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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select OK to send any changed information to the program and close the window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Cancel if you decide not to change the current settings.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Reset ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Reset to change the settings to those that were active before this
window was displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Undo to return the settings of the current page to the values that were
active before the dialog was displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Defaults to change all the settings of the current page to the printer's
default values.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> printer driver ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A file that provides device-independence. This file describes the physical
characteristics of a printer, plotter, or other peripheral device, and is used
to convert graphics into device-specific data at the time of printing or
plotting.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Trademark of the IBM Corporation
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
trademarks of other companies as follows:
AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The list of keys is arranged in groups.
Use:
HELP KEYS to get help
SYSTEM KEYS to switch between programs
WINDOW KEYS to move around in a program window
POP-UP WINDOW KEYS to make a selection in a pop-up window
EDITING KEYS to make changes in a pop-up window.
When two key names are joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together.
Hold down the first key and press the second key.
HELP KEYS
F1
Get help
F2
Get extended help (from within any help window)
F9
Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
F11 or Alt+F1
Go to the help index (from within any help window)
Esc
Cancel help
Alt+F4
Close the help window
Alt+F6
Go to/from help and programs
Shift+F10
Get help for help
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+Esc
Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
Alt+Tab
Switch to the next windowed program
Ctrl+Esc
Switch to the Task List
WINDOW KEYS
F3
Close a program window
F10
Go to/from the action bar
Arrow keys
Move among choices
End
Go to the last choice in a pull-down
Esc
Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
Home
Go to the first choice in a pull-down
PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window up one page
PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window down one page
Underlined letter
Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
Alt
Go to/from the action bar
Alt+F4
Close the window
Alt+F5
Restore the window
Alt+F7
Move the window
Alt+F8
Size the window
Alt+F9
Minimize the window
Alt+F10
Maximize the window
Ctrl+PgDn
Scroll the contents of the window right one page
Ctrl+PgUp
Scroll the contents of the window left one page
Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
Go to/from the system menu
Shift+Esc or Alt
Go to/from the system menu of a text window
POP-UP WINDOW KEYS
Enter
Complete the pop-up window
Esc
Cancel the pop-up window
Spacebar
Set a check box on/off or perform the task described on the selected
pushbutton
Tab
Move to the next entry field or check box
EDITING KEYS
Backspace (left arrow delete)
Delete the character to the left of the cursor
Del
Delete the character to the right of the cursor
End or Ctrl+Right Arrow key
Move to the end of a field
Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow key
Move to the beginning of a field
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Layout ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Layout dialog (also known as n-up), allows you to print several pages on a
sheet of paper. The pages are arranged on a specific number of rows and
columns. To make reading easier, a border may be displayed on the edge of each
page.
The right hand side of the dialog contains a white rectangle that displays a
sample page of how the output might look. Each line on the sample page
represents a line of text. You will also notice the indents for 'paragraphs'.
As you change the number of pages, the sample page will also change to reflect
how the output might look. If Print page border is selected, then the sample
will display borders around each page.
For more information of specific controls, select one of the following:
Number of pages/sheet
Print page border
Booklet printing
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Number of pages/sheet ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This listbox contains the number of pages that may be printed on a single sheet
of paper. The default value is one page per sheet.
As you select a value, the sample page will display how the output might look.
Notice that on some selections like 1 and 4, the pages appear in Portrait mode,
while on other selections like 2 and 6, the pages appear in Landscape mode.
You may only select one of the values listed. You cannot enter your own value.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Print page border ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If selected, then a border will be printed around the edge of each page on the
sheet of paper. This is so that it is easier to identify each page. If it is
not selected, then no border(s) will be printed.
This checkbox is disabled if one (1) page per sheet is selected and the border
will not be printed.
If selected, the sample page will display how the border will look for the
output. If not selected, then the sample page will not display a border.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Booklet printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Booklet printing option allows output documents with the pages ordered in
such a way as to make a booklet when folded. When All pages button is selected
all pages of the document will be printed, otherwise select Pages to define the
range of pages to be printed. In the Range of pages area, you can type the page
numbers with commas between them or/and page ranges with hyphen between the
starting and ending pages in the range. For example, to print pages
3,5,6,7,8,12 type 3,5-8,12.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Defaults button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If selected, then this dialog page will reset all controls to default values.
In this case, one (1) page per sheet will be selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Watermarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Watermarks are text or images that appear in the background on a sheet of
paper. This dialog allows you to define watermarks for your output.
The white rectangle on the upper right area contains a sample page. This
sample page displays a sample text called "Watermark" and only displays the
watermark's intensity and rotation to give a general idea how these features
might look on paper. The sample page always assumes that the watermark is
centered in the middle of the page. If no watermark is selected, then the
sample page is blank.
