Computing Support: Printing

Eliminating header pages on a network printer

Q: Whenever I print a document to the network printer, I first get a sheet of paper that has my name on it in big blocky letters. How do I keep the system from wasting paper like this?

A: When printing to a network printer, the default is to print a banner page with your login name on it to identify the printout in a large office environment, but in our situation, it is a waste of paper. The banner page is associated with printer definitions on each computer - not with each user - so it may be necessary to do the following on more than one computer if you are a 'roving' user. To turn off the banner page:

Navigate these menus: Start|Settings|Printers

Select the appropriate printer and click the RIGHT mouse button

At the bottom of the list that appears, select Properties

Click on the 'Capture Settings' Tab

In the lower third of the window that appears, uncheck all of the boxes in the 'Job' section

Click OK

Printing Postscript files

Q: I have some files created from Unix that are postscript with a PS extension. How can I print them in Windows95 on the network?

A: I have not found a simple way yet. Postscript files must be printed on a Postscript printer which generally means any HP 4M laser printer or newer.

Use FTP to move the file from the UNIX host to the network if necessary

Click Start, then Run, then type pconsole and press enter. This will launch the network printing utility.

Use the arrow key to move down to Print Queue Information (the mouse does not work in pconsole)

From the list presented, select the postscript printer that you wish to use

Select Current Print Job Entries

Press the [Insert] key

Type in the path and directory where your file is located and press enter

Select the postscript file you wish to print

From the Print Job Configuration window that appears, select PS4_Job

Press the [Esc] key

In response to the 'save changes' dialog box, choose yes

Your file should now appear in the print queue and will be processed and printed on the printer you selected.