How to Default Powerpoint to Printing Handouts?

[Guest]

I was wondering if there was any way to default powerpoint 2003 to
automatically Print Handouts for every new and already made document opened
on that computer. I work in a Library and we have the problem of people
printing powerpoints that are 60 slides in length 1 slide to a page. We want
to alieviate this problem by setting the default to 6 slide handouts. Any
way you can help?

 

[Guest]

You can do it easily on a Document level - Tools\Options\Print\ Use the
following print settings.... etc
This will travel with the document and the defaul for that document.

A better option for you might be to produce a macro with the print settings
you want selected - this can be created into a seperate print button or
shortcut key.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, we're aware of how to do it at the Document Level, I wanted to know if
there was any way to do it at the powerpoint level, so that it ALWAYS
defaults to handouts, instead of slides. I know how to change it to do it
for all newly made ones, but it doesn't carry those settings over to already
made powerpoints.

 

[Guest]

fine

Try this out
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0726.mspx

 

[Shyam Pillai]

The best way to handle this is to apply a group policy on the machine. Ask
your IT admin to take a look at the Office Resource Kit which is downlable.
You will find instructions to set the defaults for various office dialogs
including the print options.


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[Guest]

Thank you very much. This was what we were looking for. I appreciate the
information.