Printing to a File in PC Access for Windows

The following procedures tell you how to set up a printer in Windows 3.1x or Windows 95 and/or Windows 98 that lets you print text to a file with PC Access.

Double-click your Main group icon in Program Manager to open the Main group window.
Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group to open the Control Panel window.
Double-click the Printers icon in Control Panel to open the printers window.
Look in the Installed Printers list for an entry with the name: Generic / Text Only on FILE:. If you already have this entry, skip ahead to Setting up PC Access to Print to a File. Otherwise, continue with the following steps.
Click the Add >> button to display the List of Printers:.
Find Generic / Text Only in the List of Printers: and click Install. (Windows may ask you to insert one of your Windows diskettes in your diskette drive.)
You should now have this entry highlighted in the Installed Printers: list: Generic / Text Only on LPT1:. Click the Connect button.
Select FILE: from the Ports: list, and click OK.
You should now have this entry in the Installed Printers: list: Generic / Text Only on FILE:. Click the Close button to close the Printers window. Close the Control Panel, and start PC Access. Proceed to Setting up PC Access to Print to a File.

Click Start | Settings | Printers.
Double-click the Add Printer icon to run the Add Printer Wizard. Click the Next > button to continue.
The Add Printer Wizard asks how your printer is attached to your computer. Select Local Printer and click the Next > button.
Select Generic in the Manufacturers: list, then select Generic / Text Only in Printers: list. Click the Next > button.
Select FILE: Creates a file on disk and click the Next > button.
The Wizard suggests a name for this printer. If necessary, edit the name to: Generic / Text Only on FILE:. Click the Next > button. Do not set this printer to be your default Windows printer, and do not print a test page. Click Finish. (Windows may prompt you to insert a Windows diskette or CD-ROM.)
You should now have this icon in your Printers folder: Generic / Text Only on FILE:. Close the Printers folder, and start PC Access. Proceed to Setting up PC Access to Print to a File.

After you have set up a Generic / Text Only on FILE: in Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 and/or Windows 98, you need to tell PC Access about this printer:

Click the Setup Menu button on the PC Access for Windows Main Menu window.
Click the Advanced button on the Setup Assistant window.
Click the Printer(s) button on the Advanced Setup Menu window.
Click the Add button on the Printer Setup window to open the Add Printer window.
In the Name: field on the Add Printer window, type: Generic / Text Only on FILE:.
Click the down-arrow symbol to the right of the Printer: field to pull down the list of your Windows printers. Select Generic / Text Only on FILE:. Click OK to close the Add Printer window.
If you wish to set this printer to be your default printer in PC Access for Windows, highlight Generic / Text Only on FILE: on the Printer Setup window and click the Set button.
- If you do not set this printer to be your default printer in PC Access for Windows, you may still select it while you are online with your MLS by clicking the Select button on the Terminal window.
Click the Close button on the Printer Setup window, then click Close on the Advanced Setup Menu window.
Call your MLS. The Terminal window status bar shows the printer you are using. If it is not Generic / Text Only on FILE:, click the Select button and select that printer. Print whatever listing reports you like, but do not print photos. When you print something, Windows will prompt you for a file name.