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How do I create a new virtual printer?

 

Prerequisites: You must be logged in as Admin or User.

 

Creating a virtual printer

When you create a virtual printer, an appropriate hot folder will be created automatically.

The job processing settings are predefined within the virtual printer settings (= job ticket), thus also being assigned to the respective hot folder.

For the realization of different preferences, e.g. differing paper formats, you only need to create a virtual printer for each of the preferences.

  • Click Settings and then Virtual printer.
  • Then click New Virtual Printer (bottom left).

 

  • Define whether the printer is connected to the server directly or via the network (= local) or if it shall be used as a remote printer.
  • Give the printer a name. To make it easier to identify different virtual printers, this name can, for example, be based on the particular settings of the virtual printer.
  • Now define the printer preferences (see How do I edit virtual printer settings?).
  • These preferences are saved as so-called job tickets within the spool directory / hot folder. They are added to every job being output on this virtual printer. You therefore need not reset all default settings for every print output. You have to change only those values which differ from the current job ticket.

  • By clicking OK, you store the newly defined virtual printer.

Refer also to Tell me about Remote printers.

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