Using Word 2003 on Windows 2000, I am unable make a permanent change in the
default number of print copies for a document.

When I go to print, the default number of copies comes up as 4.

I can change it to 1 using the up/down arrows, but the change does not
persist.

The next time I go to print a document, unless I remember to change the
default number of copies, I will get 4, in the vast majority of cases, 3 more
than I want.

My wife had this problem on her machine some time ago. The only solution we
found was to delete and reinstall the printer object. Surely there's a
better way.

Check the printer Properties and make sure that multiple copies are not set
there.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Michael Ryle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4556F85D-C726-419B-B248-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Using Word 2003 on Windows 2000, I am unable make a permanent change in
the
> default number of print copies for a document.
>
> When I go to print, the default number of copies comes up as 4.
>
> I can change it to 1 using the up/down arrows, but the change does not
> persist.
>
> The next time I go to print a document, unless I remember to change the
> default number of copies, I will get 4, in the vast majority of cases, 3
more
> than I want.
>
> My wife had this problem on her machine some time ago. The only solution
we
> found was to delete and reinstall the printer object. Surely there's a
> better way.

The default number of copies reported by the printer driver dialog
(Start>Settings>Printers>[driver]>Properties is 1, which is not surprising
because if I print from Excel, or from an non-Office program, the default
number of copies comes up as 1. It's only in Word that it comes up as 4.
This problem is clearly specific to Word.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Check the printer Properties and make sure that multiple copies are not set
> there.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Michael Ryle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4556F85D-C726-419B-B248-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Using Word 2003 on Windows 2000, I am unable make a permanent change in
> the
> > default number of print copies for a document.
> >
> > When I go to print, the default number of copies comes up as 4.
> >
> > I can change it to 1 using the up/down arrows, but the change does not
> > persist.
> >
> > The next time I go to print a document, unless I remember to change the
> > default number of copies, I will get 4, in the vast majority of cases, 3
> more
> > than I want.
> >
> > My wife had this problem on her machine some time ago. The only solution
> we
> > found was to delete and reinstall the printer object. Surely there's a
> > better way.
>
>