Printing Defaults Tab
Use the fields on this tab to enter or update a user's default printer settings and report delivery options.
Default Printing Settings
Use this group box to select a default printer ID. You can also set up page, margin, and locale defaults for this user.
| Field | Description |
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| Default System Printer ID |
Enter, or click
Note: Before you assign a default printer to a user on this screen, you must first establish a catalog of printers. These printers are added in the server for selection when printing reports using Costpoint. You can do this using the Manage System Printers screen.
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to select, a default printer for this user. Costpoint displays printers that are already made available for printing reports.
Default Page Size
Use this group box to specify page and margin defaults for this user.
| Field | Description |
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| Page Size |
Use this drop-down list to select the default page size for when this user generates standard reports.
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| Unit of Measure |
Use this drop-down list to select the default unit of measure for the values specified in the Top Margin, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, Right Margin, Page Height, and Page Width fields.
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| Top Margin |
Enter the allowance of the printable area from the top of the page. |
| Bottom Margin |
Enter the allowance of the printable area from the bottom of the page. |
| Left Margin |
Enter the allowance of the printable area from the left side of the page. |
| Right Margin |
Enter the allowance of the printable area from the right side of the page. If you do not enter data in the Top Margin, Bottom Margin, Left Margin, and/or Right Margin fields, Costpoint uses the values specified in the Default Page Size group box of the Configure System Settings screen. |
| Page Height |
If you select Letter or A4 from the Page Size drop-down list, this field displays the default value for the selected option. If you select this Custom from the Page Size drop-down list, use this field to enter a value you want to use as the default paper height. |
| Page Width |
If you select Letter or A4 from the Page Size drop-down list, this field displays the default value for the selected option. If you select this Custom from the Page Size drop-down list, use this field to enter a value you want to use as the default paper width. |
Delivery Options Enabled for This User
Use this group box to enable or disable report delivery options for this user.
| Field | Description |
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| System Printer |
Select this check box to enable this user to print reports using network printers. |
| Print to File |
Select this check box to enable this user to save reports as a file. |
| Local Printer/Download |
Select this check box to enable this user to download report files and print reports on local printers. |
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Select this check box to enable this user to email report files. |
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| Archive |
Select this check box to enable users to archive report files. |
Default Delivery Options For This User
Use this group box to select the default report delivery options for this user.
| Field | Description |
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| System Printer | Select this check box to use network printers as a default delivery method for this user. |
| Print to File | Select this check box to save a report as a file, by default, for this user. |
| Local Printer | Select this check box to make downloading report files, and printing reports on local printers, a default delivery method for this user. |
| Select this check box to make emailing report files a default delivery method for this user. | |
| Archive | Select this check box to make archiving report files a default delivery method for this user. |