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Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 39

lower left-hand corner of the window indicates that

Backgrounder has stopped.
You cannot quit from Backgrounder while it is processing a job.

Stop Processing must first be selected to cancel the processing

job and stop Backgrounder. When Backgrounder stops, the

menu changes to Continue Processing. When this option is

selected, the server starts processing the top job in the queue.
Preferences: Presents a dialog box containing options for fine-

tuning the Backgrounder. Background printing priority

determines how much time your Mac spends processing the

image, and how much time it spends in the foreground

application (interpreting mouse clicks, key presses, etc.). When

the priority is set to High, Backgrounder processes the image

faster, but the foreground application may become less

responsive. With the priority set to Low, Backgrounder takes

longer to process the image, yet the responsiveness of the other

applications is improved.

Jobs menu

All commands in the Jobs menu act on the currently selected

job.
Hold: Prevents an individual job from being processed. Jobs

that are “on hold” are displayed in italic font at the bottom of

the queue. Placing a job on hold is useful if you wish to create

a print job at present, yet save its processing until later.
If Hold is selected on the job currently processing, the job is

canceled before it is placed on hold. Canceling the current job

can take some time, since the printer software may be

performing a lengthy task that cannot be interrupted.
Remove Hold: Moves the job from the hold section of the list

and places it at the bottom of the waiting queue.
Delete: Permanently removes the selected print job. The

corresponding spool file is deleted from the Spool Folder. Use

this command only when you are sure that you do not wish to

process the job. Note that the job currently processing cannot

be deleted (this happens automatically when it is printed

successfully).
Move Job Up and Move Job Down: Adjusts the position of the

selected job in the queue, allowing you to prioritize jobs. The

queue is processed in top-to-bottom order.

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