Printing Multiple Badges

To print multiple badges in batch mode, do the following:

Step 1   (Optional) Create the badge formats (designs), as described in Using the Badge Designer . You can also use one of the designs included with ICPAM.

Step 2   Enable batch badge printing.

a.  Select System Configuration from the Admin menu.

b. Select Badge Printing, as shown in the following figure.

c.  Uncheck the Disable batch badge printing box.

d. Log out and log back in to the ICPAM application to activate the changes (select Logout from the Options menu).

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Step 3   Define the format for the badges to be printed.

Tip             If a format is already assigned for all of the selected badges, skip to Step 5. Check the Format column to view the assigned format, if any (Figure 9-43).

a.  Select Badges from the User menu.

b. (Optional) Shift-click or control-click to select multiple badges.

c.  Click the Group Edit menu and select Group Edit All Items or Group Edit Selected Items from the drop-down menu.

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d. Click the Badge Printing tab, and check the Design check box as shown below.

e.  Select a format and click OK.

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Step 4   Print the badges.

Note      If a format is not assigned for any of the selected badges, as described in Step 4, the print job will fail. To view the status of print jobs, select Batch Badge Printing from the User menu.

a.  Select Badges from the User menu, if necessary.

b. Shift-click or control-click to select multiple badges.

c.  Click the Print menu and select Print All Items or Print Selected Items from the drop-down menu.

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Step 5   (Optional) Configure a default printer. These steps only occur the first time you print a badge.

a.  Click Yes to configure the default printer. This defines the printer used to print ICPAM badges.

b. In the Select print configuration window, select Create new configuration.

c.  In the Print window, select a printer, and click OK.

d. In the Page Setup window, adjust the settings if necessary, and click OK.

e.  Enter a name for the printer configuration and click OK. For example: USB Printer.

Tip           To change the default printer, see Changing the Default Badge Printer.

Step 6   Select a Batch Printing Option.

             Select Print Now to print the badges immediately.

             Select Print Later and enter a Date and Time to automatically print the badges later.

             Click OK to print the badges.

Step 7    To view the status of the print job, do the following:

a.  Select Batch Badge Printing from the Admin menu.

b. Highlight the print job, and click Edit.

c.  Select Batch Items in the Badge Print Batch window to view the items included in the print job.

Tip          If the State of the print job is Failed, verify that a Format is assigned to every selected badge, as described in Step 4.

 

See also:

Printing Badges