Select the File>Print>Page Setup menu command to configure the following settings related to how the Flex Terminal Emulator application prints. Options for screen printing and host printing are configured independently. Toggle between the two pages using the Next Page/Previous Page button (double arrows) at the top of the property page dialog.


Page Setup for Screen

This is page one of Page Setup, which displays options related to printing the host screen:


Printer

Options related to the Windows print driver:

    • Name
      Name of the currently selected printer.
    • Use Windows Default Printer
      Enable to always use the default Windows printer, or disable to select another printer.
    • Properties
      Click this button to display the Windows property page for the selected printer.


Layout

Options to determine the layout of the page:

    • Font
      Select Mirror Screen Font (default) to use the same font configured for the current host session , or choose from the list of installed fonts.
    • Header
      Enter text to print at the top of the printed page(s), and/or enter any of the variables below to be included.
    • Footer
      Enter text to print at the bottom of the printed page(s), and/or enter any of the variables below to be included.


Header/Footer Variables

$w

Workspace name

$s

Session name


$d

Date in system short format

$D

Date in system long format

$t

Time in system short format

$T

Time in system long format

$p

Current page number

$P

Total number of pages

$b

Text alignment


If $b occurs only once, anything before it is left aligned and anything after it is right aligned. If $b occurs twice, anything between the two are centered.


    • Orientation
      Select Landscape or Portrait (default) for the page layout.
    • Margins (inches)
      Enter a value for the Left, Right, Top and Bottom margins, where 0.5 inches is the default.


Show Print Dialog before Printing

Enable (default) to display the Print Dialog page before sending the print job to the selected printer. Disable to send the host screen directly to the printer.


Page Setup for Host Printing

This is page two of Page Setup, which displays options related to host printing:


Printer

Options related to the Windows print driver:

    • Name
      Name of the currently selected printer.
    • Use Windows Default Printer
      Enabled to always use the default Windows printer, or disable to select another printer.
    • Properties
      Click this button to display the Windows property page for the selected printer.


Layout for Windows API Printing Mode
The following settings apply only when Windows API printing mode is selected for host printing. Passthrough printing mode sends data directly to the printer and ignores any of these settings.

The following options determine the layout of the page:

    • Font
      Choose from the list of installed fonts where Courier New is the default.
    • Orientation
      Select Landscape or Portrait (default) for the page layout.
    • Margins (inches)
      Enter a value for the Left, Right, Top and Bottom margins, where 0.5 inches is the default.


Show Print Dialog before Printing

Enable (default) to display the Print Dialog page before sending the print job to the selected printer. Disable to send the print job directly to the printer.