When I select an e-mail in the preview pane and go to FILE -> print, the
entire section where I would select a printer is grayed out. However, if I
click on the Print icon at the top of the screen within the reading pane
preview, it will work fine. Also, if I open the E-mail, I can go to FILE ->
Print and it will allow me to select a printer and print fine. Really weird.

Any idea?

Thanks,

That appears to be by design (though I don't know why). I have
Win98/Outlook 2000 on my desktop at work and WinXP Pro/Outlook 2003 on my
tablet and the both work exactly this way. I'm curious about the Print
Icon; the only one I have in both applications is located in the Standard
toolbar and clicking it sends the print job to the "Default" printer I have
selected in WindowsXP, I'm not offered a screen with selectable items.

Hal
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"Sean Vreeland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:C6D7EB7E-FBBA-40A3-8FAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> When I select an e-mail in the preview pane and go to FILE -> print, the
> entire section where I would select a printer is grayed out. However, if
I
> click on the Print icon at the top of the screen within the reading pane
> preview, it will work fine. Also, if I open the E-mail, I can go to
FILE ->
> Print and it will allow me to select a printer and print fine. Really
weird.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
>

yes, you are correct. It is by design.

Thanks!


"Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]" wrote:

> That appears to be by design (though I don't know why). I have
> Win98/Outlook 2000 on my desktop at work and WinXP Pro/Outlook 2003 on my
> tablet and the both work exactly this way. I'm curious about the Print
> Icon; the only one I have in both applications is located in the Standard
> toolbar and clicking it sends the print job to the "Default" printer I have
> selected in WindowsXP, I'm not offered a screen with selectable items.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (E-Mail Removed)
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Sean Vreeland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:C6D7EB7E-FBBA-40A3-8FAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > When I select an e-mail in the preview pane and go to FILE -> print, the
> > entire section where I would select a printer is grayed out. However, if
> I
> > click on the Print icon at the top of the screen within the reading pane
> > preview, it will work fine. Also, if I open the E-mail, I can go to
> FILE ->
> > Print and it will allow me to select a printer and print fine. Really
> weird.
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>
>
>