2Printer Settings

Default: Page size based

You can set Paper source for document to:

Default: All

Select pages that should be printed. You can enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. Here you can set:

• Single pages. For example: 1,3,5
• Page ranges separated by commas. For example: 1-5,20-25
• Complex page range. For example: 1,5-10,12-last

To indicate pages from the end of a document, use the syntax last:

• last – the last page
• last1 – page before the last one (the second page from the end)
• last2 – third page from the end, etc.

Default: By documents

Configure how many copies should be printed and how they should be sorted (collated).

Collation is a handy feature if you print multiple copies of several documents and want to sort them in advance. You can set it to:

Default: disabled

You can enable printing of additional pages: cover pages or report pages. With the cover page, you can easily distinguish between printed hard copies. Service pages will provide you with useful information about a completed print session. 

Print cover page

Print report page

Print a report page setting enables adding a special report page at the end of each print session. It shows the total number of documents printed since the installation of the program and which ones were printed in the current session.

Default: All pages

Type page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas counting from the start of a document. To set page range including last pages, use the syntax last (last1 for penultimate page, etc.). For example: 1,2,3-5,10-last2,last1,last

Default: No

Avoid printing duplicate pages if overlapping page ranges were specified, e.g., 1-5,4.

Default: All 

Select only Odd or Even pages.

Default: 1

Select how many document copies should be printed.

Default: Not set

Sometimes the print job's size and the size of the spool file can get very large, which can slow down printing. With this setting enabled, you can split large print jobs containing docs with multiple copies into smaller parts. It may help reduce the spool file size and make printing faster, especially if the spool file grows very large.

Default: By documents

Set page collation to By documents or By pages.

Default: As in printer

Set duplex (double-sided printing) or simplex mode (one-sided printing).

Default: Direct

Set the order of printing pages in a multipage document to Direct or Reverse.

Default: {srcfilename}.{srcfileext}

Set a name for the print job to help you see what's being printed on the printer display. By default, it is set to source file name – dot – source file extension.

Default: No

2Printer can detect blank pages so you can prevent printing them automatically.

Default: 1 time

Specify how many times the entire list of documents should be printed. This feature works if you specify a list with file paths as a source (-src).

Default: disabled

Enable or disable adding the same document to the list and printing it several times. This feature works if you specify a list with file paths as a source (-src).

Default: As in printer

Select paper size (page format), e.g., A4 or Legal.

Default: As in document

Set the orientation of pages to portrait or landscape (horizontal or vertical layout).

Default: Clockwise

2Printer auto rotates pages automatically so that they fit a sheet of paper. The program automatically detects the best page orientation for each document and rotates it to landscape or portrait. Choose which way the pages should be turned – Clockwise or Counterclockwise – or disable auto rotation by selecting None.

Default: As in printer

Set color mode to: 

• Grayscale – grayscale mode, print using various shades of grey 
• Color – color mode, print in color mode
• As in printer – as in your printer's settings (Printing preferences) 

Don't change the default setting if you want to keep some special color properties defined in your printer's settings.

Default: None

Select different color modes (Color/Grayscale/As in printer) for different pages or page ranges.

Default: As in printer

You can get a quick version (draft) of your documents or a slower, but high-quality output. Change printer resolution to: 

• As in printer – as in your printer's settings (Printing preferences) 
• High – print at a high-quality level
• Medium – print at a standard quality level
• Low – print at a low-quality level
• Draft – print low-quality draft output

Most printers support this feature. 

Default: Shrink

Scale mode defines page sizing and scaling: how large or small the printouts should be. You can change it to: 

Default: disabled

Convert documents into a raster graphic (bitmap) image before printing. This feature may be handy if you have some print quality issues (e.g., characters look incorrect, or the overall quality looks poor).

Default: 300 DPI

Set rasterization resolution value (DPI, Dots Per Inch) which affects quality of files when they are rasterized before printing. This setting applies only when printing in Print as image mode. Resolution can be set in a range between 72 to 2048.

Default: disabled

Add crop marks (cut marks, trim marks) that are thin lines printed in the corners of your document sheets of paper to show where to trim the paper.

Default: No

Turn text characters into outlines (curves) before printing. When printing, this will create a document with vectorized characters, and the text will be non-searchable.

