Section 5 - Chapter 3 - Printing in the OS2 Environment

Chapter 3

Printing in the OS/2

Environment

Overview

OS/2 provides several methods for selecting a printer from within an application. The best method to use depends on the specific application. The following methods are provided as simple examples for different environments within OS/2.

Note: The following examples will work on any OS/2 machine on the network, provided that the proper network privileges and protocols have been observed.

OS/2 1.3

To specify a queue as the default for your system, do the following:

1.Select Print Manager.

2.Select SETUP.

3.Select Application Defaults.

4.Change the default print queue to the print queue associated with the OkiLAN 6120e.

OS/2 Presentation Manager applications which use the default printer will now print to the OkiLAN 6120e printer.

OS/2 2.X and OS/2 Warp

To specify the printer attached to the OkiLAN 6120e as the OS/2 default printer, do the following:

1.From the desktop, right-click on any printer icon.

2.Select the right arrow next to Set Default. A list of print queues defined for your system will display.

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