Using Form Definition Commands

A form definition is a resource that is used by the print server to specify how the printer controls the processing of the sheets of paper. With form definitions, you can do the tasks that are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Form Definition Tasks
Task Location of Example
Create a form definition. Commands Required to Create a Form Definition
Position a logical page. Positioning a Logical Page on a Sheet
Specify landscape presentation. OFFSET Subcommand with Rotated Print Direction
Specify copies and electronic overlays. Specifying Copies and Electronic Overlays
Print constant forms. Printing Constant Forms
Duplex print in two orientation. Duplex Printing
Print portrait and landscape. Duplex Printing in Portrait and Landscape Presentations
Specify the page presentation on continuous-forms printers. Specifying Page Presentation on Continuous-Forms Printers