Printing z/OS documents

You can print hardcopy from all z/OS® product documentation digital formats. PDF files, whether viewed online or locally, provide the best format for printing hardcopy and can produce a document that looks like a traditional book. However, it is also possible to print from IBM® Knowledge Center or KC4z.

To view and print PDF files, use the Adobe Reader, which is available for free on the internet at the Adobe website.

Tip: To print only selected pages of a PDF, specify the page numbers that are assigned by Acrobat Reader, not the page numbers that are printed on each PDF page.

To print individual IBM Knowledge Center or KC4z topics, use the print function designated by the printer icon within each topic.

Printing with a LAN- or host-attached Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) printer

Some large or graphically complex documents require an Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) printer. For these situations, consider having the host handle the transforms instead of transforming on the workstation before you send the file. To print PDF files from a host repository, you can use z/OS and the optional Infoprint Server feature to expand your printing options.

Infoprint Server with Infoprint Transforms to AFP for z/OS (5655-N60) can print high-quality hardcopy of PDF files on high-speed LAN-attached or host-attached AFP printers that are managed by Print Services Facility (PSF) for z/OS.

Workstation users on a LAN that is connected to z/OS can print PDF files from the web or the LAN. Host users can print PDF files from an MVS™ or zFS data set, such as a host repository of softcopy files, or uploaded PDF files. For more information, see the Infoprint product documentation.