The first problem is seen in a home network because it's not running a
Server Operating System which has a Print Management System included for
just this purpose.

I have no experience with Apple Mac PCs... but you might want to contact the
printer manufacturer and see if they have updated drivers.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging




"DanielWalters6" <DanielWalters6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4378EDFF-8E50-43A0-94A2-EAA90245539F@microsoft.com...
> I've got two questions that I hope any of your readers can help me with.
>
> The first is;
>
> How can I make documents that are sent to the printer automatically
> paused?
> The printer is connected locally to a XP PC. This PC is then connected to
> a
> network in which several macs and several pcs all send data to the
> printer.
> I've seen this automatic pausing done on corporate networks, such as
> colleges, and would like to apply it to my home network. The advantage of
> this "automatic pausing" over "pausing the printer" is that it allows me
> to
> resume print jobs when I want them to print, which isn't always the time
> that
> I send them.
>
> My second query is:
>
> When my netoworked computers (which shouldn't have a relevence in this
> case,
> I don't think).
> Send documents to the printer their jobs appear as "remote Level
> download".
> I am able to pause, restart and cancel the jobs as if I was printing
> locally.
> When looking at the properties of a local print (one that I've sent from
> the
> computer that's connected to) I can change the print quality and other
> settings as per normal, before they are sent to the printer. Whereas when
> I
> access the properties of a "networked print job". I can't change the
> settings, when I change them click, apply. They SEEM to have changed, but
> then when I re-open the properties they are returned to ones that were
> sent
> over the network.
> This is a pain for two reasons. The MAC driver for my printer doesn't
> contain all of the print quality etc settings that I wish to access. So I
> would like to be able to change the odd document to "draft" from this
> computer but can't because changing of the properties arn't allowed.
> (I'm an adminstrator of the computer)
>
> I hope that you can answer any of my questions. The first one is also a
> result/cure of having the second one. If I was able to do both. I can have
> people send documents in what ever print quality and then because they are
> automatically paused, I can resume them once I have changed the quality to
> what I think best. (draft for research, best for porfolios etc.)
>
> If you can give me any help, or suggest webpages that might be able to
> help
> with my problem, I would much appreciate it.
>
> Thankyou for all your time (It's probably taken you ten mins to read just
> this post)
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
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> sky
> diving may not be the best of things for you to try.