1 Overview =TITLE Overview =TITLE Overview of Printing Files =KEYWORD Overview DECwindows allows you to control the way files are printed. The Print Queue and Print Options dialog boxes allow you to set options such as the number of copies to be printed, printer queues, page size, and printer forms. To control the way a file is printed, click on the Show Queue Options button. To alter the way a print operation is performed, click on the Options... button in the Queue Options dialog box. For more information about printing files, double click MB1 on an item from the list of additional topics below. For information about using help, choose Using Help from the Help menu above. 2 DECBasics =TITLE DECBasics =INCLUDE Overview =KEYWORD Basics Information about using DECwindows, such as how to use windows, dialog boxes, and scroll bars, is available from Session Manager help. A glossary of DECwindows terms is also available. To get Session Manager help: 1. Move the pointer to the Session Manager icon (the icon with your user name and the name of your system) in the Icon Box. 2. Press mouse button 1 (MB1) twice quickly to display the Session Manager window. 3. Move the pointer to the Help menu; press and hold MB1 to pull down this menu. 4. Move the pointer to the Overview menu item and release MB1 to display information about using DECwindows. 2 que_options =TITLE que_options =TITLE Setting Queue Options =INCLUDE Overview print_options =INCLUDE Overview Err_mess =KEYWORD Queues Options The Queue Options dialog box contains file-specific options. By selecting an option, you can control the way a file is printed. "Default" displayed in an option menu indicates that the value used for this option is the default associated with the selected queue. Click on the Options... button to select additional printing options. For more information about queue options, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below. 3 number_copies_opt =TITLE number_copies_opt =TITLE Number of Copies =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button =KEYWORD Copies Pages Use the Number of Copies field to enter the number of copies you want printed. You can print from 1 to 255 copies. 3 page_range_opt =TITLE page_range_opt =TITLE Page Range =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button DECwindows to print selected pages of a file without having to print the entire file. If you do not want to print an entire file, use the Page Range fields to enter a range of pages to be printed. The Page Range entry fields are the From field and the To field. The From field should contain the first page number in a range of pages you want to print. The To field should contain the page number of the last page you want to print. The From field must be less than or equal to the To field if the To value is given. By default, the From field indicates the first page of the file and may be left blank. By default, the To field indicates the last page of the file and may be left blank. 3 print_formats_box =TITLE print_formats_box =TITLE Print Format =KEYWORD Formatting Files contain different character sets and data types. Each data type has a unique format. The Print Format list box allows you to describe what kind of data is in the file. DECwindows then interprets that data, formats the data, and prints the file. A highlighted format in the Print Format box is the default format unless you change it. The following formats are available in the Print Format box: Format Name Data Type Data Translation Text ANSI Level 0 Text-only Line ANSI Level 1 Overstrike for emphasis Printer Terminal - - ANSI2 ANSI Level 2 ANSI data including select graphics rendition (SGR) converted by the ANSI translator. ANSI ANSI Level 3 ANSI data including the LN03 and LN04 ANSI translator for PostScript printers. PostScript(R)PostScript(R) PostScript program data processed by the PostScript interpreter without conversion. ReGIS ReGIS ReGIS command data converted by the ReGIS translator. Tektronix Tektronix Tektronix graphics command data converted by the Tektronix translator. DDIF DDIF Revisible-format images, generic 3 printers_box =TITLE printers_box =TITLE Printers =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button =KEYWORD Printers Queues The Printer list box allows you to select the printer or the print queue to which your job will be sent. By default, the printer or print queue that is highlighted will be used. 3 orient_opt =TITLE orient_opt =TITLE Orientation =KEYWORD Orientation Some printers allow you to control page orientation. That is, you can control how text or images are placed on the paper. To do this, use the Orientation options. DECwindows includes three page orientation options: default, landscape, and portrait. Portrait and landscape orientation are indicated by symbols similar to the following in the Queue Options box: Landscape Orientation: Portrait Orientation: +-------------+ +-----+ | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | | ~~~ | | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | | ~~~ | | ~~~~~~~~~~~ | | ~~~ | +-------------+ | ~~~ | +-----+ Click on the Default button to set the page orientation to the orientation that is defined in the print queue. Click on the landscape symbol to set the page orientation to landscape printing mode. The symbol is then highlighted. Click on the portrait symbol to set the page orientation to portrait printing mode. The symbol is then highlighted. 