Because of the large number of controls, help for individual controls are
broken down into the group boxes where they are displayed. For more help on a
specific control, select one of the groups below where the control is located:
Watermark group
Fonts group
Placement group
Rotation group
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Watermark group controls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This group contains controls that allow you to select the type of watermark
desired. Depending on the driver, this may be text or specific images. The
top listbox, Watermark type lists the available types of watermarks. If None is
selected (default), then no watermarks will be printed.
Most drivers will support two types of strings: Predefined string and User
defined string. If Predefined string is selected, then the listbox below
contains a list of common, predefined watermark strings that may be selected.
if User defined string is selected, then an entry field is displayed and you
may enter your own watermark string. Other than that, there are no other
differences between these two selections. If these watermark selections are
not displayed on a driver, then they are not supported.
If a driver supports other types of watermarks, then the type of watermark
supported will be listed in the top listbox. If selected, then an entry field
will appear, prompting you to enter a file name.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Fonts controls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This group is enabled only if Predefined string or User defined string is
selected in the Watermark type listbox.
This group contains controls that allow you to set font information for your
watermark.
The listbox under Font name contains a list of available fonts. Select a font
name in this listbox to choose the desired font.
Selecting the font size can be approached in one of two ways. If Size font to
fit page is checked, then the font will be set to the largest possible size to
fit in the page. If the page is changed, then the font size will be
automatically recalculated. If a specific font size is desired, then uncheck
Size font to fit page and Point size is enabled.
To set the intensity of the watermark, select Intensity. The range of values
is from 10% (lightest) to 100% (darkest). As you modify the value, the
Watermark text in the sample page is modified.
If your printer supports color, then a color table will be displayed to allow
you to set the color for your watermark.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Placement controls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This group contains controls that allow you to set the watermark anywhere on
the paper. These controls are set only if Predefined string or User defined
string is selected.
To center the watermark on the page, check Center watermark in page. If
selected, then all other controls in this group are disabled.
If Center watermark in page is not selected, then you can enter the x and y
coordinates in inches or centimeters. The point of origin (x = 0, y = 0) is
the lower left corner of the paper.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Rotation controls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The controls in this group are responsible for the watermark rotation. These
controls are set only if Predefined string or User defined string is selected.
The knob at top allows you to defined the rotation. As you move the knob, the
Watermark text in the sample page matches the rotation. The possible values
are from -90 degrees (watermark text starts from page bottom and goes up) to
+90 degrees (watermark text starts from page top and goes down).
If Align with corners is checked, then the watermark text is rotated so that if
you drew an imaginary line from one corner of the page to the opposite corner,
then the watermark text would go right through that imaginary line. The value
of the knob determines the direction of the watermark text. If the value of the
knob is negative (-1 to -90), then the text would appear as if the imaginary
line was drawn from the lower left corner of the page to the upper right
corner. If the knob's value is zero or positive (0 to +90), then the watermark
text would appear as if the imaginary line was drawn from the upper left corner
of the page to the lower right corner.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Defaults button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If selected, then this dialog page will reset all controls to default values.
In this case, watermarks will be disabled. In other words, None would be
displayed in the Watermark type listbox.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Font Substitution Table ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Font Substitution allows a specific system font to be mapped to a device font.
A system font is a font that is defined in the system. If printing using a
system font, the entire font information must be sent to the printer along with
the job. This causes the job to increase in size, and take a little longer to
print.
A device font is a font that is supported in the printer. If printing using a
device font, the printer only needs the name of the current font. The printer
has the information it needs to use the font. Using a device font will reduce
the size of the job, which reduces the time to print the job.
Unless an application specifically identifies the font as either being a system
or device font, there is no way of knowing the kind of font that is currently
selected. With this page, it is possible to map a system font to a device
font. If that system font is used, the printer driver will automatically
switch to the mapped device font.
The listbox on the left side contains a list of supported system fonts. The
listbox on the right contains a list of supported device fonts. To map a font,
simply select a font from the left listbox, and select a font from the right
listbox. If no mapping is desired for a specific system font (on the left
side), then select No Font Substitution, located at the top of the right
listbox.
There are two advantages in mapping a system font:
1. If a system font is mapped to a device font with the same name, then
during printout, the printer driver will use the matching device font,
which will increase output speed.
2. If a printer supports a unique device font that is not available in the
system, it is still possible to use that unique font, by mapping that
font to a desired system font. When the selected system font is printed,
the driver will automatically switch to the unique device font, which
will then be used during printout. In this case, the font on the page
will not look the same as on the screen.
If Defaults is selected, then all system fonts are set so that they are not
mapped to any device fonts.
