User Preferences - Printing/Email Tab

The Printing/Email tab for user preferences controls printer, word processor, and email actions. To open the tab, select File > Setup > User Preferences and select the Printing/Email tab. Change the settings and click Done or select a different tab on the window to save your changes.

The following describes each setting on the Printing/Email tab.

Printers Section

  • Reports: The default printer and bin settings to be used to print reports. To change, click the Reports button. The Print Setup window appears. Select a printer, change the bin settings if desired and click Done. If set, you aren’t asked to pick a printer each time you print something. If you want to be asked, leave it blank.

  • Labels: Indicates the printer and bin settings used to print labels.

  • Envelopes: The default printer and settings used to print envelopes.

  • Envelope Form: Indicates the quick form to be used for envelopes. This lets each user have a special form set up for their envelopes. Click here for more information about customizing your own envelope form.

Report Default Font Type Section

  • Fixed: Old-style 10-characters-per-inch font type. This is more predictable in knowing exactly how many characters will fit across the page or in a column, but not as handsome as Proportional.

  • Proportional: A Times New Roman font that is not fixed-pitch.

Word Processor Section

  • Executable: The word processor to be used for mail merge and form generation. To change, click the button, select the executable file for your word processor (*.exe) and click Open.

  • Files dir.: The default output directory where letters or other documents will be created.

  • Forms dir.: The default directory for forms. When you want to assign a form to an event, this directory will be displayed first.

Email Program Section

  • MS Outlook: Select this option if Microsoft Outlook is your default email program. Then, click Setup. The Outlook Add-in Setup window appears. Enable the add-in.

  • Other Email Program: Select this option if you do not use Microsoft Outlook as your default email program.

  • Custom Email command: Leave blank unless you have trouble sending an email while using Abacus. Click here for more information.