There may be times when you want to print a document to a file rather than a printer. You might want to:
- Print at a later time
- Print at another location
- Merge print files together to create one document for printing
There are two ways to print to a disk file: one from within Reflection and one from within your OS.
Printing to a File from Reflection
You can direct printer output to a file in Reflection using the following method:
- On the File menu, click Print Setup.
- In the Print Setup dialog box, select the Send output to file check
box.
- In the File name field, enter a new file name, or click Browse to select an existing file. Enter, for example,
printjobs.txt. Click OK. Note the existing location for the file in the File name field. To change that path, click Browse, navigate to a new location, and then click OK.
Printing to a File using Windows
- Click Settings on the Start menu and then click Printers.
- Click the icon for the printer you are using.
- On the File menu, click Properties.
- Click the Ports tab, and then change the designated port to FILE, under Print to the following port.
Each time you print, the Windows Print Manager prompts you for a file name. When the print job is through, the file is closed. If you are appending to a file, the file is reopened.
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