Pause or resume printing a document

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

To pause or resume printing a document

By default, all users can pause, resume, restart, and cancel printing of their own documents. However, to manage documents printed by other users, you must have the Manage Documents permission, which is one of several printer permissions.

1. Open Printers and Faxes.

2. Double-click the printer you are using to open the print queue.

3. Right-click the document for which you want to pause or resume printing.

4. Do one of the following:

   • To pause printing, click Pause.

     The document will not print until you resume printing.

   • To resume printing, click Resume.

     The document will begin printing. However, if higher priority documents are waiting to print, they will print first.

Notes

• To open Printers and Faxes, click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.

• You can also open the print queue in Printers and Faxes by clicking a printer, and then clicking See what's printing under Tasks on the left side of the window. This option is available only if folders are set to look like a Web page and a printer is selected. For more information, click Related Topics.

• In general, once a document has started printing, it will finish printing even if you pause it.

• For more information on administering printers from the command line, see Related Topics.

Information about functional differences

• Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Cancel printing a document
Restart printing a document
View documents waiting to print
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