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Overview

The Select to mouse "left-click" on an object, usually a row in a table, in the context of Order Manager documentation a Printer screen synonymous with the Microsoft Access Form Object or user interface. is called from most locations in the program where the user can print a report and it may have a different title depending upon the calling function.

This menu allows the user to select another printer other than the workstation's default printer. This menu is controlled by the global system parameter, UsePrinterMenu, which affects the behavior of the program on all workstations. If this parameter is set to FALSE, the program will not offer the user the option one of the possible choices for a product's attribute; for example, blue is an option for the product attribute of color of selecting a different printer on any workstation in the complex.

Description of the Select a Printer Screen

Figure 1: Select a Printer as called by the Notes electronic records, for internal use only, that contain additional details about program events, actions or customer information that are stored with order, customer, inventory and supplier records. Notes can be entered manually by the user or automatically entered by the program, based on parameter settings in some cases. screen

Fields and Controls on the Select a Printer Screen

Name of Report

• indicates the name of the report that will be printed

Name of Template

• indicates the name of the report template that will be printed

• refer to the appropriate system parameter in the Reports group to select the appropriate template for the type of report that will be printed, such as NotesTemplate or InvoiceTemplate, etc.

Default Printer

• identifies the default printer of the current workstation

Print on: Check Boxes

Choose one of the following options:

• Default Printer Check Box

use the workstation's default printer, as designated by Windows (Control Panel>Printers and Faxes)

• Selected Printer Check Box

if checked, it allows the user to select a printer from a list of available printers  

1. Select a Printer List

click on a printer in the list and then choose a paper tray

1. 2. Select a Paper Source List

click on the tray that contains the appropriate paper upon which the report should be printed

Don't display this menu any more

• this results in the system parameter UsePrinterMenu to be set to FALSE. This is a global parameter that affects all workstations. The program will no longer show this menu and all reports on all workstations in the complex will be sent to the initiating workstation's default printer. However, the location where a report prints can also be affected by the report's internal printer property settings (Page Setup > Page tab > Use Specific Printer).

Print Button

• click this button when ready to print the report

Cancel Button

• this button will cause the program to exit this screen without printing the report

Using the Select a Printer Screen

1. Click the [Print] button to send the note or other report to the default printer; or check the box labeled Selected Printer and choose another printer:

   1. choose a printer from the Select a Printer list

   2. select a tray from the Select a Paper Source list.

   3. click [Print].

2. Click [Cancel] to abandon printing the note.

Created: 1/24/11

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