A method of controlling print operations via a print server and a printer, the method comprising the steps of: routing a datastream representative of a document to be printed from a workstation to the print server; causing the print server to determine from the datastream the type of document to be printed; causing the print server to determine a print format for the document by reference to a first lookup table; and causing the print server to directly command the printer to print the document in the determined print format.