This dialog is broken down into the following:
System Font List
Device Font List
Map similar font names
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. System Font List - choose a system font. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This lists all of the available system fonts. When a system font is currently
selected, the mapped device font will automatically be displayed in the listbox
on the right side. If no device font is currently mapped, then the right
listbox will display No Font Substitution.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Device Font List - choose a device font. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This contains a list of supported device fonts. Select a device font to be
mapped to the currently highlighted system font, or select No Font Substitution
if no device font is to be mapped.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Map similar font names. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this button is selected, then all device fonts are automatically mapped to a
system font with the same name. For example, if there is a Courier system font
and a Courier device font, then these fonts are automatically mapped when the
button is selected.
If a system font is currently mapped to a device font with a different name,
then that setting will be overwritten if this button is selected.
Any system fonts that do not have matching device font names will not be
overwritten.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Font Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Font Manager page is used to manage font downloading to the printer.
Font downloading is used for generating faster, smaller print jobs. When fonts
that are commonly used in a print job have been downloaded to the printer's
memory, or hard disk they do not have to be sent again in each print job.
The Available fonts window, lists all the fonts that are downloaded to the
associated Location. Each line lists the font name, type, and location.
In Location field, the following three choices are available:
Memory - if selected, the font will be downloaded into the printer's
memory. The Available fonts window lists all the fonts already downloaded
into the printer's memory.
Hard disk - if selected, the font will be downloaded to the printer's
hard disk. The Available fonts window lists all the fonts already
downloaded on to the printer's hard disk.
All - if selected, the Available fonts window lists all the fonts already
downloaded to the printer's memory and/or hard disk.
Note - to enable Hard disk for some printers, it is necessary to install
'Printer Hard Disk' option first.
Add button allows downloading of chosen font(s) into selected location. You
must pick Memory or Hard disk to add additional fonts.
The Add button is disabled if All is selected.
Click the Add button to open the Add font window. This will allow you to
select the desired font file from the directory where the font resides.
Hint - True Type files have extensions of ttf, while pfb is for ATM. As you
select fonts they will be immediately sent to the printer.
Reload button reloads font(s) selected in the Available fonts window into the
specified location. At least one font must be selected to activate the Reload
button.
NOTE - you must reload memory fonts each time the printer is reset or powered
off.
Reload all button reloads all fonts listed in Available fonts window to the
location specified. This button is disabled when no font is in Available fonts
window.
Delete button deletes the selected font(s) from the specified location.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Help for Web ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Web notebook page provides a comprehensive means to launch a Web browser to
a preset URL. From this page you can search for information about drivers or
printers or download updated printer drivers. These URLs can be customized by
the user.
The Home URL, by default, points to the DDPAK home page or the printer vendor's
information page about that printer. Click Home to launch a default Web browser
pointing to that URL.
The Driver URL, by default, points to the OS/2 Service FTP site where you can
download the latest printer drivers. Click Driver to launch a default Web
browser pointing to that URL. After you download the updated driver, you will
have to install it manually. Automatic install is not supported.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. PostScript Printers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A PostScript**-capable printer can interpret commands embedded in text that
call for special features, such as rotated printing and shadows around
characters. PSCRIPT.DRV supports a variety of PostScript printers, and also
provides a generic selection for use with a PostScript-capable printer not
specifically named in the models list of the printer driver installation
window.
The Printer Driver Diskettes that come with your OS/2* system include
PostScript soft fonts. You install them only one time, even if you intend to
use more than one PostScript printer. To take advantage of these fonts:
1. Display the Printer Properties window for a PostScript printer driver,
then select Fonts.
2. Add font names from the diskettes to the list of Available Fonts in the
Font Installer window.
3. Select any of the installed fonts for a particular job from within your
program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Help for PostScript Printer Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog contains settings that allow you to configure the driver to match
the setup of your printer. The settings on this dialog may affect what is
displayed in Job Properties. You only need to modify this dialog each time you
modify your printer, including adding new options or using a different form in
a specific tray.
This dialog contains following pages: Paper, Options, Features, Font Manager
and Web, however, the Features and Font Manager pages are not displayed for
all printers. Before making any changes in this dialog, you should set the
options in the Features page first. Features contains additional hardware
settings that may affect the content for the rest of Printer and Job
Properties. For example, if your printer supports an additional tray and you
set that option to Installed, that tray will be displayed in the Paper page in
Printer Properties. If you set the option to Not Installed, the tray will not
be displayed in the Paper page.
For more information on each page, or other controls, select from the list
below:
Paper
Options
Features
Font Manager
Web
Save
Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help for Paper ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page allows you to select the pages, or forms, that will be used for each
tray on the printer. The tray and form names that are listed on this page will
also be listed in the Job Properties dialog box. This page is broken down into
two main groups: Trays and Forms.
