PrintJobOptions

new PrintJobOptions()

Description

Contains information about how the job is to be printed.

Properties

PrintJobOptions.artboardRange

printJobOptions.artboardRange

Description

The artboard range to be printed if printAllArtboards is false.

Default: 1-

Type

String

PrintJobOptions.bitmapResolution

printJobOptions.bitmapResolution

Description

The bitmap resolution. Minimum: 0.0.

Default: 0.0

Type

Number (double)

PrintJobOptions.collate

printJobOptions.collate

Description

If true, collate print pages.

Default: false

Type

Boolean

PrintJobOptions.copies

printJobOptions.copies

Description

The number of copies to print. Minimum: 1.

Default: 1

Type

Number (long)

PrintJobOptions.designation

printJobOptions.designation

Description

The layers/objects to be printed.

Default: PrintArtworkDesignation.VISIBLEPRINTABLELAYERS

Type

PrintArtworkDesignation

PrintJobOptions.file

printJobOptions.file

Description

The file to which to print.

Type

File object

PrintJobOptions.name

printJobOptions.name

Description

The print job name.

Type

String

PrintJobOptions.printAllArtboards

printJobOptions.printAllArtboards

Description

Indicates whether to print all artboards.

Default: true

Type

Boolean

PrintJobOptions.printArea

printJobOptions.printArea

Description

The printing bounds.

Default: PrintingBounds.ARTBOARDBOUNDS

Type

PrintingBounds

PrintJobOptions.printAsBitmap

printJobOptions.printAsBitmap

Description

If true, print as bitmap.

Default: false

Type

Boolean

PrintJobOptions.reversePages

printJobOptions.reversePages

Description

If true, print pages in reverse order.

Default: false

Type

Boolean

PrintJobOptions.typename

printJobOptions.typename

Description

Read-only. The class name of the object.

Type

String

Example

Printing with job options

// Creates a new document with layers containing visible, printable,
// non visible and non printable items then prints with each designation
// to view effects of using different job options

var docRef = documents.add();
var textRef_0 = docRef.layers[0].textFrames.add();
textRef_0.contents = "Visible and Printable";
textRef_0.top = 600;
textRef_0.left = 200;

var layerRef_1 = docRef.layers.add();
var textRef_1 = layerRef_1.textFrames.add();
textRef_1.contents = "Visible and Non-Printable";
textRef_1.top = 500;
textRef_1.left = 250;
layerRef_1.printable = false;

var layerRef_2 = docRef.layers.add();
var textRef_2 = layerRef_2.textFrames.add();
textRef_2.contents = "Non-Visible";
textRef_2.top = 400;
textRef_2.left = 300;
layerRef_2.visible = false;
redraw();

// Print with various job options
var printJobOptions = new PrintJobOptions();
var options = new PrintOptions();
options.jobOptions = printJobOptions;

printJobOptions.designation = PrintArtworkDesignation.ALLLAYERS;
printJobOptions.reverse = true;
docRef.print(options);

printJobOptions.collate = false;
printJobOptions.designation = PrintArtworkDesignation.VISIBLELAYERS;
printJobOptions.reverse = false;
docRef.print(options);

printJobOptions.designation = PrintArtworkDesignation.VISIBLEPRINTABLELAYERS;
var docPath = new File("~/printJobTest1.ps");
printJobOptions.file = docPath;
docRef.print(options);