Print Dialog Box

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Use the Print dialog box to print the data in the active data view. Before using this dialog box, you must install and select a printer. To install a printer, see your Windows documentation.

These are the main controls in the dialog box:

Name

Displays the name of the active printer. To specify another printer, select the name from the list.

Properties

Click Properties to change options for the selected printer. The settings you specify apply to the active data view.

Information fields

Displays status, type, location, and comment information. For example, status (ready) describes the state of the selected printer.

Print to file

Prints the data to a new file instead of sending it directly to a printer. Use this option to print to a printer other than the one specified in Name.

All

Prints all the data in the active data view.

Pages

Prints the specified pages.

Selection

Prints the selected data in the active data view.

Number of copies

Type or select the number of copies to print.

Collate

Specify that you want to organize pages when you print multiple copies. A complete copy is printed before the second copy is started.

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