Opening the Printer Status WindowThe Printer Status Window opens automatically when:u You print with the Windows Printing System – unless you previously turned offthe Display Printer Status While Printing option (see “Options menu”, later inthis chapter).u The Windows Printing System has an alert that requires your interventionbefore you continue printing (read “Getting Messages”, later in this chapter).If you’re using Print Manager, you can also open Printer Status Window at anytime from the Print Manager window (see “Taking Advantage of Print Manager”,later in this chapter). You may also open the printer status window bydouble-clicking its icon in the WPS group window.When you print, you will see the Printing dialog box that Windows normallydisplays while sending the print job to the Print Manager or printer. If you areusing Print Manager, the Printer Status Window appears after the Printing dialogbox closes. If you’re not using Print Manager, the Printer Status Window opens justafter the Printing dialog box appears.The Printer Status Window always re-appears the way you last left it, either fullsize or as an icon that indicates the general condition of the printer (printing, idle,etc.). You can always restore the icon to full-size, or minimize the window to anicon.When the Printer Status Window is an IconThe Printer Status Window may appear as an icon which can easily be restored tofull-size by double-clicking it. The icon itself, however, will tell you someinformation about the print job:For example, the icon at left indicates that the Windows Printing System isprinting. The progress bar at the top represents the percentage of pages that haveactually finished printing.When the job is finished, the icon changes to show a stack of printed pages.Other icons indicate when the printer is idle, when the Windows Printing Systemhas detected a condition requiring either eventual or immediate attention, and whenthe printer is not available.- Windows Printing System- 4-3ML-85G IB(SSA) 2/9/99 11:15 AM Page wp4-3