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Use this dialog to select the printer that UltraTax CS uses or to select the UltraTax CS Spool. Also, use this dialog to select the paper tray from which you want to print.
To open this dialog, click the Printer button in any dialog from which can print documents or other items from UltraTax CS, such as the Print Returns dialog or the Print Organizers dialog.
Fields & buttons
Displays the selected printer. If desired, select a different printer or the UltraTax CS Spool from the drop-down list.
Note: The UltraTax CS Spool is available only for selection if you opened this dialog from either the Print Returns or Print Organizers dialog.
Displays the current status of the selected printer.
Displays the type of printer selected in the Printer field.
Note: Nothing is displayed here if UltraTax CS Spool is selected in the Printer field.
Displays the port to which the printer selected in the Printer field is connected.
Note: Nothing is displayed here if UltraTax CS Spool is selected in the Printer field.
Depending on which operating system is in use, some printers will print back pages upside down when using the duplex printing feature. If your system configuration causes the back pages to print upside down, select the appropriate option from this field to correct the problem.
The options available in this drop-down list vary depending on the selected printer. Some potential options and their uses are discussed below.
- If your printer has two paper trays, use one for letterhead stationery and one for blank paper. UltraTax CS prints client letters on paper from the alternate tray and prints all other items in the print collation on paper from the other tray. From the drop-down list, select an alternate tray.
- To print an envelope, select Envelope.
- To manually feed paper into the printer, select Manual feed.
Use this field to horizontally shift the placement of a printed item on the paper. You can adjust the offset up to a quarter of an inch to the left or right in increments of one twentieth of an inch. Offsetting the printed matter on a page is only necessary if your printer consistently places the printed matter too far to the left or right on the page.
Use this field to vertically shift the placement of a printed item on the paper. You can adjust the offset up to a quarter of an inch to the top or bottom in increments of one twentieth of an inch. Offsetting the printed matter on a page is only necessary if your printer consistently places the printed matter too high or low on the page.
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