SI Explorer File Menu - Process & Print/Publish: Other Documents

 

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  1. Print
    1. Print Cover Page
    2. Print SI Documents Selected Below
    3. Omit header and footer on Other Documents
  2. Process and Print/Publish common controls
    1. Printer
    2. Process & Print
    3. Process Only
    4. Save Settings
    5. Reset Settings
  3. Standard Windows Commands
  4. Technical Support Information

 

   

Illustration SI Explorer's Toolbar Print Publish Button

This command can be executed from the SI Explorer's Toolbar command, Right-click Menu, or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.

 

This screen allows you to print other documents that are partAll sections are divided into three parts: General, Products, and Execution. of your Job (most commonly used as cover pages).

 

Illustration Icon Indicating How To StepsClick the tabbed commands on the image below to see how to use each function.  Content descriptions are detailed below the image.

 

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Process & Print/Publish:  Other Documents     

Print

This option is only available if the Job contains a Word, PDF or RTF Formatted Cover Page.

Only applies when the Job contains a SpecsIntact Formatted cover page or document .  

Omit header and footer on Other Documents

This option only applies when the SpecsIntact Formatted cover page or any other SpecsIntact document listed in the box is selected.  If this option is not selected the headers and footers that are defined for the Job will print on the chosen documents.

 

Illustration Icon Indicating Helpful HintTo learn more about creating and adding cover pages, refer to the File Menu - Properties: Cover Page topic and to learn about creating and managing SI Document TemplatesA Template is an outline that provides examples of how text should be entered in SpecsIntact format when creating a new Section., refer to the Tools Menu - SI Document Templates topic.

Process and Print/Publish common controls

Illustration SI Explorer's File Menu - Process and Print/Publish Common Controls

 

Printer

A drop-down box that provides a list of available printers.  The Setup option opens the Windows Print Setup dialog box to allow setting changes like duplex printing.

 

Illustration Icon Indicating Important Information To NoteThe last chosen printer becomes the applications default printer.

 

Process & Print

Applies the choices made on the tabbed screens and sends a copy to the selected printer.

Process Only

Applies the choices made on the tabbed screens and sends the results to the Processed Files folder under the Job in the SI Explorer.

Save Settings

Saves the choices made on the tabbed screens (except for Sections selected to be processed/printed) so that the next time the box is opened, the selections you saved will be your new defaults.

 

If you want to save some but not all settings, make the ones you want to save first, use the Save Settings button, and then make the additional selections that you don't want to save.  

 

Illustration Icon Indicating Examples ProvidedYou want to make permanent changes to the Headers and Footers, but you will want to select different reportsAt time of print, several reports are available such as Address Verification, Bracket Verification, and a Test Requirements List among others. the next time you process Sections.  You would make the changes on the Header/Footer tab first, click the Save Settings button, and then choose the Reports you want to run.

 

Reset Settings

Resets any custom settings on the tabbed screens to their default settings.

 

Standard Windows Commands

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Cancel ButtonThe Cancel Button will close the dialog box without recording any selections or changes entered.

 

Illustration SI Explorer's Dialog Box Help ButtonThe Help Button will open the Help Topic for this dialog box.

 

 

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