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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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_Veto_'s suggestion doesn't work.
I'd like to have duplex printing as my default for all print jobs. However, once one exits Word any default settings are lost--they definitely aren't saved for future print jobs.
If you find out can you send me the code. I have the same issue.
I solved this by holding...
>'CTRL P'
>Printer Properties
>Finishing
>Tick ... 'print on both sides'
This setting will save for all future print jobs.
Yes, I have a toolbar/QAT button that changes the printer from my default laser to my inkjet, prints the document, and resets the printer to the default. This was courtesy of Graham Mayor here.
There is no use arguing with the excuses MS provides, they "know best" <sigh>. While it is true that many people use Office in the business Office, in my experience, most/much of the time they use a single printer so saving the printer info in the doc would be a time saving setting. For times you are printing from other machines/locations, it would be easy enough to create a process that would notify the user of the "missing" printer.
Yes, I agree, Word has "never" (I started with Word 4.0) kept printer configuration information in the document. I think it is unfortunate design choice that MS never fixed.
The only work around I know of is to record a macro while you make the printer setting selections. The at least you don't have to manually reapply all of the settings, you can just run the macro.