Deferred Printing Support

The Windows 95 printing subsystem features support for deferred printing. This capability allows users not connected to a printer to generate print jobs, which are stored on their local computers for later printing. This feature is available only if a computer is on a network or is a portable computer that has been removed from its docking station. It is useful when working at a remote site, or when a network printer connection is temporarily lost because of network or printer problems. Deferred printing works with print jobs created in Win16-based, Win32-based, or MS-DOS – based applications.

To prepare for deferred print jobs

  1. In Control Panel, double-click the Printers folder, and then click a printer.
  2. On the File menu in the Printers dialog box, click Work Offline. The printer will be dimmed in the Printers folder.