3 print_aft_field =TITLE print_aft_field =TITLE Print After Text Entry Field =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button Use the Print After field to set the time and date when your print job will be printed. You can use the Print After option to delay printing large jobs until after work hours. If you do not enter a time in the Print After field, the job is immediately submitted to the print queue. You must specify the date using the format day-month- year and the time using the format hour:minute. (For example, 23-SEP-1989 17:30.) The syntax is sometimes specified as follows: dd-mmm-yyyy hh:mm where: dd Specifies an integer in the range 1 to 31. mmm Specifies the month as: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, or DEC. yyyy Specifies the year, which must be an integer in the range 1858 to 9999. hh Specifies the hour, which must be an integer in the range 0 to 23. mm Specifies the minute, which must be an integer in the range 0 to 59. 3 del_file_button =TITLE del_file_button =TITLE Delete File When Printed Button =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button =KEYWORD Deleting Use the Delete File When Printed button to control whether a file is deleted after the print operation is done. A highlighted button indicates that the file will be deleted after it has been printed. By default, files are not deleted. 3 ok_button =TITLE ok_button =TITLE OK Button =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button =KEYWORD Buttons OK Click on the OK button to indicate that you have finished modifying the Queue Option fields and you want to begin printing. 3 canc_button =TITLE canc_button =TITLE Cancel Button =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options options_button =KEYWORD Buttons Cancel Click on the Cancel button to indicate that you do not want to print a file. 3 options_button =TITLE options_button =TITLE Options... Button =INCLUDE Overview que_options number_copies_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options page_range_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_formats_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options printers_box =INCLUDE Overview que_options orient_opt =INCLUDE Overview que_options print_aft_field =INCLUDE Overview que_options del_file_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options ok_button =INCLUDE Overview que_options canc_button =KEYWORD Buttons Options Click on the Options... button to set additional print options. The Print Options dialog box is displayed. The Print Options dialog box includes options that allow you to control a print operation. 2 print_options =TITLE print_options =TITLE Print Options =INCLUDE Overview que_options =INCLUDE Overview Err_mess =KEYWORD Printing Options The Print Options dialog box allows you to set additional print options. In general, most print and queue operations are predefined; you rarely have to change them. However, you may decide that there are certain print operations you would like to control. For example: - If you are sending output to an LPS40 printer, you may want to control tray selection. - If you are printing in landscape mode, you will need to select the appropriate form from the Print Forms list box. For more information about using the Print Options dialog box, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below. 3 pg_size_button =TITLE pg_size_button =TITLE Page Size =INCLUDE Overview print_options pg_size_button =INCLUDE Overview print_options sides_option =INCLUDE Overview print_options number_up =INCLUDE Overview print_options sheet_count =INCLUDE Overview print_options layup_def =INCLUDE Overview print_options file_start_sheet =INCLUDE Overview print_options file_end_sheet =INCLUDE Overview print_options file_burst_sheet =INCLUDE Overview print_options start_sheet_comment =INCLUDE Overview print_options message_log =INCLUDE Overview print_options pass_all =INCLUDE Overview print_options hold_print_job =INCLUDE Overview print_options notify_when_done =INCLUDE Overview print_options sheet_size_opt =INCLUDE Overview print_options input_tray =INCLUDE Overview print_options output_tray =INCLUDE Overview print_options printer_forms =INCLUDE Overview print_options job_name =INCLUDE Overview print_options priority_field =INCLUDE Overview print_options setup_field =INCLUDE Overview print_options operator_message =INCLUDE Overview print_options header_button =INCLUDE Overview print_options automatic_pagination =INCLUDE Overview print_options double_spacing_button =INCLUDE Overview print_options Print_options_ok =INCLUDE Overview print_options print_options_cancel =INCLUDE Overview print_options =KEYWORD Buttons Options Use the Page Size option menu to set the logical paper size of the print image. Choose one of the following sizes: Option Size in Inches Size in Millimeters Default Specified in the Specified in the queue queue Letter 8.5 x 11 216 x 279 Ledger 11 x 17 279 x 432 Legal 8.5 x 14 216 x 356 Executive 7.5 x 10 191 x 254 A5 5.8 x 8.3 148 x 210 Option Size in Inches Size in Millimeters A4 8.3 x 11.7 210 x 297 A3 11.7 x 16.5 297 x 420 B5 