Xerox CX manual Computer for printing, Setting up your computer overview, Printing Methods

2	Setting up your
	computer for printing

Setting up your computer overview

Printing Methods

Some methods for printing with the CX print server:

●Submit the job to one of the CX print server virtual printers. The job is spooled and then processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the virtual printer). If you use this method, you can print from any software—for example, Microsoft Word— and use any file format from any Windows and Apple Mac®.

●Drag the job to a hot folder. The job is spooled and processed or printed (according to the selected job flow of the corresponding virtual printer). If you use the hot folder method, you can print most PDL files—for example, PostScript, PDF, EPS, Variable Print Specification, and PPML.

Network printers

To print your file using a CX print server virtual printer, you first need install the virtual printer as a network printer on your computer.

After you install a network printer on your computer, you will be able to submit files for printing. The network printers are installed by default with the Print Driver software. You can change the default settings of the network printer to use the PPD parameters instead of the Print Driver software.

The CX print server supports printing from the following operating systems:

●Mac OS X

●Windows 2000, Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista®, Microsoft Windows Server® 2003, and Windows Server 2008

The CX print server provides default network printers, referred to here as virtual printers.

A virtual printer contains preset workflows that are automatically applied to all print jobs processed with that virtual printer. The default virtual printers are published on the network with specific parameters set for processing and printing.