Work While Printing

Is it possible to work while printing? I used to be able to do this in MAC OS 9 using background printing. Now, if I want to print multiple copies of a document, I have to wait until all the printing is done before I can continue to work. Is there anyway to set something up so I can work while waiting for the printer to finish?

Is it possible to work while printing?
Absolutely. In fact, there is no setting to make the printing system take total control of the system.
I used to be
able to do this in MAC OS 9 using background
printing. Now, if I want to print multiple copies of
a document, I have to wait until all the printing is
done before I can continue to work. Is there anyway
to set something up so I can work while waiting for
the printer to finish?
I would suggest that you open Activity Monitor (/Applications/Utiltities) and then print a job. Take a look at what is going on in the Activity Monitor. Is the printing taking all of the processor time? I could well be that you are processor and/or RAM bound. That would give the appearance that nothing else is working as everything else would be very, very sluggish.
Matt
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