Two printers, not wanting either to be default

G

Guest

I have a HP LaserJet 6L printer and a Lexmark X1185 All in One printer. One
is hooked up the old-fashioned way with the printer cable. The Lexmark is
connected via USB port. Do I have to have a default printer or can I fix it
so that each time I go to print something it will let me choose between the
two?
 
C

Chuck

A default is necessary. Some apps use the default to automatically format
the displayed version of the document or other output.
 
M

MAO

Most apps have a File->Print menu where you can choose the printer to print
to. The print icon 'button' that is usually displayed always goes to the
default printer; however, if you change the printer through File->Print, the
print button is redirected to that printer for that session. Once you close
the app and reopen, the button goes back to the default printer.
 

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