Default: Center

Align page or image to a side of a sheet of paper horizontally. Possible values:

• Left
• Center
• Right

Default: Center

Align page or image to a side of a sheet of paper vertically. Possible values:

• Top
• Center
• Bottom

Default: 0

Shift the page or image's position horizontally (X-axis) using a custom value, which equals 0.01 inch. Zero (0) is the starting point located in the top left corner of a page or image. You can enter any positive or negative value. 

Default: 0

Shift the page or image's position horizontally (Y-axis) using a custom value, which equals 0.01 inch. Zero (0) is the starting point located in the top left corner of a page or image. You can enter any positive or negative value.

Default: disabled

Enable single print job mode if you want your files to be printed as a solid batch, in a strictly defined order. This mode ensures that:

• the file order is 100% correct, and the Windows print spooler doesn't mix them;
• print jobs coming to the same printer from different users are not mixed up.

Default: enabled

When printing in the single print job and duplex mode at the same time, an extra blank even page is added in the middle (for documents with an odd number of pages) by default. This way, every new document (or next copy) will start from a new paper sheet. If you want to print the whole set of documents without these blank pages in the middle, uncheck the Print extra blank even page in duplex mode option.

Default: 2Printer's solid print job

Enter a specific name for single print job file(s). The name appears in the print queue (spooler) on the computer and the printer display – one name for the entire set of documents. This way, you can quickly identify which job is currently being printed or is having issues.

Default: After main document

Set the method of processing attachments. If you print files that have attachments, such as emails or PDF Portfolio documents, you can select what 2Printer should do with them: 

• Ignore – ignore attachments
• After main document – print attachment after a document
• Before main document – print attachment before a document
• Print only attachments – print attachments only

Default: No

Printing an email plus its attachments in the same print job ensures they are printed one after another. It can be handy, for example, if you want to staple the attachment and the document together after printing.

Default: Name

Sort attachments alphabetically or using other parameters: by type, size, date, etc. It can be applied, for example, to Outlook MSG or EML files, and PDF Portfolio files.
Select how file attachments should be sorted:

Default: Yes

By default, 2Printer ignores attachments that have any other format that is not supported by the program. This helps avoid errors when, for example, processing PDFs with XML attachments that do not need printing. So when this setting is on, 2Printer will not process attachment(s) if it can't recognize their format.

Default: *.*

Use expression that allows printing certain attachments by mask. For example, use *.pdf to print PDF attachments only; enter attachment.* to print only files containing "attachment" in the filename. 

Default: none

Use an expression that restricts printing of certain attachments by mask. For example: *.docx

Default: Page size based

Select the input tray for paper, for documents.

Possible options:

Default: List is empty

Select input tray(s) for paper, for a specific page range. It has the same options as Paper source for documents plus The same as for document.

Default: The same as for document

Select the paper source for cover pages. It has the same options as Paper source for documents plus The same as for document.

Default: The same as for document

Select the paper source for folder cover pages. It has the same options as Paper source for documents plus The same as for document.

Default: The same as for document

Select the paper source for report pages. It has the same options as Paper source for documents plus The same as for document.

Default: No

Enable printing an additional cover page to distinguish between printed documents (or copies). The cover page is a sheet of paper that separates each newly printed document from the previous one. You can select a cover page template that you prefer. 

Default: No

Print a document and a cover page in the same print job. This ensures they are printed one after another. It can be handy, for example, if you want to staple the cover page and the document together after printing.

Default: One cover page for all copies

Insert cover pages either between each document plus all its copies (One cover page for all copies) or between each copy (Cover page for each copy).

Default: Filename with app logo

Set a cover page template with various page layouts, select your file to be used as a cover page, or create your own using the Cover page Designer.

Default: No

Enable printing an ending cover page between each document/copy. An ending cover page is the same as a regular cover page, but is added to the end of a document.

Default: Filename with app logo

Set a cover page template with various page layouts, select your file to be used as a cover page, or create your own using the Cover page Designer.

Default: disabled

Enable printing an additional folder cover page – a cover page separating printed files located in different folders. With this setting enabled, 2Printer adds an extra cover page for each group of documents coming from a specific folder. Thus, you can easily distinguish files coming from different folders.

Default: Cover - filename, folder name

Set a cover page template with various page layouts, select your file to be used as a cover page, or create your own using the Cover page Designer.

Default: No (always enabled in trial version)

Enable printing an additional report page. The report page shows the total number of documents printed via 2Printer since the installation of the program. It also contains a list of all types of documents printed in the current session and their number.

Default: No

Print service pages (cover and/or report pages) only, without the documents.

