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About this help

Introduction

Get started with Publisher Select 3

Set the user preferences

Create templates for a job

Create and manage a job

Print a job

Save a job

Fold a job

Track a submitted job

Publisher Select for imagePROGRAF printers

FAQ - General troubleshooting

Copyright and Trademarks

Publisher Select 3 workflow

Introduction

You can use Publisher Select 3 for various tasks. Follow the workflow below to make optimal use of the application.

Purpose

Use Publisher Select 3 to:

Open the Publisher Select 3 application and connect to one or two printers.
Set up the application settings to your preferences.
Check the media and ink available in the printers.
Create a separate print job for each printer.
Submit your job to the printer.

Workflow

Step	Action	For more information...
1	Start Publisher Select 3. The application window opens. The start window displays a screen with on the left side an area where you can add one or two printers.
2 / B	Click on [Add printer] to add a printer. Select the target printer from a list of available printers detected on the subnetwork, and the printers that were configured during the software installation if applicable, or type in its [Printer Host Name] or IP address. NOTE The first time that you connect to an HTTPS enabled printer, you have to restart Publisher Select 3 in order to use a secure connection. The required certificate will be retrieved from the printer. Click on the Cancel icon to cancel the connection process while Publisher Select 3 is connecting to a printer. Click on the [Disconnect printer] icon to disconnect the printer.	When you want to connect to other printers, see Connect Publisher Select 3 to different printers. For more information on the connect procedure for imagePROGRAF printers, see Connect Publisher Select 3 to imagePROGRAF printers.
3 / B	Click on [Start] after Publisher Select 3 is connected to the printer. A secure connection is displayed with a lock icon and the text [Secured] in front of the printer name. Both the icon and the text in green.
4 / B	From the top menu bar, configure your [Preferences]. These settings allow you to define the behavior of Publisher Select 3.	You can: Select your language and units. For more information, see Localization. Configure the behavior of the application. For more information, see Set the preferences.
5 / B	Check the printer information for the available ink and media.	See Use the printer information
6 / B	Check the printer queue.	See Use the printer queue
7 / B	Create a job. NOTE Create a new template when you want to define new default print settings for your job.	See Create a job See What are templates?
7-bis	Or load a saved job.	See Load a job.
8 / B	Select one or more documents of a job to check or adjust the print settings.	See Change the print settings
9 / B	Click on the blue save button, to save the job.	See Save a job.
10 / B	Click on the green print button, to print the job.	See Print a job.
11 / B	Optionally, check the status of the job.	See Track a submitted job.