Getting control of printing with Named Printers
In the Reducing posting steps with better Printing Control recipe, we touched on the Named Printers functionality by turning off System Print Dialog. However, there is much more than that to Named Printers. The idea behind Named Printers is to allow the assignment of different printers to different functions in Dynamics GP. For example, check printing could be directed to a dedicated check printer or invoices could be automatically sent to a high speed printer. Even better, these settings are by workstation so there is a geographic component to the setup. Users in one building can point checks to a check printer in their building without interfering with a different set of users in another building. In this recipe, we'll look at setting up Named Printers.
Getting ready
Prior to creating Named Printers, there is some setup required; follow these steps:
Select Administration from the Navigation list. Pick Named Printers from the area page under...