Before modifying the contents of this page, it is recommended that you modify
Features first. The Features page may contain additional tray options that, if
enabled, will be listed in this page.
The Forms group handles all available forms. For the currently selected tray,
if no form is assigned to that tray, then No Forms Selected is displayed in the
listbox.
Not only will the Forms listbox list all printer-defined forms, but you can
define your own form names as well. To create a user-defined, or custom form,
select Add New Form Name.
You can also remove a custom form by selecting Delete Form Name. This button is
only enabled for custom forms.
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Help for the Options page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Options page contains the Font Download and Automatic Mode Switching
controls.
For a more detailed information on the following controls, select a topic in
the list below:
Font Download
Automatic Mode Switching
Display assigned forms only
Override forms mismatch
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Help for the Features page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page displays additional options that are available to your printer. Some
options may be additional trays, or memory settings, or other hardware. It is
recommended that you make your settings in this page prior to modifying the
other pages, since the settings in this page may affect the rest of the dialog.
It is important that you make the correct settings in this page, especially if
setting memory size. Making an incorrect selection may cause the driver to
work improperly, or give you options that aren't available on your printer.
For more information on each option, refer to your printer's user manual.
The Features list box (at top) contains a list of the available printer
features. You can select one feature at a time by clicking on that feature
with the mouse cursor. Depending on the number of features, you may have to
scroll through the list to select the desired feature.
All printer features contain selections. Some features allow you to make only
one selection, while others allow you to make multiple selections. The list of
selections is displayed in Current feature selections. This list contains the
available selections for the currently selected feature, and is automatically
updated every time a new feature is selected.
The list of selections is displayed in one of two formats:
A drop down list box is displayed for features that allow only one
selection. The current selection is displayed in the entry field.
A standard list box is displayed for features that allow multiple
selections. All current selections are highlighted.
Beneath Current feature selections is a short description that tells you if
you can choose one or multiple selections for the current feature.
See the printer's documentation for a description of each feature.
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Help for Define Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Define Form to access the Define Forms window. Use the window to add a
form if the Form list does not contain the size of the form you are loading, or
if you want to uniquely identify a preprinted form.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Help for Delete Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Delete Form to delete the selected entry from the Form list. A window
appears, in which you confirm or cancel the deletion. Selecting OK deletes the
selected form. Selecting No returns to PostScript Printer Properties window
without deleting the form.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Help for Device Defaults ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Device Defaults for an opportunity to:
Specify orientation (portrait, landscape), scaling ratio, flipped or
inverted effects.
Specify default form or request manually fed paper.
Enable color printing.
Redirect print output to a file.
Request multiple copies.
Specify time-out.
Prior to selecting Device Defaults, hold any queued jobs for which you intend
to change properties.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Help for Define Forms ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog allows you to define your own unique form name. This form name
will be listed in Printer and Job Properties. By assigning a name to a form,
you can distinguish between special forms, even if two forms have the same
size.
For some printers, not only can you define a unique form name, but also specify
your own height and width sizes for that form. This is known as a custom form.
If a printer supports a custom form, then the word Custom is listed at the
bottom of the Size listbox. If Custom is selected, all the controls in the
Custom Paper Size group will be enabled.
For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:
Name
Size
Units
Width
Height
Add
Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Help for Name ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Type the desired unique form name. This name will be displayed in Printer and
Job Properties.
You may not define a form name that already exists.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help for Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field contains a list of all the predefined sizes that fit the trays for
your printer. Select the size that you want assigned to the name in the Name
field.
For printer models that can accept custom form sizes, the list includes the
word Custom as the last entry. Select Custom for access to the Custom Paper
Size fields, in which you specify dimensions of a form that does not appear in
the predefined Size list.
For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the list below:
Units
Width
Height
Related Information:
Form names and sizes
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Form Names and Sizes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A4 210 by 297 millimeters
A5 148 by 210 millimeters
B5 182 by 257 millimeters
Letter 8.5 by 11 inches
Legal 8.5 by 14 inches
Statement 5.5 by 8.5 inches
Tabloid 11 by 17 inches
Envelope names have point sizes after them. For example, Envelope.297.684
(C10 Envelope) is 297 points high by 684 points wide.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Help for Units ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You gain access to this list by selecting Custom in the Size field.
