How do I save print settings (eg tray4) in a Word document ?

[Guest]

I work in Word2000 on Windows2000.

When I select to print a Word document from tray 4 of the printer, it keeps
that setting for all documents that I open afterwards.

How can I set this for one document only, so that the next document prints
from the default tray again ?

 

[Graham Mayor]

The short answer is that you can't save printer assignments with the
document, but you can setup the trays in File > Page setup, but these are
only relevant if the printer with that tray assignment is available.

For a PCL printer, you can address the printer directly from the document
using a PRINT field to send the relevant tray selection command, but if you
simply want to print occasionally from Tray 4 a simple macro attached to a
toolbar button would be a plan:

Sub PrintTray4()
With Options
.DefaultTray = "Tray 4"
End With
Application.PrintOut FileName:="", Range:=wdPrintAllDocument, Copies:=1
With Options
.DefaultTray = "Use printer settings"
End With
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

If you want to use this technique to switch printers - see
http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm

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