document print's settings

J

jacek

Can you save print settings/preferences in ms-word
document? Every time I need to print my document I have to
select duplex and letter 8 1/2 x 11. is there a way to
save it within doc itself.
 
M

Margaret Aldis

jacek said:
Can you save print settings/preferences in ms-word
document? Every time I need to print my document I have to
select duplex and letter 8 1/2 x 11. is there a way to
save it within doc itself.
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No, you cannot save printer properties with a document, but you can change
the default properties of the printer. If you need more than one set of
default properties, add extra printers (with different, descriptive names)
from Windows settings.

To make one of these pseudo printers the default for a particular document,
use an AutoOpen macro to change the setting (ActivePrinter = "printer name")
whent he doucment is opened.
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

You should certainly be able to save the paper size with the
document/template, though.

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Margaret Aldis

Hi Suzanne

That's right, but what I think is causing the trouble for this poster (since
they also mention setting duplex) and the other similar post yesterday is
getting incompatible settings in the printer properties (and the
'preferences' or printer document settings) and in the Word document page
set up. Working in the UK in A4 paper size this is something I've come
across quite often as printer drivers often default to US Letter, and IT
departments can be remarkably clueless when they set up network printers.
(But Acrobat is the worst as you have to set properties and preferences in
the Distiller driver and the job options to match your page size - that's
potentially 4 places to screw up!).
 
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