Configuring Autoprinting (Enterprise Edition only)

1. Blueprint Autoprint configuration

Configure the Blueprint Autoprint settings.

2. Setup Outlook Rules

Configure Outlook rules to perform the print.

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Blueprint Autoprint Configuration

When Blueprint for Outlook Enterprise edition is installed, you can configure autoprinting by clicking the Autoprint Options... button located on the main Blueprint tab.

Since Blueprint for Outlook Enterprise 2.4, this button has been moved from the template configuration dialog.

When the 'Autoprint options...' button is clicked, you will be prompted with the Blueprint Autoprint manager:

Autoprint Actions

This dialog provides the ability to configure one or more Blueprint Actions. Blueprint Actions are used to define the print operations which occurs when the Outlook rule is triggered. You can control printing the message, specific attachment types or both.

For More Information on the printing options available, click Blueprint Actions >>

By configuring multiple Blueprint actions, you can associate each action with a different Outlook rule. This provides a very powerful way to print in different ways, according to the configured Outlook rules.

Note. When configuring multiple printing rules, ensure that the rules do not overlap for messages - Blueprint may print the same message if it matches multiple rules.

Autoprint Options

Number of seconds to allow attachment to print

If you are printing both messages and attachments, you may experience messages not printed with their associated attachments. This happens because it is quicker to send the message print job to the printer than the attachments - Therefore subsequent messages are printed before the previous message attachments.

To rectify this, Blueprint Autoprint Manager enables you to configure a delay after a Attachment Print has been requested. Blueprint default this to 4 seconds - However, if you find message and attachments are not printed together, this can be increased.

Settings up Outlook Rules

To configure Outlook's Rules to enable Blueprint autoprinting, perform the following:

1. Within Outlook, click Tools -> Options -> Rules and Alerts

2. Create a New rule. For example, create a new blank rule when messages arrive

3. Configure your rules as required.

4. When prompted with 'What do you want to do with the message?', click 'Perform a Custom Action'

5. Within the Custom Action dialog, locate the action - 'Print with Blueprint' (see image below)

6. Click the 'Change...' button to select the desired preconfigured Blueprint Action to be performed:

Note. You can also add/edit existing Blueprint Actions from this dialog by clicking 'Edit Settings...'

7. Complete the rule.