7.2 x 10.1 176 x 250 B4 10.1 x 14.3 250 x 353 C4 9 x 12.8 229 x 324 C5 6.4 x 9 162 x 229 DL 4.3 x 8.7 110 x 220 10 x 13 10 x 13 254 x 330.2 Envelope 9 x 12 9 x 12 228.6 x 304.8 Envelope Business 4.125 x 9.5 104.8 x 241.3 Envelope 3 Sides_option =TITLE Sides_option =TITLE Sides =KEYWORD Sides Options Use the Sides option menu to specify how many sides of the paper your image will be printed. You can also specify the way a paper medium is turned as an image is printed from one side to the other. To specify a Sides option, click MB1 on the Sides list box. A pull-down menu is displayed. Choose one of the following: Option Description Default The default setting determined by the printer queue characteristics. Simplex One Sided Prints on one side of the sheet of paper. Simplex Two Sided Prints on two sides of the sheet of paper but uses a page layout as if formatted for single-side printing. The layout reflects such things as placement of margins and page numbers. Duplex One Sided Prints only on the first side of each sheet but retains the page layout intended for duplex printing. The layout reflects such things as placement of margins and page numbers. Duplex Two Sided Prints on two sides of a sheet; the second side is reached by flipping the page about its left edge, as in the binding of a book. Tumble One Sided Prints only on the first side of each sheet but retains the page layout intended for tumble printing. The layout reflects such things as placement of margins and page numbers. Option Description Tumble Two Sided Prints on two sides; the second side is reached by flipping the page about its top edge, as in some legal documents For a description of each option, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below. 3 number_up =TITLE number_up =TITLE Number Up Field =KEYWORD Fields Use the Number Up field to specify how many logical images are to be printed on one side of a sheet. You can specify 1 to 100 logical images on one side. 3 sheet_count =TITLE sheet_count =TITLE Sheet Count Field =KEYWORD Fields Use the Sheet Count field to specify the number of times each sheet is to be printed. You can specify from 1 to 10,000 copies for each sheet. The sheet count option produces uncollated output. Thus, a number of page 1s are copied and followed by a number of page 2s, and so on. 3 layup_def =TITLE layup_def =TITLE Layup Definition =KEYWORD Fields Use the Layup Definition field to enter a module name contained in the standard layup library. This module, in conjunction with the Number Up attribute, controls how the image will be deposited on the medium. 3 file_start_sheet =TITLE file_start_sheet =TITLE File Start Sheet =INCLUDE Overview print_options file_end_sheet =KEYWORD Flag_Page Options The File Start Sheet option controls whether a "flag" page is printed before a file. The file start sheet contains the name of the user submitting the job, the job entry number, and other information about the file being printed. To use the File Start Sheet option: 1. Move the pointer to the File Start Sheet box. 2. Press and hold MB1. A pop-up menu is displayed. 3. Choose a menu item and release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. The File Start Sheet box contains the Default, None, One, and All menu items. For a description of each item, double click on the additional topic below. 4 filest_items =TITLE filest_items =TITLE File Start Sheet Menu Items =KEYWORD Flag_Page Options The following table provides a brief description of each File Start Sheet menu item: Setting Description Default Prints according to what is defined in the print queue. None Prints no file start sheet. One Prints a file start sheet before the the first file in the job. All Prints a file start sheet before each file in the job. 3 file_end_sheet =TITLE file_end_sheet =TITLE File End Sheet =INCLUDE Overview print_options file_start_sheet =KEYWORD Trailer_Page Options The File End Sheet option controls whether a "trailer" page is printed at the end of a file. The file end sheet contains the job entry number as well as information about the user submitting the job and the files being printed. To use the File End Sheet option: 1. Move the pointer to the File End Sheet box. 2. Press and hold MB1. A pop-up menu is displayed. 3. Choose a menu item and release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. The File End Sheet box contains the Default, None, One, and All menu items. For a description of each item, double click on the additional topic below. 4 filend_items =TITLE filend_items =TITLE File End Sheet Menu Items =KEYWORD Trailer_Page Options The following table provides a brief description of each File End Sheet menu item: Setting Description Default Prints according to what is defined in the print queue. None Prints no file end sheet. One Prints a file end sheet after the last file in the job. All Prints a file end sheet after each file in the job. 3 file_burst_sheet =TITLE file_burst_sheet =TITLE File Burst Sheet =KEYWORD Bursting The File Burst Sheet option controls whether a burst page is printed before a file. A burst page is a flag page printed over the perforation between pages for easy identification of individual files. To use the File Burst Sheet option: 1. Move the pointer to the File Burst Sheet box. 2. Press and hold MB1. A pop-up menu is displayed. 