Printer Controls

As Extra! prints, you can perform any of the following actions:

Hold Print: Temporarily suspends print jobs in the mainframe's spooler. You can use this command to store several print jobs so they can be printed at one time, or to temporarily halt printing to change page layout options. Hold print enables the PA1, PA2, Form Feed, Cancel Print, and Align Form commands. The mainframe suspends all spooled print jobs until you again choose the Hold Print command.
PA1 and PA2: (3270 only) Sends PA1 and PA2 commands to your mainframe application. These keys simulate the PA1 and PA2 keys on a 3287 printer control panel. The functions performed by these keys depend on the mainframe application from which you are printing. (Some applications may not support these functions.)

The PA1 and PA2 commands are available to you if the session is configured for an LU1 printer resource. To confirm that you are configured for an LU1 printer resource, choose Session Status from the View menu of the printer session.
Cancel Print: Cancels a print job at any time if you are configured for an LU1 printer resource. To confirm that you are configured for an LU1 printer resource, choose Session Status from the View menu of the printer session.
Form Feed: Sends a Form Feed command to your printer, immediately ejecting the current page from the printer.
Align Form: Tests the alignment of text on preprinted forms on the printer. You can specify the text to print and the row and column at which it should be printed.

Table 64 How-to for Printer controls

To	Do This
To hold printing	From the printer session Control menu, choose Hold Print, or choose the stoplight button on the toolbar. The Job Status field in Print Status will indicate that the printer is on hold. (A check mark also appears next to the Hold Print command in the Control menu.)
To send a PA1 or PA2 command	From the printer session Control menu, choose Hold Print. (A check mark appears next to the Hold Print command.) Choose either PA1 or PA2 from the Control menu. Choose Hold Print from the Control menu to bring your session back on line.
To cancel printing	From the printer session Control menu, choose Hold Print. (A check mark appears next to the Hold Print command.) Choose Cancel Print from the Control menu. Choose Hold Print from the Control menu to bring your session back on line.
To send a form feed command	From the printer session Control menu, choose the Hold Print command. (A check mark appears next to the Hold Print command.) From the Control menu, choose the Form Feed command. Extra! sends a form feed to the selected printer. To bring your session back online, choose the Hold Print command from the Control menu.
To align forms	From the printer session Tools menu choose Align Form. Enter the sample text you want printed on the form in the Text field. Enter the row and column values to change the starting point for the sample text. Choose the Print button.