8.5

Send Images to Printer
The Send Images to Printer action task is used to (obviously)send images to the printer so they can be
used as resources by documents run on the printer. They are comparable to Download to Printer action
tasks (see "Download to Printer" on page281), but they include image specific options. Furthermore, they
can be used to send images not only to printers, but also to the virtual drive of other computers running
PReS Workflow applications. Note that each Sent Images to Printer action task must be followed by a
Printer Queue Output task set to "passthrough", in order for the images to be actually sent to that printer.
Note
Images sent to a printer are stored in the root folder of the printer’s hard disk, while images sent to the
virtual drive of another computer are stored in a sub-folder of the PReS Workflow folder.
Input
Any image file that you wish to upload to the printer.
Processing
The currently active image data file converted to postscript. The image's resolution, scan orientation, and
quality can be modified, depending on the selected option. All files are converted into PostScript format for
storage on the printer.If a virtual drive, the file is automatically sent to it.
Output
A postscript file containing the necessary code to save the data file on the hard drive.
Properties
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Scan orientation: Select Side to side for images that will be printed in their original orientation on a
portrait oriented page, or in a rotated orientation on a landscape page. Select Top to bottom for images
that will be printed in a rotated orientation on a portrait oriented page, or in a rotated orientation on a
portrait oriented page. Note that images that are meant to be printed in various ways can be stored
twice on the printer as two identical copies of the same file that bear different names (Image_