11.4 Using CDE Print Manager
11.4.3 Printing from file manager
You can print a file from the File Manager window by dragging and dropping it on the Print Manager icon or dropping the object directly into the Print Manager Printer Jobs window as shown in . Once the file object has been dropped into the Print Jobs window, another window will be displayed in which you can:
  • Designate an alternative printer to print the file
  • Designate the number of copies of the file to be printed
  • Set a banner title (which will be displayed in the Print Manager window alongside the print object)
  • Select specific pages to print
  • Designate which UNIX print command options should be used as an alternative to the default print command.

Once the Print button is selected, the file will be sent to the appropriate printer queue.

Displaying the Banner Page Title
When a banner page title has been entered for a print request, that text will be displayed in the Print Manager window. The name of the user who submitted the print request will be displayed below the banner text.

Canceling a Print Request
To cancel a print request, you must first select the Print Manager display object corresponding to that print request. Once the object has been selected, use the Selected menu Cancel option. You will be asked to confirm that you want to have the print request cancelled, as shown in . Again, you can only cancel your own print requests. If you attempt to cancel another user's print job from the Print Manager, the print job will reappear in the printer queue.

Lab Activity (Adobe Acrobat Reader, 36 kB)
  Using CDE Print Manager

In this lab, you will work with the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Print Manager and File Manager to control your printing environment.