Select the unit of measure in which you intend to specify width and height --
Inches, Centimeters or Points. One point equals 1/72 of an inch.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Help for Width ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Type a number that represents the horizontal measurement of your form in the
selected Units. For example, for the same letter-width form, you would type:
8.5 in inch units, 21.59 in centimeter units, or 612 in points.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Help for Height ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Type a number that represents the vertical measurement of your form in the
selected Units. For example, for the same form, you would type: 11 in inch
units, 28.2 in centimeter units, or 792 in points.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Help for Add ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Add to add the new form name. The name appears in the Form list in the
PostScript Printer Properties window. From this window, you can select the new
form for a tray.
This button is not enabled until you define a unique form name in the Name
field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Automatic Mode Switching ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Automatic Mode Switching
Some printers can emulate different types of printers. Select the Automatic
Mode Switching check box to send commands to the printer putting it in
PostScript mode every time a job is sent. You can only make this selection for
a printer model that supports multiple emulation capability.
You might want to turn off mode switching if the printer is set in PostScript
mode and only PostScript jobs are sent to it. This feature is also useful if
you download fonts or other printer resident routines that would be lost if a
mode switch occurred.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Font Download ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Font Download
Use these fields to set a limit of how many soft fonts that can be sent to the
printer in a document. Soft fonts are stored as files, usually identified with
the file extension ".PFB", that are sent to the printer when output is
generated. These soft fonts take up a certain amount of printer memory based
on their size. If too many fonts are sent the printer will abort the job. The
amount of memory in the printer determines how many soft fonts can be sent to
it.
The Maximum Downloaded Fonts field limits the number of fonts can be sent to
the printer. This initial value is calculated from the base memory that is
shipped with the printer. This is the number that appears when the Default
button is pressed. If you have added printer memory you should adjust the
number upward by clicking on the up arrow or using the up arrow key. If you
are not sure of how much memory is installed on the printer or would like a
suggestion, click on the Print Font Capacity button. This will cause a status
sheet to be printed showing the actual available memory and the suggested
number of fonts the printer can handle. The calculation is as follows:
Num Fonts = ( Free Memory (in bytes) - 100,000 ) / 80,000
80,000 per font is a very conservative number which should work in all cases.
However, most fonts are considerable smaller and in many cases you could
calculate the maximum number of fonts based on a memory requirement as low as
40,000 per font.
If you want to disable the limit set it to 999.
If you are using many soft fonts and find your jobs are aborting, lower the
Downloaded Fonts value by clicking on the down arrow or using the down arrow
key. Lowering the number of downloaded fonts does not prevent you from using
the font in your documents.
To turn off font downloading set Maximum Downloaded Fonts to zero. Only device
or hardware fonts in the printer will be used. All soft fonts will be drawn by
the engine. You can still use soft fonts but printing performance may
decrease.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Display assigned forms only ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Display assigned forms only
In the Printer Properties Forms page, you select a form and assign that form
with one or more trays. When you display Job Properties, each form you display
lists all the trays that were assigned in Printer Properties.
Select this check box if you wish to display forms that have been assigned a
tray in the Job Properties Paper page. If you have not assigned a form, than
that form will not be displayed in Job Properties.
For example, suppose you are Printer Properties setting your forms and matching
trays. Suppose you set Letter to the Upper tray, and you set Legal to No Forms
Selected. When you go into Job Properties, only Letter is displayed. Legal is
not displayed because there are no trays associated with it.
If this box is not checked, then all forms are displayed in Job Properties,
whether they have been assigned a tray or not.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Override forms mismatch ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Override forms mismatch
Normally, if you select a form in Job Properties that was not assigned to a
tray (in the Paper page in Printer Properties), you will get a Forms Mismatch
error and your job will not be held in the queue.
You can overwrite the error by checking this selection. If checked, the Forms
Mismatch error will not occur.
IMPORTANT. If you check this selection and select a form in Job Properties
that is not being used by your printer, your printer will abort the enitre job
since it could not find the requested form, and no error message will be
displayed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Help for Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Delete to remove selected font names from the Installed Fonts list.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Help for PostScript Job Properties ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Job Properties contain printer features which can be modified for each job.
Such features include changing form size, orientation, scaling, and number of
copies. You may also have other selections for printers offering special
features such as color and duplex.
Some programs display this window, enabling you to assign the selections for a
specific document or template. Each print object allows you to set up default
Job Properties.
The notebook in the dialog box contains controls which allow you to modify
printer selections. Below the notebook is a list of icons that make up the
Status Bar. Each icon in the Status Bar represents a specific printer
selection.
The notebook contains the following pages: Paper, Output, Effects, and Layout.
If the current printer contains additional features, an additional page
(Features) is displayed.
For a detailed explanation of each component, select from the list below:
Paper Page
Output Page
Effects Page
Features Page
Layout Page
Status Bar (Settings)
Save
Cancel
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. Paper Page Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Paper page contains the following common printer selections: Form setup,
Orientation and Media Type.
