Print Dialog Box

Use the Print dialog box to print a selected report.

Printer Name

Select the printer you want to use in Printer Name. The available printers are those configured on the Report Printers Tab of Report Administration. When you select a printer, PM Compass displays information about that printer in Model, Location, and Description.

To print on a printer that is not set up in PM Compass, select <local printer>. When you click Print, PM Compass generates and displays the report in portable document format (PDF). Use the print options in Adobe Acrobat to print the report using one of the printers you have defined in Microsoft Windows.

Model

Select this to view information about the model of the selected printer.

Location

Select this to view information about the location of the selected printer.

Description

Select this to view the description about the selected printer.

Page Range

Print All

Select this option to print all pages of the report.

Page Range

Select this option to print the specified page ranges. Use hyphens to indicate page ranges. Use commas to separate individual pages or ranges (3,5,7-10).

Copies

Number of Copies

Enter the number of copies you want to print.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you specify the number of copies when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Collate

Select  this check box to collate the report pages.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you can select the collation option when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Paper

Size

Select the size of paper to be used in printing. By default Letter size is selected.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you can select the collation option when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Source

Select this drop-down menu if printer has multiple paper sources or paper trays.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you can select the collation option when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Set Scale

Select this option if you want a scale other than 100 percent.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you can select the collation option when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Use Color

Select this check box if you want a colored printout of the report.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available.

Save Reports to the Application Server When Printing

Select this check box if you want to store reports so you can refer to them in the future.

Save File As

Use the Save Reports to the Application Server When Printing to select a file format.

If you select <local printer> in Printer Name, this option is not available. Instead, you can select the collation option when you print the report in Adobe Acrobat.

Save Only

Select this check box to save the report without printing it.

Print Using Previous Version's Method (May be Slower)

You have the ability to print any PM Compass print job using a previous version of printing technology. Printing with this older technology is slower for large print jobs over 100 pages. However, you may prefer this method of printing for smaller print jobs or for formatting purposes for print jobs such as checks, forms, or invoices.

With the older printing technology:

You can only use the older printing technology when you print directly to a network printer that has been set up in PM Compass or when you schedule a report to print. In these scenarios, the PM Compass print dialog box displays. Access to PM Compass network printers is controlled by role security.

You cannot print using a previous version printing technology when you print from a print preview window. In this scenario, the standard Windows Print dialog box displays when you print.

See Print Using Previous Printing Technology for more information.

In the following scenarios, you have no control over the Print Using Previous Version's Method (May be Slower) check box. It is selected automatically, regardless of whether or not you see the check box on the print dialog box:

Print

Select this button to print the report and close the Print dialog box.

Close

Select this button to close the dialog without printing. Changes made are not saved.

Help

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