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| • | Laser Printers - The printer of choice is definitely a middle of the road laser if portability and price are of no concern. Just keep in mind that the faster ppm (page per minute) rating the less you'll be waiting on the printer and the quicker your check-out line will run. |
| • | Inkjet Printers - Inkjet printers are a good option when price or portability are of concern. Just look for a high page per minute rate (14 or more ppm) for black printouts. The downside to inkjets is that the replacement cartridges are expensive and that they generally use the computer's processing resources to print. |
| • | Dot Matrix Printers - Dot-matrix printers are considerably slower than their more modern cousins (laser and inkjet), however, there are some tricks to increasing their print speed in the Windows environment. The obvious advantage of a dot-matrix printer is the ability to print on multi-part paper. In Auction Flex, dot-matrix printers have only been optimized for printing invoices. For all other reports we highly recommend that you use an inkjet or laser printer. To optimize your dot-matrix for printing invoices in Auction Flex: |
| • | 1. Turn print quality to draft mode |
| • | 2. Use the generic Text print driver (found in Windows) instead of the model specific print driver. |
| • | 3. In Auction Flex, go to Maintain Options & Settings->Invoice Tab->and select Dot-Matrix Friendly in the Quick Print Which Invoice combo box:  |
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