Word 2013 forgets printer settings

Anonymous
2013-05-19T14:17:35+00:00

In past versions I would set the printer settings for a document and it would remember it so reprints default to the last used settings.  How do I set Word 2013 to do the same?

In particular I like to use double sided printing.

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-20T06:43:03+00:00

    Thanks for the reply but I don't see how that helps.  The problem is settings selected are forgotten between printing sessions, previous versions of Word remembered them and this one doesn't (or at least the ones we have installed do not).  If there is a setting to remember settings where will I find it?

    The inconvenience and financial implications will be high if this is ignored.  In previous versions we could set defaults such as multiple pages and double sided printing knowing that each document would be printed the same way.  Only if we had a specific need for something different would we have to edit the settings.  But now, the settings return to a default and we appear to have no control over.

    Any help in solving this would be appreciated.

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  2. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-07-07T02:48:29+00:00

    The printing preferences for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (and other applications) are set in the Printers folder in the Windows Control Panel.

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-06-23T03:09:52+00:00

    Sorry, it has always been the case that when you start Word, the active printer will be the printer that is set as the default printer under the Control Panel>Devices and Printers facility and if there are particular defaults that you want to set, they can be set via the Printer Properties that can be selected when right clicking on the printer in that facility.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-22T23:24:34+00:00

    Word 2003 still prints double sided without the need to change settings and Word 2013 does not.  If you don't believe it then download a VM and give it a try.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-06-22T17:39:43+00:00

    You are mistaken, not only possible it was available by default, no macro required.

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