For a detailed explanation of each control, select from the list below:
Paper
Available Trays
Orientation
Manual Feed
Media Type
Use different Paper for first page
1 or 2 sided printing
Copies
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Help for Media Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Some printers provide special handling features for media such as paper and
foils. If a printer provides media handling features, then Media Type will
list the different media types.
If the printer does not provide special media handling features, then the
listbox will be disabled and blank.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Help for Use different Paper for first page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Check Use different Paper for first page to specify different paper settings
for the first page of your print job. Leave it unchecked if you want to use the
same paper settings for all pages of your print job. Use the same paper size
for all pages of your print job.
This option is disabled if Booklet printing is checked.
If Use different Paper for first page is checked, the first page will be
printed on a separate paper sheet even if 2 sided printing is selected or
Number of pages/sheet is set to a value other than 1.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. Output Page Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Output page contains selections that allow you to control the output of the
job.
For a detailed explanation of each control, select from the list below:
Print To...
Use Downloaded Fonts
Use Printer Device Fonts
Postscript Level 1 Compatibility
Unix/AIX compatibility
Download error handler
Resolution
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Effects Page Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Effects page contains selections that can modify the job content. For a
detailed explanation of each control, select from the list below:
Gamma Correction
Flip Top To Bottom
Flip Left To Right
Draw Inverted
Scale
Enable Color
Undo
Defaults
For Flip Top To Bottom, Flip Left To Right, and Draw Inverted, any of these
controls can be selected alone, or combined for a job.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Features Page Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This page contains additional printer features that are not on the other pages.
The contents of this page will vary from printer to printer. This page is not
displayed for printers that do not contain additional features.
The Features list box (at top) contains a list of the available printer
features. You can select one feature at a time by clicking on that feature
with the mouse cursor. Depending on the number of features, you may have to
scroll through the list to select the desired feature.
All printer features contain selections. Some features allow you to make only
one selection, while others allow you to make multiple selections. The list of
selections is displayed in Current feature selections. This list contains the
available selections for the currently selected feature, and is automatically
updated every time a new feature is selected.
The list of selections is displayed in one of two formats:
A drop down list box is displayed for features that allow only one
selection. The current selection is displayed in the entry field.
A standard list box is displayed for features that allow multiple
selections. All current selections are highlighted.
Beneath Current feature selections is a short description that tells you if
you can choose one or multiple selections for the current feature.
See the printer's documentation for a description of each feature.
Undo
Defaults
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Help for the Status Bar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the Job Properties dialog box. The
Status Bar contains a list of read-only icons that provide a "quick view" of
some of the more common printer selections.
The first icon references the current orientation selection, and is modified
every time a selection is made in the Orientation group, which is found in the
Paper page.
The second icon identifies the current color selection, and is modified every
time Enable Color is modified. Enable Color is found in the Effects page.
The third icon identifies the current duplex selection, and is modified every
time a selection in the Duplex Options group is modified. This icon gives a
general idea on how the current duplex option will work. The duplex selections
are found in the Paper page.
The fourth icon identifies where the job will go, either to a printer, to a raw
file, or to an encapsulated Postscript file. This icon is modified every time
a selection is made in the Print To... group, which can be found in the Output
page.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Help for Orientation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Portrait (upright) to print with the top of the printed material in the
same direction as the top of the paper. Letters, books, and reports usually
have portrait orientation.
Select Landscape (rotated) to rotate the output 90 degrees. This is frequently
selected for documents such as spreadsheets or plotted graphics, which are
wider than they are long.
Because you can rotate individual PostScript characters on a page, Portrait and
Landscape orient the entire job with reference to characters that are not
rotated in the original document.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 56. Help for Duplex ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field is used to select duplex options, for printers that support
duplexing. Duplexing is the ability to print text on both sides of the paper.
If Single Sided is selected, output appears on only one side of the paper.
If 2 Sided Book is selected, the top of both sides of the paper are the same,
as in a book.
If 2 Sided Flip is selected, the top of both sides of the paper are inverse to
each other. The page must be flipped to view the other side.
2 Sided Book and 2 Sided Flip are disabled if the printer does not support
duplexing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 57. Help for Scale ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field shows print image size as a percentage of magnification. The
preselected value, 100 means the material prints full size. Type a number
greater than 100 to obtain an enlarged image, or type a number smaller than 100
to reduce the image.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 58. Help for Paper ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field contains the names of all defined forms, whether they are defined by
the printer, or defined in Printer Properties by selecting Add New Form Name.
Note: If Selected mapped forms for jobs is checked in Printer Properties, then
only the forms that have associated with one or more trays will be displayed.
