# PrintJob.start()

#### Availability

Flash Player 7.

#### Usage

    my_pj.start();

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

true if the user hits OK, and false if the user hit cancel or if an error occurred in the processing of this function

#### Description

Method; prompts the Flash Player to display the OS print dialog(s), which give the user an opportunity to change print settings. You can read the values set by the user to determine how to format the printout. After the user okays the print dialog, the player begins spooling a print job to the OS

This method populates the following properties (note that points map directly to screen pixels):

Property | Units | Notes
--- | --- | ---
`PrintJob.paperHeight` | points | Overall paper height.
`PrintJob.paperWidth` | points | Overall paper width.
`PrintJob.pageHeight` | points | Height of actual printable area on the page. Does not include any user-set margins.
`PrintJob.pageWidth` | points | Width of actual printable area on the page. Does not include any user-set margins.
`PrintJob.orientation` | n/a | portrait" or "landscape".

#### Example

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