Default: Default

Select a paper size or set a custom size for service pages. You can select:

• Default – use the standard local paper size based on your printer or computer's system locale; e.g., A4 in Europe and Letter in the U.S.;
• Standard – select a pre-defined format;
• Custom (set any width x height in millimeters, centimeters, or inches.

Please note that this setting applies to both report pages and cover pages.

Default: *all*

Define which worksheets should be printed. You can set it to:

Default: disabled

Split multi-sheet spreadsheets when printing. When it's on, 2Printer splits the document when sending it to printer – each worksheet as a separate item in the print queue (spooler).

Default: disabled

Skip model view of a CAD drawing. 

Default: -1

Change how the lines should look on a printed CAD drawing. You can make them thinner or thicker. 

Default: A3

Set the maximum page size (paper format) for printing CAD drawings. You can select a Standard or Custom page size in millimeters, centimeters, or inches.

Default: enabled

Use SHX fonts (if they are contained within your drawings). By default, 2Printer tries to use them.

Default: enabled

Set grayscale mode.

Default: enabled

Browse for folder(s) where SHX fonts are located so that 2Printer could use them.

Default: 0, 0, 0, 0

Specify custom page margins for CAD drawings, in points: left, right, top, and bottom margin. 

Default: Default

Select a page size for email files. You can select:

• Default – use the standard local paper size based on your printer or computer's system locale; e.g., A4 in Europe and Letter in the U.S.;
• Standard – select a pre-defined format;
• Custom (set any width x height in millimeters, centimeters, or inches.

Default: disabled

Split multi-sheet spreadsheets when printing. When it's on, 2Printer splits the document when sending it to a printer – each worksheet as a separate item in the print queue (spooler).

Default: enabled

Hide the main window of Excel (or Excel alternative) during batch printing via 2Printer. 

Default: As is

Scale mode defines page sizing and scaling for Excel files. You can change it to: 

Default: *all*

Define which worksheets should be printed. You can set it to:

Default: disabled

Enable or disable printing headings (row 1, 2, 3… and column numbers A, B, C…) to the output printed pages.

Default: Print at the end of sheet

Define how comments in Excel files should be processed: Print at the end of sheet, Print as displayed on sheet, Print without comments. 

Default: Default

Select a page size for HTML files. You can select:

• Default – use the standard local paper size based on your printer or computer's system locale; e.g., A4 in Europe and Letter in the U.S.;
• Standard – select a pre-defined format;
• Custom – set any width x height in millimeters, centimeters, or inches.

Default: 0, 0, 0, 0

Specify custom page margins for HTML files, in points. 

Default: Shrink to fit

Scale up or down the size of HTML pages, in percents. 

Default: None

Automatically fit HTML pages to page size horizontally (X-axis).

Default: 0

Automatically fit HTML pages to page size vertically (Y-axis).

Default: enabled

Enable printing annotations and pop-up comments in PDF files. By default, they are printed. 

Default: disabled

Enable overprinting for PDF with graphics. This setting simulates the blending and overprinting of colors in PDF documents.

Default: Unsorted

Enable sorting By index for PDF Portfolio attachments.

Default: Default

Select character encoding for plain text files, e.g., Unicode or ASCII.  

Default: "Consolas" 11

Set font style and size. 

Default: 0.15

Define a custom spacing between lines of text, in points. 

Default: A4

Select paper size (page format), e.g., A4 or Legal.

• Standard – select a pre-defined format;
• Custom – set any width x height in millimeters, centimeters, or inches.

Default: 10, 8, 10, 8

Specify custom page margins for text files, in points: left, right, top, and bottom margin. 

Default: disabled

Automatically update dynamic fields in Microsoft Word files (e.g. [Date], [Time], [Name]). As a result, the up-to-date values of Microsoft Word's built-in dynamic fields will be displayed in the output documents after printing.

Default: disabled

Do not show all the revisions that were made to a document while the Track Changes option was turned on. The changes remain part of a Word document until they are accepted or rejected.

Default: disabled

Print Word documents without comments if they were made inside a document.

Default: As is

Select Markup mode and which revisions should be kept:

• Balloon revisions
• Inline revisions
• Mixed revisions
• As is

Default: In-text bookmarks

Select bookmarks which should be displayed on a printed document:

• Without bookmarks
• Heading bookmarks
• In-text bookmarks

Default: 8

Set print density for ZPL files. We recommend choosing one of the following values:

• 6 dpmm (152 DPI);
• 8 dpmm (203 DPI);
• 12 dpmm (300 DPI);
• 24 dpmm (600 DPI).

