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Since: May 11, 2006
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:33 pm
Post subject: Print to file
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"Print to File"
I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why not just
"Print"??
Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you "Print"
a document of file into another file??
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Print to file [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Thu, 11 May 2006 12:33:02 -0700, Tich wrote:
> "Print to File"
> I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why not just
> "Print"??
> Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you "Print"
> a document of file into another file??
>
> There`s one in every village. It`s my turn today.
Print to file creates a special type of file understood by printers - a
..PRN file. Useful under certain circumstances. Example: The target printer
is not hooked up to a Windows computer.
Learn more here:
http://www.frogmorecs.com/arts/what_is_a_prn_file.html
When installed, some programs will add variations of this old time menu
command such as Adobe's "Print to PDF" or Office's "Print to MS Office
Document Image Writer." The output for one of these commands is still a
file but not of the .PRN type.
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Sharon F
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Print to file [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Tich wrote:
> "Print to File"
> I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why
> not just "Print"??
> Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you
> "Print" a document of file into another file??
>
> There`s one in every village. It`s my turn today.
"Print to File" literally means what it says. It creates a file on your HDD
instead of sending the data to the printer. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Print to file [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Excellent question Tich.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
Regards
"Gordon" <gordon RemoveThis @gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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> Tich wrote:
>> "Print to File"
>> I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why
>> not just "Print"??
>> Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you
>> "Print" a document of file into another file??
>>
>> There`s one in every village. It`s my turn today.
>
> "Print to File" literally means what it says. It creates a file on your
> HDD instead of sending the data to the printer.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:43 pm
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rustyfender04 wrote:
> Excellent question Tich.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
It goes where ever you tell it to go. |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:43 pm
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I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found? (Confused).
Regards
"Gordon" <gordon.DeleteThis@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
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> rustyfender04 wrote:
>> Excellent question Tich.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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>> Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
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> It goes where ever you tell it to go.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 9:43 pm
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"rustyfender04" <rustyfender04 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found? (Confused).
>
When you select the Print To File option and then click the Print Button,
you should be prompted for a file name. On the File Name dialog box, use the
drop down menu for "Save To" and select the folder where you want the file
saved.
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Ronnie Vernon
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:07 pm
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rustyfender04 wrote:
> I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found?
> (Confused).
> Regards
> "Gordon" <gordon.TakeThisOut@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> news:e4ehPuTdGHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> rustyfender04 wrote:
>>> Excellent question Tich.
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
>>
>> It goes where ever you tell it to go.
When I click "Print to File" in my Print dialog box I get a window up that
asks me to name the *.prn file and to select a location to save it to. |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:07 pm
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Right...But when I go through the motions, there is nothing there.
Does PTF only work with certain file formats?
Regards
"Gordon" <gordon.DeleteThis@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
news:Ow9Z07TdGHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> rustyfender04 wrote:
>> I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found?
>> (Confused).
>> Regards
>> "Gordon" <gordon.DeleteThis@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:e4ehPuTdGHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> rustyfender04 wrote:
>>>> Excellent question Tich.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>> Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
>>>
>>> It goes where ever you tell it to go.
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> When I click "Print to File" in my Print dialog box I get a window up that
> asks me to name the *.prn file and to select a location to save it to.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 10:27 pm
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Not sure why it won't work. I guess I'll have to do a little research on
this one.
Regards
"rustyfender04" <rustyfender04.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Right...But when I go through the motions, there is nothing there.
>
> Does PTF only work with certain file formats?
>
> Regards
>
> "Gordon" <gordon.DeleteThis@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
> news:Ow9Z07TdGHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> rustyfender04 wrote:
>>> I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found?
>>> (Confused).
>>> Regards
>>> "Gordon" <gordon.DeleteThis@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:e4ehPuTdGHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> rustyfender04 wrote:
>>>>> Excellent question Tich.
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>
>>>>> Where does the file go, or where is it stored?
>>>>
>>>> It goes where ever you tell it to go.
>>
>> When I click "Print to File" in my Print dialog box I get a window up
>> that asks me to name the *.prn file and to select a location to save it
>> to.
>>
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:14 am
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OK Chaps and Chapeses! I`m rapidly disappearing up my own backside trying to
fathom this one out.
Sir Ronnie V mentioned clicking on "Print to File" I can`t even find "Print
to File" let alone clicking on it! Where is it?? If its any relivence I`m
using XP Professional.
"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
> "rustyfender04" <rustyfender04 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2319Ds4TdGHA.4128@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >I just tried that option, but the file was not to be found? (Confused).
> >
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> When you select the Print To File option and then click the Print Button,
> you should be prompted for a file name. On the File Name dialog box, use the
> drop down menu for "Save To" and select the folder where you want the file
> saved.
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>
>
> --
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> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:13 pm
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"Tich" <Tich DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OK Chaps and Chapeses! I`m rapidly disappearing up my own backside trying
> to
> fathom this one out.
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> Sir Ronnie V mentioned clicking on "Print to File" I can`t even find
> "Print
> to File" let alone clicking on it! Where is it?? If its any relivence I`m
> using XP Professional.
>
Your using XP Pro, but what "program" are you trying to print from? Are you
trying to print from a text editor program, a picture from an imaging
program or..........?
What is the type of printer that you are using?
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:24 pm
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Tich wrote:
> OK Chaps and Chapeses! I`m rapidly disappearing up my own backside
> trying to fathom this one out.
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> Sir Ronnie V mentioned clicking on "Print to File" I can`t even find
> "Print to File" let alone clicking on it! Where is it?? If its any
> relivence I`m using XP Professional.
OK. Open the file, and click on "Print". When the print dialog box comes up
there should be a little box that says "Print to file". Click in the box.
(It's on the bottom right-hand side of the top box marked "Printer")
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:43 am
Post subject: RE: Print to file [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thank you everyone!! Found the box "print to file" . Really appreciate your
help.
"Tich" wrote:
> "Print to File"
> I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why not just
> "Print"??
> Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you "Print"
> a document of file into another file??
>
> There`s one in every village. It`s my turn today. |
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 9:34 am
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Hi Tich,
Were you able to locate the prn file after saving it?
Regards
"Tich" <Tich.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you everyone!! Found the box "print to file" . Really appreciate
> your
> help.
>
> "Tich" wrote:
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>> "Print to File"
>> I am confused! What does this mean? Do I click on print? If so why not
>> just
>> "Print"??
>> Or "Copy" and "Paste" a document into a folder or file?? How do you
>> "Print"
>> a document of file into another file??
>>
>> There`s one in every village. It`s my turn today. |
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