Using the Printer

Assume we produce a scatter plot by:

	  plot 'ACHSCOR' 'INTEL'

If you want to save the plot for later printing, use the outfile command and redo the plot:

	  outfile 'plot-score-intel.lis'  
	  plot 'ACHSCOR' 'INTEL'  
	  nooutfile

The outfile command tells Minitab to save all output -- including the plot -- in the file "plot-score-intel.lis" until the nooutfile directive. Of course the file name is arbitrary. Type

	help outfile

for more info.

You might want to print the plot which has been saved in the file plot-achscor-intel.lis. After leaving Minitab, i.e., from the unix prompt, you can print the file. First make sure the file is there:

ls

To print the file, type:

	  lpr -Fl plot-achscor-intel.lis

The print should come out at the laser printer in the terminal room where you are sitting. If other users are sending output to the printer at the same time, the print jobs will be queued. You can look at the position of your job in the printer queue if you type:

lpq

To remove a printer job from the queue -- if you have submitted the wrong file, or changed your mind -- use:

	  lprm

Don't worry about accidentally removing other users' jobs -- you can't, even if you wanted to.

peter@acpub

Last modified 12/1/95