3. Choose a menu item and release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. The File Burst Sheet box contains the Default, None, One, and All menu items. For a description of each item, double click on the additional topic below. 4 filburst_items =TITLE filburst_items =TITLE File Burst Sheet Menu Items =KEYWORD Burst_Page Options The following table provides a brief description of each File Burst Sheet menu item: Setting Description Default Prints according to what is defined in the print queue. None Prints no file burst sheet. One Prints a file burst sheet before the the first file in the job. All Prints a file burst sheet before each file in the job. 3 start_sheet_comment =TITLE start_sheet_comment =TITLE Start Sheet Comment Field =KEYWORD Fields The Start Sheet Comment field allows you to specify a message string of up to 255 characters to appear on the file start sheet of the job. To enter a message in the Start Sheet Comment field: 1. Move the pointer to the Start Sheet Comment entry field. 2. Click MB1. Enter a message in the field. 3. Click on the OK button. 3 message_log =TITLE message_log =TITLE Message Log =KEYWORD Messages The Message Log option allows you to control what happens to error messages that occur during a print operation. To use the Message Log option: 1. Move the pointer to the Message Log box. 2. Press and hold MB1. A pop-up menu is displayed. 3. Choose a menu item and release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. The following table describes each item listed in the Message Log pop-up menu. Item Description Default Defined by what is set in the print queue. Ignore Error messages are not displayed. Print Error messages are written to the file end sheet. Keep Error messages are retained in the file. Keep and Error messages are written to the file Print end sheet and are retained in the file. 3 pass_all =TITLE pass_all =TITLE Pass All Control Characters =KEYWORD Passall The Passall All Control Characters option allows you to specify whether special control characters in the file are to be ignored or whether they are to be passed on directly to the printer. To use the Pass All Control Characters option: 1. Move the pointer to the Pass All Control Characters box. 2. Press and hold MB1. A pop-up menu is displayed. 3. Choose a menu item and release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. The following table provides a description of the Pass All Control Characters menu items: Option Description Default Defined by what is set in the print queue. Yes Control characters are passed to the printer. No Control characters are recognized by the printer. 3 hold_print_job =TITLE hold_print_job =TITLE Hold Print Job =KEYWORD Holding Buttons The Hold Print Job button controls whether a job is available for printing immediately. When the Hold Print Job button is on (signified by a highlighted button), the job is held until it is manually released using queue management commands. To use the Hold Print Job option: 1. Move the pointer to the Hold Print Job button. 2. Click MB1 on the button. When turned on, the button is highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. Off is the default setting. 3 notify_when_done =TITLE notify_when_done =TITLE Notify When Done =KEYWORD Buttons The Notify When Done button controls whether a message is broadcast to your terminal when the job is printed. To use the Notify When Done option: 1. Move the pointer to the Notify When Done button. 2. Click MB1 on the button. When turned on, the button is highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. On is the default setting. 3 sheet_size_opt =TITLE sheet_size_opt =TITLE Sheet Size =KEYWORD Sheet Sizing The Sheet Size list box allows you to specify the physical size of the sheets being printed. To change the sheet size: 1. Move the pointer to the Sheet Size box. 2. Press and hold MB1. Choose a sheet size. 3. Release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. DECwindows supports the following sheet sizes: Option Size in Inches Size in Millimeters Default Specified in the Specified in the queue queue Letter 8.5 x 11 216 x 279 Ledger 11 x 17 279 x 432 Legal 8.5 x 14 216 x 356 Executive 7.5 x 10 191 x 254 A5 5.8 x 8.3 148 x 210 A4 8.3 x 11.7 210 x 297 A3 11.7 x 16.5 297 x 420 B5 7.2 x 10.1 176 x 250 B4 10.1 x 14.3 250 x 353 C4 9 x 12.8 229 x 324 C5 6.4 x 9 162 x 229 DL 4.3 x 8.7 110 x 220 10 x 13 10 x 13 254 x 330.2 Envelope 9 x 12 9 x 12 228.6 x 304.8 Envelope Business 4.125 x 9.5 104.8 x 241.3 Envelope 3 input_tray =TITLE input_tray =TITLE Input Tray The Input Tray box lists selections that determine which tray contains the requested paper. To change the input tray setting: 1. Move the pointer to the Input Tray box. 2. Press and hold MB1. 3. Choose an input tray item. Release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. For multiple tray printers, the following menu items are available: - Default - Top - Middle - Bottom The print widget default setting is the Default input tray item. This setting is determined by the input tray parameter specified in the queue. 3 output_tray =TITLE output_tray =TITLE Output Tray Option =KEYWORD Options The Output Tray box lists selections that determine to which tray the paper is deposited. To change the output tray setting: 1. Move the pointer to the Output Tray box. 2. Press and hold MB1. 