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Digirip - How to Setup Port to Create a PRN File for Printing

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  • 8 steps
  • 15 instructions
  • 1 video
  • Updated 2026-04-20

How to Set Your Port to a PRN File for Printing

  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 0:09Open Queue Management
  3. 0:16Change Port to File
  4. 0:23Configure Port Properties
  5. 0:44Set Output File Naming
  6. 0:52Save Settings
  7. 0:56Verify PRN File Output
  8. 1:07Completion
Written steps8

This video demonstrates how to configure your printer queue to output a PRN file instead of sending the job directly to the printer.

Change Port to File

Watch this part0:16
  1. Under the “Port” section, click the drop-down menu.
  2. Select “File” as the port type.

Configure Port Properties

Watch this part0:23
  1. Click the “Port Properties” icon.
  2. Under “Output Folder,” select a destination folder where the PRN file will be saved.
  3. Click the folder icon to browse and select a folder.
  4. In this example, select the Desktop as the output folder.
  • You may leave this blank, but the software will prompt you to choose a folder later when saving a file.

Set Output File Naming

Watch this part0:44
  1. For “Output File Name,” select the “Use Job Name” option.
  2. Do not select the “Ask for name when made” option.

Verify PRN File Output

Watch this part0:56
  1. Send a print job from the software.
  2. Instead of printing, the software will generate a PRN file.
  3. Navigate to the selected output folder.
  4. Confirm the PRN file has been saved successfully.

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