Printing multiple files

I have an iMac G5 running Tiger 10.4.3.
My issue is that when I print multiple files from within a folder, the the files are not printed alphabetically by the file name. It appears printing multiple files is completely random, since I have been unable to discern any pattern.
Does anyone know of a way to set the print order in the queue?

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What if you view the files alphabetically in the Finder, and drag them into the Printer Utility that manages the queue?

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