Printing Defaults Tab
Use the fields on this tab to enter or update a user's default printer settings and report delivery options.
Default Printing Settings
Use this group box to select a default printer ID. You can also set up page, margin, and locale defaults for this user.
| Field | Description |
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| Default System Printer ID | Enter, or click  to select, a default printer for this user. Costpoint displays printers that are already made available for printing reports.Note: Before you assign a default printer to a user on this screen, you must first establish a catalog of printers. These printers are added in the server for selection when printing reports using Costpoint. You can do this using the Manage System Printers screen. |
Default Page Size
Use this group box to specify page and margin defaults for this user.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Page Size | Select the default page size for when this user generates standard reports.
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| Unit of Measure | Use this drop-down list to select the default unit of measure for the values specified in the Top Margin, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin, Page Height, and Page Width fields.
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| Top Margin | Enter the allowance of the printable area from the top of the page. |
| Bottom Margin | Enter the allowance of the printable area from the bottom of the page. |
| Left Margin | Enter the allowance of the printable area from the left side of the page. |
| Right Margin | Enter the allowance of the printable area from the right side of the page. If you do not enter data in the Top Margin, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, and/or Right Margin fields, Costpoint uses the values specified in the Default Page Size group box of the Configure System Settings screen. |
| Page Height | If you select Letter or A4 from the Page Size drop-down list, this field displays the default value for the selected option. If you select this Custom from the Page Size drop-down list, use this field to enter a value you want to use as the default paper height. |
| Page Width | If you select Letter or A4 from the Page Size drop-down list, this field displays the default value for the selected option. If you select this Custom from the Page Size drop-down list, use this field to enter a value you want to use as the default paper width. |
Delivery Options Enabled for This User
Use this group box to enable or disable report delivery options for this user.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| System Printer | Select this checkbox to enable this user to print reports using network printers. |
| Print to File | Select this checkbox to enable this user to save reports as a file. |
| Local Printer/Download | Select this checkbox to enable this user to download report files and print reports on local printers. |
| Select this checkbox to enable this user to email report files. | |
| Archive | Select this checkbox to enable users to archive report files. |
Default Delivery Options For This User
Use this group box to select the default report delivery options for this user.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| System Printer | Select this checkbox to use network printers as a default delivery method for this user. |
| Print to File | Select this checkbox to save a report as a file, by default, for this user. |
| Local Printer | Select this checkbox to make downloading report files, and printing reports on local printers, a default delivery method for this user. |
| Select this checkbox to make emailing report files a default delivery method for this user. | |
| Archive | Select this checkbox to make archiving report files a default delivery method for this user. |