For example, if Letter is among the list of available forms in Printer
Properties, but was not selected for a tray, then Letter will not be displayed
in Job Properties if Select mapped forms for jobs is checked. However, if
Selected mapped forms for jobs is not checked, then all forms will be listed in
Job Properties, whether they have been associated with a tray or not. This is
usually preferred for LAN printing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 59. Help for Available Trays ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field contains the names of all trays that are associated with currently
displayed form in the Paper field. This association is defined in Printer
Properties. This field is modified every time a new form is selected.
See Manual Feed for information on manual form feeding.
In some cases, an additional selection called Auto Tray Select is displayed.
This selection is displayed under the following conditions:
If the displayed form is associated with more than one tray.
If the displayed form is not associated with any trays.
If Auto Tray Select is selected, then the printer decides which tray to get
the paper. If a specific tray is selected, then paper is pulled from that
tray.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 60. Help for Manual Feed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The manual feed selection of earlier versions of the Postscript driver was a
check box at the bottom of the Job Properties. For the latest version of the
driver, Manual Feed can now be selected from the Available Trays listbox if the
printer has a tray which supports manual paper feeding.
Manual Feed enables you to manually feed forms to your printer. This is useful
for media that is not found in any paper trays. To enable manual feed, select
Manual Feed or a tray with manual paper feeding (e.g. Tray 1(Manual)) in the
Available Trays listbox.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 61. Help for Enable Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this check box to enable color printing. A check mark appears if color
output is desired. This control is disabled for all monochrome printers.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 62. Help for Resolution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This field contains all the resolutions supported by the printer. The values
are in dots per inch (DPI). You can scroll the list to see additional
resolutions. To select a particular resolution for a print job, select its
value.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 63. Help for Print To... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select one radio button to indicate print job destination. The preselected
choice, Printer, routes the job to the printer queue. You can, instead, elect
to process the job as a file, formatted in one of two alternative ways:
Select Raw PostScript file to save the contents of your job imbedded with
PostScript** printer controls. Some users select this choice, then
forward the print-formatted file to a service agency that provides
typesetting.
Select Encapsulated PostScript file to prepare the first page of output
in encapsulated (EPS) form for programs that accept this format.
You must fill in the File field if selecting Raw PostScript file or
Encapsulated PostScript file. Type the path and filename where you wish to
direct the printer-formatted output.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 64. Help for Flip Top To Bottom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Flip Top To Bottom if you want your image to print upside down.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 65. Help for Flip Left To Right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Flip Left to Right to produce a mirror image.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 66. Help for Draw Inverted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select Draw Inverted to reverse background and foreground color, producing an
image similar to a photographic negative.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 67. Help for Timeouts Secs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You can indicate time limits (in seconds) for the job to process.
In the Job field, you can type a number of seconds you wish to allow a job for
completing printing. If Job time expires during printing, the remaining pages
do not print.
In the Wait field, you can type the number of seconds you wish to allow a job
to wait in a queue. If the job is still queued when the Wait time expires, it
does not print and is removed from the queue.
Each time limit has a maximum of 999 seconds (16 minutes, 39 seconds). The
initial value of zero (0) in each field means there is no time limit, and the
job can take as long to print or wait as needed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 68. Help for Copies ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Number of copies: enter the number of copies to print.
Collate: provides available options to control collating. Collating is defined
as follows: for three copies of a three-page document, collated pages are
produced in the order 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3, while uncollated pages are produced in
the order 1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-3.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 69. Help for Use Downloaded Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Downloaded fonts are fonts where the font information is sent to a printer with
each job. Some printers are equipped with font information built into them
(these fonts are called device fonts). If a printer does not understand a
specific font, then the font information must be sent, or downloaded, with the
job in order for the printer to use that font.
This check box determines whether the PostScript driver reports system or
downloaded fonts as printer fonts. If this box is not checked, no downloaded
fonts are sent to the printer and no downloaded fonts are reported in any font
queries.
You might want to uncheck the box to produce smaller files if the output is
directed to a file. Note: By unchecking the box you may reduce the amount of
available fonts to some applications.
Note: The dialog prevents the possibility of both User Printer Device Fonts and
Use Downloaded Fonts to be unchecked. If you try to uncheck both selections,
then the other selection will automatically be checked. At least one of the
above selections must be checked at all times.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 70. Help for Use Printer Device Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Device fonts are fonts that are built into the printer. Using device fonts
produces smaller output than with downloaded fonts because for device fonts,
the font information does not need to be sent with each job.
This check box determines whether the PostScript driver reports fonts that are
supported by the printer. If the box is checked, then printer fonts are
reported along with the downloaded fonts in response to any font queries. If
this box is not checked, only downloadable fonts are reported.
Normally, this box should remain checked and only needs to be unchecked in
special situations. One situation may be if the system and connected printer
support different languages.
