Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
    • Installing a Printer
    • Printing from an ApplicationControlling the Print Job
    • Working with the Print Folder
    • Controlling the Print Job
    • Using Drag and Drop
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Controlling the Print Job

It's hard to control just one or two print jobs because they usually are sent to the printer too quickly. However, if there are several jobs in the print queue, you can control them. For example, you can pause and resume print jobs, and you can delete a job before it prints.

Additionally, you can control the printer or just one particular document. You can, for example, cancel one document or all documents in the queue.

Pausing and Resuming the Queue

You may want to pause the queue and then resume printing later if, for example, the paper in the printer is misaligned or the printer is using the wrong color paper. Pausing the print queue gives you time to correct the problem. To pause the print queue, choose Printer, Pause Printing. You can also right-click the document and select Pause . To resume printing, choose Printer, Pause Printing a second time to remove the check mark beside the command. If you only want to hold up the printing on one document in the queue, select that document and choose Document, Pause.

Deleting a Print Job

Sometimes you'll send a document to the printer and then change your mind. For example, you may think of additional text to add to a document or realize you forgot to check your spelling. In such a case, deleting the print job is easy, if you can catch it in time.

To delete a print job, follow these steps:

1. Open the Print queue by choosing Settings , Printers from the Start menu; double-click the printer icon.
2. Select the job you want to delete.
3. Choose Document, Cancel.

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