# Background print window

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-print-window/4110>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 7, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-print-window/4110 "2012-03-07T01:24:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fadihindi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@fadihindi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fadihindi)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-print-window/4110/1 "2012-03-07T01:24:59Z")

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What would be a simple method of printing a window in the background without it opening up on the client? In other words at a specific time each day I would like a target window to be populated with all current data, and printed out to the default printer, wihtout any operator intervention or affecting the client display in any way.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/background-print-window/4110/2 "2012-03-07T03:23:28Z")

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I usually have a hidden (well, hidden and ordered all the way to be back) container with everything I need to print inside of it. Then I can print the container, and not worry about opening another window to generate a print job.