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. 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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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-23T10:11:10+00:00

    That has nothing to do with it, I only used the VM to check Word 2003 had the Print tab in the Options dialogue - the one some people insist never existed.

    I came to find the solution, not debate the problem.

    Clearly the options for duplex printing are no longer available in Word which is a shame.

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-06-23T17:12:55+00:00

    If you want to set duplex printing as the default, change the settings for the printer driver (using the Devices and Printers applet in Control Panel). I believe this has been suggested previously in this thread, but it is unclear if you have actually tried it.

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  4. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-06-24T15:19:06+00:00

    While there are many things that can be set on the Print tab of Word's Options dialog (image at http://www.ulearnoffice.com/imagesoffice2003/word2003-print2.gif), duplexing isn't one of them. There are some settings (which I've never fully understood) that control the way duplexing is handled ("Front of the sheet," "Back of the sheet"), but nothing that turns duplexing on or off.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-16T12:38:40+00:00

    MARTYN YOU ARE NOT GOING CRAZY I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!

    I ALSO HAVE BEEN USING WORD SINCE IT BEGAN, I USE IT FOR OVER 10 HOURS A DAY AND IT DID USE TO SAVE DOCUMENT PRINT SETTINGS.

    I HAVE THE SAME DOCUMENT I USE EVERY 3 MONTHS AND IS SET TO PRINT AS A BROCHURE AND THE SETTINGS ARE QUITE TRICKY, IN THE PAST WE HAVE NOT HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THE MANY HUNDREDS OF THIS DOCUMENT WE PRINT AS ONCE THE SETTINGS WERE ALL SET UP AS WE PRINT ON THE FLOOR ABOVE OUR OFFICE WE KNOW ITS OK TO DO ADDITIONAL PRINTS.  HOWEVER SINCE WE WENT ONTO WINDOWS 2013 1 MONTH AGO WE HAVE TO SET ALL THE PRINT (DOUBLE SIDED, BROCHURE, GLOSSY PAPER, PRINT A3) EVERY SINGLE TIME WE OPEN THE FILE.

    ALSO, IM NOT HERE TO DEBATE THIS AND DONT WANT TO GET ANYONES BACKS UP BUT IT REALLY DID DO IT BEFORE AND I ONLY FOUND THIS PAGE AS I TOO WAS SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION BEFORE I LOSE THE WILL TO LIVE (THERE ARE A LOT OF STAIRS BETWEEN MY DESK AND THE PRINTER)

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