You can print selected forms, selected sets of forms, or individual forms in a return. The instructions in this section refer to Enhanced mode. If you are using Basic mode, see the F1–Help resource in the program for printing instructions.


Note:

As explained in the procedure that follows, you can opt to open Adobe when the PDF document is created. This option prevents your having to go to Drake Documents to locate the new PDF for viewing.



Printing tax return forms and other documents


    1. View a return in Enhanced mode. The All Forms tab is shown by default.
    2. Collapse or expand the tree view as needed, and select the forms to be printed by marking the check box to the left of each form. To print all forms in a set, select all of the boxes in the tree view under All Forms.



Note:

Press CTRL+P for the Print Selection option



    1. Click Print to open the Print Selection dialog box. (If you click the arrow next to the Print icon, select Print Selected Forms.)
    2. (optional) Select any printing options shown in the Print dialog box.
    3. Click Print again. All of the selected items are printed using the printer selected from the Printer dialog box.


Printing to Drake PDF


To print tax return forms and other documents as PDF documents:

    1. View a return in Enhanced mode. The All Forms tab is shown by default.
    2. Select the forms to be printed. To print all forms in a set, select all the boxes in the tree view under All Forms.
    3. Click the arrow next to the print icon and select Print Selected Forms to PDF Document. The Print Selection dialog box is displayed with the Drake PDF Printer selected.
    4. (optional) The program is set up to password-protect the PDF document. By default, the software uses the first four letters of the client's last name and the last five numbers of the taxpayer's SSN/EIN as the password. (An administrative user can change this default in Setup > Options > Administrative Options tab. To print the PDF document without having to enter the password, clear the check mark from the Password Protect check box.
    5. (optional) To have the program open Adobe once the PDF document is created, click Settings and mark Launch Adobe after creating a "Drake PDF." Click Save.
    6. Select any other options, as desired, from the Print Selection dialog box.
    7. Click Print to open the Save As dialog box.
    8. If necessary, assign a filename and select a location for the document (the default location is the current-year folder in Drake Documents).
    9. Click Save.


Quick-Printing a Single Form


Enhanced mode allows you to print the document currently in view by pressing CTRL+Q or by clicking the arrow beside the Print button and selecting Quick Print. You can select any printing options shown in the Print Selection dialog box, then click Print. Printing a single form in this manner is referred to as quick printing.