MANAGING PRINT JOBS

Once you've set up a printer in Windows 98 using the Add Printer icon in the Start | Settings | Printers folder, that isn't simply the end of that folder's usage. You can use the folder's commands to manage your print jobs--which can be especially useful if you print large jobs or large numbers of jobs.

Double-click your defined printer in the Start | Settings | Printers folder, and if there are active print jobs, you will see them listed -- usually with the active job at the top with "Printing" displayed in the Status column. If you erroneously sent a job to the printer, you don't have to wait for it to print. Select the job, select the Document menu, then select Cancel Printing.

If you want to pause a running print job, select the job, select the Document menu, and click Pause Printing. You'll see a check mark next to Pause Printing on the Documents menu. To resume the job, select Pause Printing again to remove the check mark.

If you want to pause a printer, double-click the printer, and in the Printer menu, select Pause Printing. To resume printing, select Pause Printing again.

Knowing these simple options can save you a lot of time and paper!