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CHAPTER 7
Routing and Communications
Routing Outgoing Items 7-7
Figure 7-3 Viewing routing information in an Item Info slip
Routing Outgoing Items 7
There are several steps involved in sending an item from an application
through the Out Box to an output device. First, a user chooses a routing
action from an Action picker. Next, the user supplies routing information in
a routing slip provided by the transport that performs the chosen routing
action. Then the system places the item in the Out Box. Eventually, a transport
transfers waiting items in the Out Box to the proper output devices. For
example, a user might choose Print from an Action picker in the Notepad
application, and in the Print routing slip might choose a printer that’s not
available. Later, the user would connect the printer, and the print transport
would send the waiting print item to the printer.
This section describes how a user sends data items from an application with
an Action picker. Alternative routing methods are covered in “Routing
Alternatives” on page 7-34.
1. User taps Item Info button (transport icon) 2. Item Info slip appears