# Printing

## **Printing**

View **Printing** enables monitoring of printers and management of information about their usage. It presents detected printers, data about their last use, print volumes, and the approximate cost of generated prints. This functionality supports cost control and effective management of printing devices within the organization.

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### **Main view elements**

#### Table with the following information:

* **Printer** - Printer name.
* **Paper size -** The size in which it was printed.
* **Total quantity -** Number of printed files.
* **Total pages** - Number of printed pages.
* **Paper color** - information on whether the print was color or black-and-white
* **Toner cost color/black -** Average cost of toner consumption to print a single page&#x20;
* **Currency-** Information about the cost currency.&#x20;

### **Actions available in the view**

#### **1. Print cost configuration**

The system allows administrators to define averaged printing costs for the organization, enabling monitoring of printing-related expenses.

**Configuration steps:**

1. **Specify currency** – Select the currency in which costs will be presented.
2. **Enter print cost**:
   1. Approximate cost of a sheet of paper (paper consumption)&#x20;
   2. Approximate cost of a black-and-white print. (toner consumption)&#x20;
   3. Approximate cost of a color print. (toner consumption)&#x20;
3. **Save changes**, to apply the entered changes.

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## **Summary**

View **Printing** in the eAuditor system provides tools for monitoring and managing printers within the organization. The feature enables tracking of printer activity and printing costs.

With these functionalities the system supports control of printing-related expenditures and improves the efficiency of managing printing devices.

Print monitoring available in the section **IT Monitoring.**

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[IT monitoring](/eacloud-docs-en/features/it-monitoring.md)
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