Auto Select

[Delon Weuve]

I have several printers with two or more paper trays. If Auto Select is set up as the default tray in the printer properties, what's the process that Windows goes through to pick a tray.

And does the same process apply to Office 2003?


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Delon E. Weuve
Senior Network Engineer
Office of Auditor of State
State of Iowa

 

[Guest]

Windows doesn't, it is how you have the printers set up.
Check in Properties of the printers. By default it will pick the first
tray it comes to with paper in it.

 

[news.verizon.net]

Windows is not the place to look. The program from which your printing is the source of the problem.

In MS Word 2003, where printer is in "auto select" mode, printer will choose paper tray based on the settings of the document to be printed. Document's properties in this regard are set in the template on which the document is based. take a look at the "paper" tab on the "File/page setup" menu to deal with these settings.
I have several printers with two or more paper trays. If Auto Select is set up as the default tray in the printer properties, what's the process that Windows goes through to pick a tray.

And does the same process apply to Office 2003?


________________________________________

Delon E. Weuve
Senior Network Engineer
Office of Auditor of State
State of Iowa

 

[Guest]

"...will pick the first tray it comes to with paper in it...."

And how exactly does it conduct it's search. Does it start lowest numbered
tray first? highest numbered tray? Crystal Ball?

 

[Guest]

Sorry, should have added that all inkjet and laser printers have sensors
that will indicate to the printer that there is paper in the tray. If
empty, it
will tell you so. Check the answer from news.verizon in regards to using
templates and trays.