save printer settings with a template

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Dirkasaurus

Is it possible to save printer settings with a template in Word? After I
modify the printer settings in Word then save the template. Word always
reverts back to the default printer settings from the Control Panel.

Any help would be appreciated.

Dirk
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Which printer settings? You can select some printing options in Page Setup,
and these will be saved with the template, but settings made in the Print
dialog or printer Properties cannot be saved with a specific file. Word
always starts with the default printer using its default settings. You can
change printers or Properties settings for the duration of the Word session
(or until you change them again during the session), and you can change some
print settings for all documents in the Print Options, but none of these
(except "Print data only for forms" in Print Options) are saved with a
document/template.

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D

Dirkasaurus

I want to save the printer, the orientation, and the paper size with the
template. I have been trying to record a macro to make the setting changes,
but I having no luck.
 
M

Margaret Aldis

Hi Dirksaurus

Paper orientation and size for the document can be changed in Page Setup. To
save to the template either open the template itself to make the settings,
or make them in a document based on the template and click the Default
button in the dialog.

As Suzanne explained, you cannot save the printer or its properties with the
template. You can record a macro of making the printer change in File >
Print dialog (it will be just one line: ActivePrinter = "printer name"),
and make two copies of this macro named AutoNew and AutoOpen which will make
the setting whenever a document is created or opened. Note, however, that
the printer name may well be different on different machines.

If you have some special settings for the page size and orientation in the
printer driver options (File > Print > Properties) then the best answer is
to install a printer driver with these settings and use the macro method to
set the active printer to that printer name. To install the printer driver,
use Add Printer in Windows Settings (it can point to the same physical
printer as your default), giving it a distinct printer name, and then change
its properties to suit.
 
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