print preview utility

[Bart]

In my ME days I somehow came up with a utility that brought up a print
preview window after clicking the print button in any application I had
loaded that would print. I've check the Corel apps, Office 97, PaperPort,
Adobe Reader, PhotoDeluxe, Quickbooks, Bitware Fax. I've searched for
Windows components, I've looked for H-P utilities and for the life of me I
cannot remember where it came from. I don't believe it was a free ware or
shareware program, but something that was offered in one of the apps loaded.
Does this handy print preview ring a bell with anyone? It seems logical
that it would be a H-P thing. It had horizontal and vertical rulers, zoom,
and other nifty thingies. It saved a lot of paper especially when printing
photos. Granted most apps have the print preview already there, but it
always was there in case I forgot to check what the document would look
like. I did also search newsgroups , but no go. Thanks for any help or
memory jogger. (I am getting older, you know).

Bart

 

[Vanguard]

In my ME days I somehow came up with a utility that brought up a print
preview window after clicking the print button in any application I
had loaded that would print. I've check the Corel apps, Office 97,
PaperPort, Adobe Reader, PhotoDeluxe, Quickbooks, Bitware Fax. I've
searched for Windows components, I've looked for H-P utilities and for
the life of me I cannot remember where it came from. I don't believe
it was a free ware or shareware program, but something that was
offered in one of the apps loaded. Does this handy print preview ring
a bell with anyone? It seems logical that it would be a H-P thing.
It had horizontal and vertical rulers, zoom, and other nifty thingies.
It saved a lot of paper especially when printing photos. Granted most
apps have the print preview already there, but it always was there in
case I forgot to check what the document would look like. I did also
search newsgroups , but no go. Thanks for any help or memory jogger.
(I am getting older, you know).

Bart

As I recall, it's an option during the install of the HP printer driver.
Download the HP printer driver and install it again, checking if there
is an option for quick or custom install, and choose custom to be sure
the option for the print previewer is selected.

Before installing the printer driver, take a look at the printer
driver's properties. In my HP printer, under printing defaults,
Features, there is an option for "Show HP Preview"

 

[Bart]

Eureka! You were spot on, Vanguard! I knew that it was likely a H-P thing,
but just couldn't remember where and how. It took a little sleuthing to
find the driver's properties which is a little different in XP than in ME,
but it all made sense once I figured out where I was going. It has been a
real learning curve upgrading to XP. Thank goodness for folks like yourself
who take the time to help others. Thank you.

Bart