Re: InfoTrac Printing Problems

[Carole Carpenter <chcrpntr@UDEL.EDU>]

Susy:  I can help you, if you have a word processor installed on your
network.  In fact, I called InfoTrac and told them about this possible
solution.
Okay, here goes.  I know it Sounds complicated, but the students have
understood it and zip right through it.  As Student A (call him Andy) is
using InfoTrac, have him use F3 to print but at the next screen instead
of sending to Printer, send it to Disk.  Andy can work at his own pace,
saving to disk (either his directory on the network or a disk in drive
A:).  When he is done, have him exit InfoTrac and open the word
processor.  We have WordPerfect 5.1.  From there he can retrieve the file
(called Download.txt) and print it out.  This way all his printouts come
out together and the page break problem is eliminated.  Oh, yes, be sure
to recommend that he go back to the word processor and delete
Download.txt so that it won't fill up his disk space.
Good luck.

     Carole H. Carpenter         chcrpntr@udel.edu
     Milford Sr. H.S.
     Milford, DE

On Sat, 16 Dec 1995, Susy Dalton wrote:

> We have just gotten our Super Tom working on our network and now are
> disappointed with our printing options.  We are using CBIS (the latest
> version) and a Novell 3.11 netowrk.   We have 2 - 3 printers  per
> workstation and have selected the option for the software to advance the
> page after printing.  However, it will not advance it UNTIL the student
> exits from the application.   This has caused a major slowdown, due to
> multiple people using the printers...... another station sending a print
> job and their work now printing on the same page as the TOM work.  Then of
> course, the printers  are off on where the page should end so the automatic
> tear-off feature on all other applications is messed up.  I can get no help
> from INFOTRAC as they say this is how the program is designed,  to conserve
> paper.  This would be fine, IF this were a standalone application or only
> one person printing at a time..... ha!!  If anyone has experienced this...
> and/or solved this.... PLEASE advise!!  It is driving us crazy!!!
>
> Thanks in advance for all your collective knowledge!!
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> Susy Dalton, media specialist
> Lost Mountain Middle School
> Kennesaw, Georgia
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