Server-Based Batch Printing

When a user prints a document using server-based batch printing, a request is sent to the DocServer server component. This component then prints the document to the printer the user specifies in the User Preferences screen. If the user does not specify a preference, the document is printed on the default printer the system administrator configures on the Document Server computer.

When a user initiates server-based batch printing for a correspondence document, a request is sent to the DocServer component. This request contains the values for the Default Printer and Printer Driver preferences the user selects in the Correspondence view of the User Preferences screen. After receiving the request, the Document Server uses Microsoft Word to convert the document into a PostScript file. The value for the Printer Driver user preference determines the style of generated PostScript. This parameter specifies the name of a network printer. The PostScript file is suitable for this printer and all other printers of the same model. After the PostScript file is generated, the Document Server sends the file to the printer specified in the Default Printer user preference.