Powerpoint 2002, print ONLY handouts

[Guest]

We need to apply a "Print HANDOUTS ONLY" to our network computers.
Handouts as the "DEFAULT" would be GREAT, is there a way to do it ?
We need to cut costs, and this would be a BIG savings.
I tried save a tree, could NOT get it to work on our network.
ANY HELP???

 

[Guest]

Not exactly what you want but you can select default print handouts in
tools>options>print and then save as a design template named "blank"

When people open a new blank presentation it will default to this setting.
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[Steve Rindsberg]

Not exactly what you want but you can select default print handouts in
tools>options>print and then save as a design template named "blank"

When people open a new blank presentation it will default to this setting.

Have you worked out how to make that work? I've tried it in several PPT
versions and each time, have found that new PPTs based on the template ignore
the print settings.

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve

Im on ppt 2003 / windows xp pro with all updates (as I guess you are)

I find that the above opens "blank" files with the settings in tools >
options set to handouts > greyscale as I set but for some reason when I go to
print I get handouts > color.
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Steve

Im on ppt 2003 / windows xp pro with all updates (as I guess you are)

I find that the above opens "blank" files with the settings in tools >
options set to handouts > greyscale as I set but for some reason when I go to
print I get handouts > color.

The color/greyscale setting in the print dialog box comes from the current
default printer. If the printer's capable of color (or says it is, or PPT
understands it to have said it is ... there can be misunderstandings) then the
default for the print dialog becomes color. Or some subtle variation on that
spelling. '-)

In theory ... mine at least ... if it were respecting the Tools, Options, Print,
Always like so, settings, it would stay put however you set it there.

What about the other settings? Slides vs handouts, etc. Do those "stick" for
you or do they revert to defaults (as they do here). Oh, and yes, XP Pro,
updates in place here as well.

 

[Guest]

The handouts setting sticks (obviously after youve saved the template as
"blank")

And Ive just checked it does actually print handouts! I could send you the
template if you want, to see if that works for you.

_____________________________
John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

The handouts setting sticks (obviously after youve saved the template as
"blank")

And Ive just checked it does actually print handouts! I could send you the
template if you want, to see if that works for you.

Nope, I duped it. Thanks ...

Different routes to what LOOKS like the same place.

I was saving a template the creating a new presentation based on it. That seems not
to work.

Creating a new blank presentation if you've modified Blank *does* work.

No end of entertainment to this PPT thing, is there?

 

[Guest]

Saving the settings in a blank template is good if we could get EVERYONE to
open and use ONLY the blank template.
Thanks, but I think we still have to wait for someone else to come up with
another idea. If Microsoft would make it so we could set the default to print
the way we want and then reappy deepfreeze, we could SAVE a lot of money and
supplies.
Again Thanks so far.

Joe

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Saving the settings in a blank template is good if we could get EVERYONE to
open and use ONLY the blank template.

Didn't have time to test it but if you applied the same settings to other
templates, it might work with them as well.

If it were my problem, though, I think I'd first contact the author of Save The
Trees (Shyam Pillai) to see if I could get it working.