# PRINTER

> [HTML Version](printer_sp.htm)

**PRINTER=<dflt ptr name>\{,screen pict ptr\{,NODLG\}\}**

Examples:  PRINTER=LASER

           PRINTER=LASER,MYJET

           PRINTER=LASER,MYJET,NODLG



PRINTER is used to define the A-Shell default printer, i.e. the printer to be used if no printer name is specified in a [SPOOL](ezspl.htm.md) or [PRINT](print_lit.htm.md) command. This name specified is the name that the printer is to be known by within your applications (i.e. the AMOS Spooler Name). To get further configuration information about the specified printer, including how it is known to the operating system, printer ini files are used. See [Printer Configuration](printer_configuration.htm.md) for further details. 

Optionally, you may define a separate printer name that will be used for screen pictures only. If defined, the screen picture command (Ctrl+P) will skip past the printer selection, saving precious keystrokes when taking screen pictures. You may also specify a third parameter, the keyword "NODLG" (not case sensitive) which complete eliminates the screen picture dialog options; it just sends the screen picture to the specified printer with no option to add a comment, view it, opt not to delete the picture file, etc. See [Screen Pictures](screenpictures.htm.md) for more details.