How to print all the files in a folder without opening each one?

Anonymous
2010-05-27T11:35:36+00:00

Hi there,

Can anyone tell me how to print all files contained within a folder? I often need to print many files contained within a folder and this would save me a great deal of time!

Thanks!

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Anonymous
2010-05-31T19:37:47+00:00

I've done some testing, and it appears that Windows 7 only allows printing multiple files when they're all the same file type.  So, for example, you can select and print 15 Word documents, but not one Word document and one PDF document.

To work around this limitation, you can print each file type separately.  For example, to print the PDF files in a folder:

  1. Type *.PDF in the Search box at the upper right.
  2. For 1-15 files, press CTRL+A to select all of them.
  3. For 16 or more files, select 15 of them (click the first, SHIFT +click the last).
  4. Right-click any file and click Print .
  5. Repeat steps 3-4 as required.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-06-06T14:33:00+00:00

    That does not work for me when I am trying to print pdf files. That seems to eb the universal complaint about the answers to this question, no one addresses the problem with pdf files.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-06-01T13:52:05+00:00

    Win 7 can do this without any "helper applications" - Skip steps 2 and 3 if your printer's default settings are OK for the job.

    1. From the Start Menu, select Devices and Printers.
    2. Locate the printer you'll print to, and right-click. Select Properties.
    3. Change any default settings to the settings you will use for this print job.
    4. Now, double-click the printer to open the print queue box.
    5. Drag whatever files you wish to print into the print queue box.  They can be mixed file types such as pdf and docx.
    6. A dialog box confirms that you want to print multiple files at once - click OK.

    That's it - your documents should start printing immediately.

    This is a pretty annoying feature in Win7 - I realize it is done to keep casual users from crashing their systems, but it would be really helpful if the 15 file limitation could be turned off for those who have a print server and a grip of ram!

    If anyone knows how to hack the registry to change this, please share.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-01-20T16:05:17+00:00

    I was in need of printing over 800 multiple-page word documents at work, and your comment really helped my task.  I appreciate your post!

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