Using Form Definition Commands

A form definition is a resource, used by the print server, that specifies how the printer controls the processing of the sheets of paper. With form definitions, you can perform the tasks listed in the next table.

Form Definition Tasks

Tasks Location of Example
Creating a form definition Commands Required to Create a Form Definition
Positioning a logical page Positioning a Logical Page on a Sheet
Specifying landscape presentation OFFSET Subcommand with Rotated Print Direction
Specifying copies and electronic overlays Specifying Copies and Electronic Overlays
Printing constant forms Printing Constant Forms
Duplex printing in two orientations Duplex Printing
Printing portrait and landscape Duplex Printing in Portrait and Landscape Presentations
Specifying the page presentation on continuous-forms printers Specifying Page Presentation on Continuous-Forms Printers

In this section:

  1. Copy Groups and Subgroups
  2. Commands Required to Create a Form Definition
  3. Positioning a Logical Page on a Sheet
  4. OFFSET Subcommand with Rotated Print Direction
  5. Specifying Copies and Electronic Overlays
  6. Printing Constant Forms
  7. Duplex Printing
  8. Duplex Printing in Portrait and Landscape Presentations
  9. Specifying Page Presentation on Continuous-Forms Printers
    This example shows how to specify the page presentation (portrait or landscape) on printers that use continuous-forms paper. The page presentation is specified in the form definition using the PRESENT subcommand in conjunction with the DIRECTION subcommand.
  10. Print Quality Control
    If your printer has more than one print-quality selection, you can specify different levels of print quality. For more information refer to the manual for your printer.
Parent topic: Examples of Using PPFA