Note:
You may not see the Spool Manager icon if the Program Manager or current window is maximized. Make the window smaller to see the Spool Manager icon.
Managing Print Jobs
Managing Print Jobs in
Windows 3.1
Your Windows printer software includes two management utilities: the Spool Manager and Despooler.
◗The Spool Manager starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It allows you to print in the background while you continue to work on your computer and to hold jobs to print at a later time. If you’re using your printer on a network, it also handles multiple print jobs that come in at the same time. See the next section for details.
◗The Despooler also starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It displays on your screen to show printer status, as described on page
Using the Spool Manager
The Spool Manager works like the Windows Print Manager. When you send a job to your printer, your printer software creates a temporary journal file, stores it in the C:\TEMP or C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder or directory, and assigns it to a print queue. The software then sends the file to your printer at the right time.
◗To open it while you’re printing, click the Spool Manager icon that appears at the bottom of your desktop.
◗You can open the Spool Manager at any time by
You see the Spool Manager window: