Report And Printer Setup Basics

If you have never printed from Collect!, or have perhaps installed a new printer or print server, it is necessary to set up Collect! to use the printing device.

By now you have an idea of what Collect! can do. At this time, it is important to simply test the printer you will be printing your letters and reports to. When this is completed you will have a good idea of what your printer can handle when printing from Collect! To test the installation and capabilities of a printer or other print to device, you may use the Report And Printing Setup form to access the Printer Test.

Collect! is very flexible, giving our users the ability to print to a wide variety of devices. You can print to paper, screen, spreadsheet, to a file, to a browser, email, and letter service. These are some of the popular methods users use to print. Collect! can produce HTML and XML files, as well as file formats accessible by hand held devices. You can set various default settings to determine how Collect! responds when processing any printing command.

In this section, we are setting up and testing how your printer prints. Printing actual documents and reports from Collect! is covered in the report writer section of the help documentation.

Report and Printer Setup form

Accessing Report And Printer Setup

The Report And Printer Setup form may be accessed in many ways. Providing you have access to the various menus and forms, you can use one of the following ways to get to the Report And Printer Setup form.

1. Select Print from the top menu bar and then select Settings from the drop-down choices. This will display a submenu. Select Report and Printer Setup to display the Report and Printer Setup form.

2. Or, you can also gain access to Report And Printer Setup form through the Main Menu. Select the SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION button to display the System Administration menu. Select the SETUP AND CONFIGURATION button to display the System Setup menu. Select the button labeled REPORTS AND PRINTING to take you to the Report and Printer Setup form.

3. Or, at any time when you have started to print a report or letter, you will be presented with a Print Report form. This form allows you to select how you want your report or letter output and the destination. Select the SETUP button on this form to display the Report and Printer Setup form.

See Also

- Report And Printer Setup