Note: The dialog prevents the possibility of both User Printer Device Fonts and
Use Downloaded Fonts to be unchecked. If you try to uncheck both selections,
then the other selection will automatically be checked. At least one of the
above selections must be checked at all times.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 71. Help for PostScript level 1 compatibility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This check box is grayed for level 1 printers. The box is selectable only if
the printer supports PostScript level 2. If the box is checked, the driver
produces PostScript level 1. Otherwise, the job is sent out using the
PostScript level that is supported by the printer.
Normally, this option does not need to be changed. If you are producing
PostScript or EPS files that will be used on other printers, you might want to
check this box. This will ensure the PostScript file will be compatible across
all PostScript printers. There are some level 2 printers with older models
which are level 1. If you are having problems printing and think this is the
case, then check the box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 72. Help for Unix/AIX compatibility ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The driver appends a special character (ASCII character 4, also known as
CTRL-D) to each job to help the printer identify the end of the job. If
checked, then the CTRL-D character is not added to the end of the job.
Normally, this option should only be checked when printing to non-OS/2 servers
that should not receive a CTRL-D. This should not be checked when printing
locally or when printing to an OS/2 server. If you are not sure if you should
set this value, then un-check the selection and try to print to the server.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 73. Help for Use Font Substitution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If this is selected, the driver will use the font substitutions selected in the
Font Substitution page of Printer Properties. If you are using a TrueType or
bitmap font you might want to provide a mapping in Printer Properties and
enable substitution for this job.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 74. Help for Download error handler ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If a Postscript printer encounters an error in the job, the whole job is
aborted and no pages are printed.
In order to identify an error in a job, a Postscript error handler is sent to
the printer, prior to the job, If the error handler is loaded and an error is
encountered, then the error is printed.
Download the error handler if you sent a job, and the printer received a job,
but no output is generated. To download the error handler, select the Download
error handler button.
The error handler remains loaded in the printer until the printer is turned off
so it only needs to be sent once each time the printer remains on. It is not
recommended that you send the error handler more than once while the printer is
on. If you do, additional errors may be reported that really don't exist. If
you're not sure if the error handler is loaded in the printer, turn the printer
off and on, then re-send the error handler.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 75. Help for Gamma Correction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Gamma correction is the process where color and monochrome values are adjusted
to a more linear scale, resulting in more true colors and grayscales.
There are three slider bars, each one allowing you to adjust gamma correction
for red, green, and blue. Each scale has a range from 0.1 to 5.0, in
increments of 0.1. Moving a slider toward 0.1 darkens the image, while move a
slider to 5.0 lightens the image. A value of 1.0 provides no gamma correction.
While all color and monochrome values of an image are adjusted, the closer the
color being adjusted is to a solid color, the less noticeable the change will
be seen. For example, adjustments to light red and light gray will be easily
noticeable while adjustments to solid red and solid black may not be noticeable
at all.
Beneath the three slider bars is a check box called "Lock Proportions". If
this is checked, you will notice while moving one slider, the other two
automatically move in the same direction on a linear scale. This is useful if
you wish to automatically apply the same gamma correction value for all colors.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> queue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A list of jobs waiting to be printed or plotted at a particular print
destination.
See also spooling.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 76. spooling ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The process of temporarily storing print jobs while waiting for an available
printer or port at a print-destination. Spooling jobs frees system resources
from waiting for a relatively slow device to output information, and keeps the
contents of each print job separated from the contents of every other print
job.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> radio button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A circle with text beside it. Radio buttons are combined to show you a fixed
set of choices from which only one can be selected. The circle is partially
filled when a choice is selected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 77. check box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A square box with associated text that represents a choice. When you select a
choice, an X appears in the check box to indicate that the choice is in effect.
You can clear the check box by selecting the choice again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A value, an attribute, or an option that is assumed when another is not
explicitly specified.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> path ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A statement that indicates where a file is stored. The path consists of the
drive letter and all the directories that must be opened to get to a particular
file. The directory names are separated by a backslash (\). The first backslash
represents the root directory. The first path in the example below shows a
file that is located in the root directory of a diskette in drive A; the second
path in the example shows a path to a printer driver file on drive C:
A:\
C:\OS2\DLL\IBM4019
A path is sometimes followed by a file name and file-name extension (if there
is one).
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 78. hard disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
A rigid disk in a hard disk drive that you cannot remove from the drive.
Because of its size, the hard disk is subdivided into directories.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 79. install ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
To copy software components from distribution media to specified areas
(directories) of a hard disk.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> soft font ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Optional fonts shipped as files. The soft font files must be copied to the
hard disk before you can select them from programs.