NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Working with Print Device Definitions and Printer Forms
Working with Printer Forms
The “Forms Definition” window appears. It contains the form’s name, the
number you assigned to it, and the form’s length and width.
While both a form name and form number are specified when the form is
created or modified, only the number can be specified when you are
mounting a form.
Mounting Printer Forms
After a printer form has been created, it must be mounted before the print
server will recognize it. Printer forms can be mounted from the Print Server
Console, from PCONSOLE, from NetWare Administrator, or from the
command line using PSC.
Mounting a printer form consists of two elements:
• Changing the paper. NetWare has no way of determining whether the paper was
actually changed or not. It relies in information it receives from the operator.
• Mounting the form through the software. This is the information that NetWare
receives from the operator and that is required in order for printing to continue.
To mount a printer form, you need the following prerequisites:
• The print server must be loaded and accessible.
• The printer must be installed and assigned to the print server.
• A queue must be created and assigned to the printer.
• At least one print form must have been created.
The following paragraphs explain the different ways a a form can be
mounted through the software.
Mounting a Printer Form from the Print Server Console
At the NetWare Services console, use <Alt><Esc> to toggle to the Print
Server screen. Choose a specific printer from the “Printer Status” option of
the “Available Options” menu. Highlight the “Mounted form” field in the
printer information screen and type the number of the form you wish the
printer to service. Print jobs using that form in the print queue will now
print.