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April 14, 2025

# Setting specific printers for specific reports.

## A guide on making certain reports print from specified printers depending on the workstation they are printed from.

Acctivate allows users to assign specific reports to print from a certain printer by default. This can be helpful when printing product labels with barcodes, or to simplify the use of multiple printers in the same office. 

1. In Acctivate, go to **File** -\> **Manage Reports**
2. Locate the report you'd like to set a printer for.
3. Click the **Edit** button.
4. Click on the **Printer Assignments** tab.
5. Select the first blank row in the list and type in the workstation name.  
     1. This is the PC name in Windows. You can access this by searching "View your PC name" in windows.
     2. You can also enter "\*" (without quotes) to assign the printer to all workstations.
6. Select the printer from the drop down in the **Printer Name** box. 
     1. ![assignment](https://hub.acctivate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assignment.png?width=688&height=259&name=assignment.png)
7. Click the save icon.

 

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