To access the Printer Preferences tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Printer Preferences.
You can use the Printer Preferences
tool
to add printers and to manage print and job queues.
Click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Printer Preferences.
Double-click on the New Printer icon.
If you are not logged in as root user, you are prompted to enter the root password, then click OK.
Follow the instructions in the Add a Printer assistant as follows.
Specify whether you want to add a local printer attached to your computer or a remote printer attached to the network.
Before you add a remote printer, you must have the following information from your system administrator: Printer Type, Host, and Queue.
Enter the printer details.
Enter the name for your printer.
If the details you entered for your printer are correct, click Apply to add your printer.
To manage your print jobs, double-click on the printer icon. Choose the Edit menu item to perform print job management activities.
Table 7–24 lists the print job management activities that you can perform.
Table 7–24 Print Job Management Activities
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Pause Jobs |
Select this item to temporarily stop your job from printing. |
Resume Jobs |
Select this item to resume your printing job. |
Cancel Jobs |
Select this item to cancel your printing job. |
The print queue shows the documents that are waiting to be printed. You can perform printer queue management duties from the Printer menu.
To manage your printer queues, double-click on the printer icon. Choose the Printer menu item to perform printer queue management activities.
Table 7–25 lists the printer queue management activities that you can perform.
Table 7–25 Printer Queue Management Activities
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Pause Printer |
Select this item to temporarily stop your printer. |
Set as Default |
Select this item to set the current printer as your default printer. |
Print Test Page |
Select this item to print a test page. |
For documents waiting to print, you can view, but not change, the status of the job. To view your current print jobs, double-click on the printer for which you want to view the documents waiting to print.
Table 7–26 shows the information displayed for each document in the print queue.
Table 7–26 Print Job Status
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Name |
Shows the name of the document. |
Job Number |
Shows the number assigned to the print job. |
Owner |
Shows the username of the person who sent the document to the printer. |
Size |
Shows the size of the document in kilobytes. |
State |
Shows the current status of the document, such as Spooling, Paused, or Printing. |
Log in as root user.
From the Printers dialog, highlight the printer that you want to modify, then choose File -> Properties.
From the Properties dialog, you can customize the settings for printers in the following functional areas:
General
Paper
Advanced
Use the General tabbed section to view and to modify information about the selected printer, such as the printer name and location.Table 7–27 lists the general options that you can modify.
Table 7–27 General Options
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Name |
Shows the name of the selected printer. |
Description |
Provides a brief description of the selected printer. |
Location |
Shows the location of the selected printer. |
Resolution |
Use the drop-down list to select the resolution to use for the printer. |
Status |
Shows the status of the selected printer. |
Print a Test Page |
Click to print a test page. |
Use the Paper tabbed section to specify paper values, and to choose the paper layout for the selected printer.
Table 7–28 lists the paper options that you can specify.
Table 7–28 Paper Options
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Paper size |
Use the drop-down list to select the paper size to use for the printer. |
Paper type |
Use the drop-down list to select the paper type to use for the printer. |
Source |
Use the drop-down list to select the paper tray to use for the printer. The source specifies where the paper is located in the printer. |
Double Sided |
Use the drop-down list to select the layout to use for the printer. |
Use the Advanced tabbed section to specify advanced values for the selected printer.
Table 7–29 lists an example of advanced options that you can specify for a specific printer.
Table 7–29 Advanced Options
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Floyd-Steinberg Dithering |
Use the drop-down list to select the type of dithering to use for the printer, for example, Floyd-Steinberg dithering. |
Manual Feed of Paper |
Use the drop-down list to select whether you want to switch on or off the paper manual feed. |
Page Region |
Use the drop-down list to select the paper size to use for the printer. |
Number of Copies |
Use the drop-down list to select the number of copies that you want to print. |
Density |
Use the drop-down list to select the density to use for the printer. |
Economy mode |
Use the drop-down list to select the economy mode to use for the printer. |
RET Setting |
Use the drop-down list to select the Resolution Enhancement Technology (RET) setting to use for the printer. RET inserts smaller dots at the edges of lines and smooths any rough edges. |