Using PrintKey 2000 for Datatel Screen Prints
Printing Datatel screens is no longer handled with the Datatel program. That feature has been removed with the implementation of UI. A separate program, called PrintKey 2000, will now be used to print your Datatel screens.
To install and use the PrintKey 2000 program, follow these steps:
- Create a new folder on your c:\ drive called printkey
- Download PrintKey from http://accweb.austincc.edu/helpdesk/windows/windows.htm and save it in c:\printkey
- Go to c:\printkey and select PK_Setup.exe
The installation of the program will begin. - Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
You will need to change a few settings for PrintKey2000 to print your active window.
Select the image of a hand in your task bar to start the PrintKey2000 program. The program window opens.
Select the Printer Options tab. If you would like footer text, check the box next to Footer Text.
You will use the Options menu to define footer text, set Print Screen as your keyboard hotkey to print and set Printkey2000 to send your document directly to the printer.
To define footer text, select the Options key and click Define
Footer Text….
Enter your footer text in the pop-up window.
To set your Print Screen key as your hotkey to print
the active window, select Options and click Define
Hotkeys….
For the Get Desktop option, select the drop-down arrow under Key Modifier and select ALT.
For the Get Active Window option, select the drop-down arrow under Key Modifier and select None. Click OK.
To have PrintKey2000 send your document directly to the printer, select Options menu and then select Direct Print ( No Dialog). You can now close the program. Now, any time you want to print what you see on your Datatel screen, hit the Print Screen button on your keyboard.