Understanding Printing

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Understanding printing

As a system administrator responsible for a Windows Server 2003 family printing environment, you need to understand the printing process and the options available for print servers and clients to communicate within computers running Windows, with computers running other operating systems, and across the Internet.

This section covers:

• The printing process

• Internet printing

• Printing and print servers

• Printer drivers overview

• Printer fonts overview

• Print processors and data types

• Choosing and configuring a port

• Installing printers with Plug and Play

• Find printers overview

• Printer properties overview

• Assigning printer permissions

• Enabling printer location tracking

• Group Policy and printing