Setting Up and Using a Local Printer

You must have access to the Manage Users and the Manage Report Categories screens. If you do not have access to these screens, contact your System Administrator.

To set up and use a local printer:

  1. On the Printing Defaults tab of the Manage Users screen, select the Local Printer/Download check box in the Delivery Options Enabled for this User group box for your Costpoint user ID.
  2. On the Manage Report Categories screen, select the Allow Local Printer/Download check box for any report categories whose reports you want to print.
  3. Connect the printer to your computer.
  4. Log on to Costpoint.
  5. Open the appropriate screen for the report you want to print, and select the report parameters.
  6. Click to open the Print Options dialog box.
  7. If you want to save your report parameters after printing, enter a Parameter ID and Description.
  8. In the Delivery Options group box, select the Local Printer check box.
  9. In the Pages group box, select whether you want to print the entire report or just certain pages.
  10. Click OK to return to the report screen.
  11. Click to print the report.

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