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Opening the Printer Status Window
The Printer Status Window opens automatically when:
You print with the Windows Printing System – unless you previously turned off
the Display Printer Status While Printing option (see "Options menu", later in
this chapter).
The Windows Printing System has an alert that requires your intervention
before you continue printing (read "Getting Messages", later in this chapter).
If you're using Print Manager, you can also open Printer Status Window at any
time from the Print Manager window (see "Taking Advantage of Print Manager",
later in this chapter). You may also open the printer status window by
double-clicking its icon in the WPS group window.
When you print, you will see the Printing dialog box that Windows normally
displays while sending the print job to the Print Manager or printer. If you are
using Print Manager, the Printer Status Window appears after the Printing dialog
box closes. If you're not using Print Manager, the Printer Status Window opens just
after the Printing dialog box appears.
The Printer Status Window always re-appears the way you last left it, either full
size or as an icon that indicates the general condition of the printer (printing, idle,
etc.). You can always restore the icon to full-size, or minimize the window to an
icon.
When the Printer Status Window is an Icon
The Printer Status Window may appear as an icon which can easily be restored to
full-size by double-clicking it. The icon itself, however, will tell you some
information about the print job:
For example, the icon at left indicates that the Windows Printing System is
printing. The progress bar at the top represents the percentage of pages that have
actually finished printing.
When the job is finished, the icon changes to show a stack of printed pages.
Other icons indicate when the printer is idle, when the Windows Printing System
has detected a condition requiring either eventual or immediate attention, and when
the printer is not available.
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