I apologize for having pasted my answer twice into this email by
mistake.
Fran
On Aug 27, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Fran Mennick wrote:
Randy,
I'm also using Mac OS X and have the same problem
I did find a way to set the default printer for a specific document
permanently, rather than each time I print it out:
select File -> print.
Click on “Help”
search for “default printer” - this comes up:
“Printer Setup
Select the default printer for the current document.
To access this command...
Choose File - Printer Settings
[I found that completing this step, changing the default printer to
my printer in this dialog box, even though I then clicked "cancel,"
since I did not want to print at that point, could not be omitted]
Choose File - Templates - Organize - commands (button)- Printer
Settings”
then I selected the document I wanted to set the default printer
for from the list,
then selected my printer from the drop-down menu,
then clicked on “OK” and closed the window.
Then, when I selected File -> print, my printer appeared.
When I closed and re-opened the document,
then chose File -> print, the printer I had selected as default for
the document still came up.
When I quit and re-started OOo, then re-opened the document,
chose File -> print, the printer I had selected as default still
came up.
However, even if I made no other changes to the document, if I
discarded rather than saving changes when closing the document,
then the old “default printer” rather than my printer would show up
when I chose “File -> print.”
And, as stated at the beginning of the “Help” instructions, this
changes the default printer for this one document only, not for any
select File -> print.
Click on “Help”
search for “default printer” - this comes up:
“Printer Setup
Select the default printer for the current document.
To access this command...
Choose File - Printer Settings
[I found that completing this step, changing the default printer to
my printer in this dialog box, could not be omitted]
Choose File - Templates - Organize - commands (button)- Printer
Settings”
then, I selected the document I wanted to set the default printer
for from the list
In the “printer settings” dialog box, I selected my printer from
the drop-down menu,
then clicked on “OK” and closed the window.
Then, when I selected File -> print, my printer appeared.
When I closed and re-opened the document,
then chose File -> print, the printer I had selected as default for
the document still came up.
When I quit and re-started OOo, then re-opened the document,
chose File -> print, the printer I had selected as default still
came up.
However, even if I made no other changes to the document, if I
discarded rather than saving changes when closing the document,
then the old “default printer” rather than my printer would show up
when I chose “File -> print.”
And, as stated at the beginning of the “Help” instructions, this
changes the default printer for this document only, not for any
previously created or newly created documents.
If anyone knows a way to change the default printer for all
documents, I would love to know about it.
If anyone knows a way to change the default printer to the one I
own for printing all documents, I would love to know about it.
Fran
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On Aug 26, 2006, at 1:48 PM, Randy Jonasz wrote:
Hello,
I was wondering how I could set the default printer for all documents
in OO. The generic printer does not allow me to set some of the
properties I need to set (default tray) for the printer I want to
use.
I'm using Mac OS X and have set the desired printer as default in the
OS.
Thanks for the info!
Cheers,
Randy
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I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
--John Lennon
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