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Windows Print to File Feature

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by hotzmiller

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What is the purpose of the Print to File option in Windows printing? What do you do with the file (prn file extension) that has been created by printing to a file? Please explain in detail.

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by msillers

Print to file creates an image of the print job that would otherwise be sent to the printer. You can test this by creating a print to file then copying the file to the LPT port in DOS. The print job will come out as though you had sent the job directly to the printer in Windows.

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