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DECprint Supervisor Overview
1.1 Purpose of the DECprint Supervisor Software
The DECprint Supervisor software allows people to use and manage networked
PostScript printers. For example, it allows users to:
• Print customized documents, print two-sided, and select input trays.
• Modify printed documents without changing the files that are printed,
which saves paper and allows the production of custom printed documents.
• Print different types of files on the PostScript printers.
• Access printers from the OpenVMS VAX and Alpha operating systems and
from personal computers (PCs) and Macintosh systems.
The system manager makes the printing system easier to use by providing:
• Default queue attributes, so users do not have to specify certain
parameters, such as duplex printing
• Setup modules, which are stored in device control libraries and are used to
modify the printing environment for print jobs
• Form definitions, specifying sets of print attributes and including setup
modules to make them all easier for users to access
• Layup definition files, which you can create to customize the way print jobs
are printed on the media
Note
Starting with DCPS V2.0, the need for DCPS-OPEN and DCPS-PLUS
licenses has been eliminated. The right to use all features of DCPS is
now included with the OpenVMS operating system license.
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