Introduction
Most printing in Alma is done using browser printing - just like printing a web page.
Printing hold slips automatically
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Circulation desk staff can view slips that they have previously printed and reprint them if necessary. See https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/050Administration/060Advanced_Tools/Printouts_Queue#Managing_the_Printout_Queue.
Hold slips will print automatically via a print daemon, similar to how they print with Aleph. More information on using the print daemon will be added when that is configured.
Printing
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Seeing what slips you printed, reprinting slips as needed
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Admin > Printing > Printouts Queue
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Printouts remain in Alma for 30 days (we can’t control this)
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Print queues – how hold slips are printed, when they print
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Some libraries will manually print their hold slips, some will use print daemon
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Basics of Transit and Hold Slips
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Set Alma to print slips automatically in your browser
 This should be saved with your Alma account so you only have to do it once. If you work at multiple Alma service desks or department locations, you will need to check this box at each location. |
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Reprint an Alma slip that you previously printedAll circulation staff, including student staff, can reprint slips that you previously printed. Circulation managers can reprint slips for all circulation staff in Alma.
Transit and hold slips that print in Alma will remain in the printouts queue for 30 days. |
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Automatic printing of hold slipsAlma supports automatic printing of hold slips, just like Aleph. Some libraries will use this functionality, and some will choose to manually print slips from the printout queue. If your library uses the Alma print daemon, slips will automatically print at a predetermined time. If your library prints from the printout queue:
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