AutoCad Working With Publishing Jobs

You can check status of publishing jobs, view details, cancel them, or turn background publishing on or off.

Check the Status of a Published Job

You can check the status of a job being published in the background.

• Place the cursor over the plotter icon in the status tray. A tooltip displays the status of the job.

Cancel Part or all of a Published Job

You can cancel part or all of a job being published in the background.

• Right-click the plotter icon in the status tray. Click Cancel Sheet <sheetname> or Cancel Entire Job.

View Details About Jobs You Have Published

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click Output tabPlot panelView Details.  Find
   • In the status tray, click the plotter icon.
2. In the Plot and Publish Details dialog box, view details about published jobs.

Turn Background Publishing On or Off

You can turn background publishing on or off with either the Options dialog box or the Publish dialog box.

To turn off background publishing with the Options dialog box:

1. Click Tools menu Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, Plot and Publish tab, under Background Processing Options, select or clear the Enable Background Plot When Publishing option.
3. Click OK.

To turn off background publishing with the Publish dialog box:

1. Click Output tabPublish panelPublish.  Find
2. In the Publish Controls group, select or clear Publish in background.