Default: 4

Set width for ZPL files, in inches. 

Default: 6

Set height for ZPL files, in inches. 

Default: none

Configure ZPL proxy host settings. You can change it to the needed value.

Default: 0

Configure ZPL proxy port settings. You can change it to the needed value.

Default: disabled

Enable text watermark. When it's on, the text watermark ({srcfilepageno}) adds page numbers onto pages in the bottom right corner of pages. You can modify the watermark using Text watermark settings.

Default: {srcfilepageno}

Configure a text watermark. You can:

• add custom text – you can enter any text and customize the text watermark, including font style, size, and background color
• add page numbers – {srcfilepageno} 
• add other source file data such as filename, folder name, date/time, pages, and more
• change watermark font style, alignment, margins, rotation, background color, and more

To add source file data, you can use and combine various macros. Click the Macro button to select a macro to be used.

Default: disabled

Enable 2Printer's multiple-pages-per-sheet mode.

Default: 1

Set the number of pages placed horizontally.

Default: 1

Set the number of pages placed vertically.

Default: 0.5% of the long side (width/height)

Set space gaps between pages placed horizontally.

Default: 0.5% of the long side (width/height)

Set space gaps between pages placed vertically.

Default: enabled

Add a border around every page when multiple-pages-per-sheet mode in on. You can change the frame color manually or enter RGB values or an HTML code to be used.

Default: disabled

Enable text watermark in multiple-pages-per-sheet mode.

Default: {srcfilepageno}

Configure the text watermark in multiple-pages-per-sheet-mode. They have the same settings as a "regular" Text watermark.

Default: disabled

Allow including files from subdirectories and print them too (subfolder recursion). You can uncheck the box next to Include files in subfolders to disable this feature or enter paths to folders that should be ignored (each path on a separate line).

Default: ~$*.*, *.db, desktop.ini

Enter an expression to restrict printing of certain files by mask. For example, use *.docx to ignore Word files.

Default: none

Enter the password for the source files, if they are password-protected. If your files are protected with more than one password, you can specify multiple passwords, too (each on a separate line).

Default: disabled

Allow opening and editing of source files when 2Printer is processing them. 

To open files while they're being printed:

1. Open 2Printer Settings with this command: 2Printer.exe -ini
2. Go to the Advanced tab and enable the setting Keep source files available for editing.

Default: %TEMP%

Set path to a folder for temporary files. By default, it is C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Local\Temp 

To change the TEMP folder:

Open 2Printer Settings with this command: 2Printer.exe -ini

1. Go to the Advanced tab and find the Logfile folder setting
2. Enter a new folder path or click a folder icon to open the Select folder dialog box.

Default: none

Select an action to be performed with successfully printed files: do nothing, copy/move to another folder, or delete.

You can also automatically delete empty subfolders after the printed files are moved or deleted from a subfolder – if they are not needed (Delete empty subfolders). You can also enable this option directly from the command line syntax.

Default: none

Select an action to be performed with files that failed to print for some reason: do nothing (none), copy/move to another folder, or delete.

Default: 5 minutes, 100 minutes, 10080 minutes

Set time limit for processing a single file. After this time is over, 2Printer will proceed to another file. Please do not change this parameter unless our support service advises it.

Default: 512 MB

Set limit to random-access memory allocated for 2Printer's work. If the amount of memory leaks exceeds a certain limit, the program engine restarts automatically without interruption. This lets 2Printer process any number of files per session.

Default: 4096 jobs

Automatically restart the program engine after a certain number of print jobs.

Default: Yes

Custom Python scripts may be used that change the program's default behavior. They are enabled by default. Turning them off returns the program to the default state.

Default: none

Disable specific components 2Printer that are used by the program to print certain types of files. Please do not change this parameter unless our support service advises it.

Default: Verbose

Select the type of log created by 2Printer. You can select between Verbose, Regular, Laconic, and Trace.

Default: File size limit exceeds

Choose when a new log file should be created (and the old log replaced). You can select between File size limit exceeds and Every day.

Default: 16 MB

Set limit for the size of a logfile. 

Default: 8 file(s)

Set the number of files that keep the log history.  

Default: %TEMP%

Set path to a folder for log files. By default, it is C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Local\Temp