3. Choose an output tray item. Release MB1. 4. Click on the OK button. For multiple tray printers, the following menu items are available: - Default - Top - Side - Face Up - Upper - Lower - Large Capacity 3 printer_forms =TITLE printer_forms =TITLE Printer Forms =KEYWORD Forms The Printer Forms list box allows you to specify a form for the print queue. The highlighted choice will be used unless you select another option. To use the Printer Forms option: 1. Move the pointer to the Printer Forms box. 2. Choose an item and click on MB1. The form is then highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. Note that you must choose the appropriate form to produce landscape output. 3 job_name =TITLE job_name =TITLE Job Name Field =KEYWORD Fields The Job Name field allows you to enter a text string that names the print job. To enter text in the Job Name field: 1. Move the pointer to the Job Name entry field. 2. Click MB1. Enter a message in the field. 3. Click on the OK button. The default is the name of the first (or only) file in the job. 3 priority_field =TITLE priority_field =TITLE Priority Field =KEYWORD Fields The Priority field allows you to specify the priority of the print job. The value can be from 1 to 255, where 1 is the lowest priority and 255 is the highest priority. To use the Priority field: 1. Move the pointer to the Priority entry field. 2. Click MB1. Enter a number in the field. 3. Click on the OK button. If no priority is specified, the default priority for that queue will be used. 3 setup_field =TITLE setup_field =TITLE Setup Field =KEYWORD Fields The Setup field allows you to enter the names of one or more setup modules from the device control library and copies the modules to the printer before the file is printed. To enter module names in the Setup field: 1. Move the pointer to the Setup entry field. 2. Click MB1. Enter a module name in the field. 3. Click on the OK button. If you want to enter more than one module name, separate each module with commas. 3 operator_message =TITLE operator_message =TITLE Operator Message Field =KEYWORD Fields The Operator Message field allows you to enter a message of up to 255 characters to be sent to the operator when the job begins to print. To enter a message in the Operator Message field: 1. Move the pointer to the Operator Message entry field. 2. Click MB1. Enter a message in the field. 3. Click on the OK button. 3 header_button =TITLE header_button =TITLE Header Button =KEYWORD Buttons The Header toggle button controls whether a heading line is printed at the top of each page. To use the Header option: 1. Move the pointer to the Header button. 2. Click MB1 on the button. When turned on, the button is highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. Off is the default setting. 3 automatic_pagination =TITLE automatic_pagination =TITLE Automatic Pagination =KEYWORD Pagination Buttons The Automatic Pagination button controls whether the printer will skip to top of page when pages are within four lines of the end of a page. When the button is turned off, the printer may print on the paper perforation. To use the Automatic Pagination option: 1. Move the pointer to the Automatic Pagination button. 2. Click MB1 on the button. When turned on, the button is highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. On is the default setting. The Automatic Pagination button should be turned off when you print files that are not ANSI-formatted files. 3 double_spacing_button =TITLE double_spacing_button =TITLE Double Spacing =KEYWORD Spacing The Double Spacing button controls whether the print job output is double-spaced. When this button is turned on, a blank line will be inserted on the printout after each line in the file. To use the Double Spacing option: 1. Move the pointer to the Double Spacing button. 2. Click MB1 on the button. When turned on, the button becomes highlighted. 3. Click on the OK button. Off is the default setting. 3 Print_options_ok =TITLE Print_options_ok =TITLE OK =KEYWORD Buttons OK The OK button allows you to confirm the setting changes you have made in the Print Options dialog box. When you click on the OK button, the print widget returns to the Queue Options dialog box. 3 print_options_cancel =TITLE print_options_cancel =TITLE Cancel =KEYWORD Buttons Cancel The Cancel button allows you to cancel changes you have made to the Print Options dialog box. Any fields you changed in the Print Options box will be reset to the values set before you made changes. Note that this does not cancel the print operation; only the changes made to the Print Options box are cancelled. 2 Err_mess =TITLE Err_mess =TITLE Error Messages =INCLUDE Overview que_options =INCLUDE Overview print_options =KEYWORD Messages Errors The MSG widget is used to report an error that has been discovered. You must correct the error before you click on the OK button again. Click on the Cancel button to reset fields in the Queue Options or Print Options box. Click on the Queue Options Cancel button to cancel the entire print operation. Click on the Acknowledge button to signal that you have seen the message and want to return to what you were doing.