file and specify the data sources that are logged in your text file.
Working with Printer Code Templates
To support various print systems, BarTender provides printer code template generation. A printer code template contains mostly native printer code, but it also contains delimited fields that the print system can recognize and use to merge user input information. Various dialogs are available to help you create and customize printer code templates.
Use this functionality to modify print code that is sent to a printer or printer code template. You can construct and test printer code modifier actions on existing print code files, and printer code modifiers can be extended to include scripting with VBScript if the requirements are more complex.
View these topics to learn how to perform miscellaneous printing tasks, including how to use the DOC COPY and Print commands, how to use the Print Method Options dialog, and how to work with printer drivers.
Troubleshooting Printing Problems
If you are experiencing printing problems, use the procedure in this topic to determine how your issue can be resolved. If you still experience difficulties with printing your documents, you can contact our Technical Support team for further help.