2Using Your Printer Software

The following table describes additional features available when using background printing. To access these features from the desktop, double-click the

HP DeskJet 840C Series printer icon.

Background

 

Instructions

Printing Options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delete a print job

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Select the job title or icon, then click the Trash icon.

 

or

 

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Drag the document’s icon to the Trash on your desktop.

 

These methods delete only the print job, not the document itself.

 

 

 

Hold/pause a print job

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Select the job title or icon, then click the Pause button.

 

 

The print request will pause until you select its title again and

 

 

click the Resume Button.

 

or

 

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Drag the document icon to the Waiting to Print list of

 

 

documents.

 

 

 

Mark a print request

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Select the job title or icon, then click the small clock.

“Urgent”

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In the dialog box that appears, click Urgent. This moves the

 

 

print request to the top of your print list.

 

 

 

Print at a specific time

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Select the job title or icon, then click the small clock.

 

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In the dialog box that appears, click At Time, then set the time

 

 

and date to print.

 

 

 

Sort/change the order

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From the View menu, choose the title of the column by which

of print jobs

 

you want to sort or choose.

 

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To see and change the print order, sort by Print Time.

 

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Drag and drop the print job title to the desired place in the list.

 

 

 

Stop and restart

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Choose Stop Print Queue from the Printing menu.

printing

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To resume printing, choose Start Print Queue.

 

This is a good way to save print requests when using a portable

 

computer while away from your printer.

 

 

Change printers

To move a print job from one printer to another printer of the

 

same type:

 

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Drag the icon for the print request to the icon of the desired

 

 

printer.

 

If you’re not sure whether the two printers are of the same type,

 

try moving the print request anyway; the printer software won’t let

 

you move a print request to an incompatible printer.

 

 

 

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