Edit Printer Cover Page Type?

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Edit Printer Cover Page Type?

When I go to print something from my Macbook, there is a Cover Page option that seems totally useseless.

If i select it, it then gives me the option of choosing one of the following Cover Page Types: Standard, Classified, Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, and Unclassified

But so far, the only thing I can see to edit the cover page is to add something in the Billing Info section.

I printed a document caled AG_Chart using the Standard Cover Page Type on my HP Envy 5000 printer. I left the billing line blank. The resultant page had the following:

COVER PAGE

Job ID: HP_ENVY_5000_series-18

Title: AG_Chart

Printed For: MacBook

Printed From: localhost

Billing Information:

UNIX PRINTING SYSTEM

COVER PAGE

This is really useless.

I'd like to modify at least one of the cover pages to suit my own needs. But cannot find where the templates are located.

Are these templates editable?

If so, where are they located on the Mac?

And do I need any special app to edit them, or is editing them a native function of the Mac.

Zane B Stein

Posted on Aug 21, 2019 9:55 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 27, 2019 6:29 AM in response to zanestein

See if this previous discussion about Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) now the heart of MacOS spooling/printing -- has any value for you:

create custom printer cover page - Apple Community

In my opinion, anything you leave in the CUPS directories will NOT be over-written, as I use an old Apple Printer with a CUPS Driver, and installing it requires re-arranging things a bit. I find my changes are not removed.

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zanestein Author

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Aug 21, 2019 11:02 PM in response to babowa

It doesn't matter whether I print from Word, or Adobe Acrobat, or another program, and choice of printer doesn't matter either.

For example, when I choose a Brother printer, and choose Cover Page from the options, and then tick Before Document or After Document, I get the options I mentioned for Cover Page Type

On my HP printer, again I can choose Cover Page from the options

And when I select Cover Page, I get essentially the same screen as the Brother printer

Even if I choose to print to Adobe PDF, I get a similar option for Cover page

Zane

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babowa

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Aug 21, 2019 10:37 PM in response to zanestein

What app are you using to create/print these?

You need to check the print settings there as well as your printer's settings. I have never seen a cover page unless I wanted to send a fax.

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babowa

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Aug 21, 2019 11:13 PM in response to zanestein

Sorry, I partially misunderstood what you wanted - so, I pulled up the cover page option on my printer and there are no options except those available by default. So, no, you cannot change them.

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zanestein Author

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Aug 21, 2019 11:28 PM in response to babowa

OK, but then where are the Standard, Unclassified, Confidential, Classified, Secret and Top Secret page types stored? And of what value are these Cover pages if you have no control over the output?

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babowa

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Aug 22, 2019 8:38 AM in response to zanestein

Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question since a) I do not know where they are stored and b) I have never needed to use a cover page for anything.

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