Creating and Editing Printer Groups

Use the Printers page to create new printer groups and edit existing groups, such as by adding and removing printers and by configuring icons and colors to make your groups easier to find. A printer can belong to any number of printer groups.

To display the Printers page, click Printers in the left navigation pane of the Manage Cloud Account view.

ClosedTo create a new printer group

  1. On the Printers page, click Create Printer Group.

  2. On the Create New Printer Group page, configure the following settings: 

    • Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field.

    • Optionally, enter a description in the Group Description field.

    • Optionally, click the Parent Group list to select a parent group for the new group.

    • Optionally, click Change Icon to select an icon for the group and use the Icon Color list to select a color for the group.

  3. Add individual printers and/or printer groups to the new group by using one or both of the following methods. 

    • To add individual printers:

      1. In the Available Printers list, select the printers that you want to add to the group, and then click to move them into the Selected Printers area. (To add all the printers to the group, click .) You can use the search bar to filter the list to help find the printers that you want.

      2. Click Save.

    • To add printer groups:

      1. Click Select Available Groups at the bottom of the Available Printers area to display the available printer groups.

      2. In the Available Groups list, select the groups that you want to add to the group, and then click to move them into the Selected Groups area. (To add all the groups to the group, click .) You can use the search bar to filter the list to help find the groups that you want.

      3. Click Save.

ClosedTo edit an existing printer group

  1. On the Printers page, click View By Printer Groups, and then click for the printer group that you want. Alternatively, click for the printer group, and then click Edit group.

  2. On the Edit Printer Group page, make the edits that you want, as follows: 

    • In the Group Name field, edit the group name.

    • In the Group Description field, edit the group description.

    • In the Parent Group list, select a parent group for the group.

    • Click Change Icon to select a new icon for the group.

    • In the Icon Color list, select a new color for the group icon.

  3. Add or remove individual printers and/or printer groups by using one or more of the following methods. 

    • To add individual printers:

      1. In the Available Printers list, select the printers that you want to add to the group, and then click to move them into the Selected Printers area. (To add all the printers to the group, click .) You can use the search bar to filter the list to help find the printers that you want.

      2. Click Save.

    • To remove individual printers:

      1. In the Selected Printers area, select the printers that you want to remove from the group, and then click . (To remove all the printers from the group, click .)

      2. Click Save.

    • To add printer groups:

      1. Click Select Available Groups at the bottom of the Available Printers area to display the available printer groups.

      2. In the Available Groups list, select the groups that you want to add to the group, and then click to move them into the Selected Groups area. (To add all the groups to the group, click .) You can use the search bar to filter the list to help find the groups that you want.

      3. Click Save.

    • To remove printer groups:

      1. Click Select Available Groups at the bottom of the Available Printers area to display the available printer groups.

      2. In the Selected Printers area, select the printers that you want to remove from the group, and then click . (To remove all the groups from the group, click .)

      3. Click Save.

ClosedTo add a specific printer to a group

  1. On the Printers page, click View By Location.

  2. Locate and then click the name of the printer that you want.

  3. On the Printer Details page, click the Groups tab.

  4. In the Add to groups list, click the name of the printer group that you want, and then click Add.

ClosedTo delete an existing printer group

  1. On the Printers page, click View By Printer Groups.

  2. In the printer group table, click for the printer group that you want, and then click Delete group.

  3. In the Delete Printer Group dialog, click Delete Printer Group.  

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