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can i change default envelope printer in Word?
I print a lot of envelopes. I have numerous Word files, each with just a
three line address. When I want an envelope I open a Word file, select the address and click the envelope icon in the Task bar. I have a printer specifically load with envelopes and that is all I use it for. I have that envelope printer designated as the default so that Word will print envelopes to it. If I print a different Word document to my laser printer Word changes the default printer to the laser and I have to close and reopen Word to get the envelope feature to print to the Windows default/envelope printer. This is a pain and I often inadvertently print an address to a 8.5 x 11 blank piece of paper on the laser printer. Is there any solution? Thanks |
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Why don't you create yourself an envelope template instead?
http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word...s&LabelsTricks If you do this often, you might want to create a special print button for printing envelopes. Record a macro that prints an envelope to the appropriate printing tray, and then changes back to your default printer. See: http://www.officearticles.com/word/r...osoft_word.htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Hawk76" wrote in message ... I print a lot of envelopes. I have numerous Word files, each with just a three line address. When I want an envelope I open a Word file, select the address and click the envelope icon in the Task bar. I have a printer specifically load with envelopes and that is all I use it for. I have that envelope printer designated as the default so that Word will print envelopes to it. If I print a different Word document to my laser printer Word changes the default printer to the laser and I have to close and reopen Word to get the envelope feature to print to the Windows default/envelope printer. This is a pain and I often inadvertently print an address to a 8.5 x 11 blank piece of paper on the laser printer. Is there any solution? Thanks |
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You can't do this from the envelope tool in Word, but if you use an envelope
template, it is quite simple (there are sample templates for download from my web site). You then use the method suggested at http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm to direct the output to your envelope printer. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Hawk76 wrote: I print a lot of envelopes. I have numerous Word files, each with just a three line address. When I want an envelope I open a Word file, select the address and click the envelope icon in the Task bar. I have a printer specifically load with envelopes and that is all I use it for. I have that envelope printer designated as the default so that Word will print envelopes to it. If I print a different Word document to my laser printer Word changes the default printer to the laser and I have to close and reopen Word to get the envelope feature to print to the Windows default/envelope printer. This is a pain and I often inadvertently print an address to a 8.5 x 11 blank piece of paper on the laser printer. Is there any solution? Thanks |
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You could trap the print command and reset the default printer after every
print. Just put this in a module in your normal.dot - or better yet a global template: Sub FilePrint() Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrint).Show ActivePrinter = "Whatever Your Envelope Printer is Called" End Sub (substituting your actual printer name, of course) -- Enjoy, Tony "Hawk76" wrote in message ... I print a lot of envelopes. I have numerous Word files, each with just a three line address. When I want an envelope I open a Word file, select the address and click the envelope icon in the Task bar. I have a printer specifically load with envelopes and that is all I use it for. I have that envelope printer designated as the default so that Word will print envelopes to it. If I print a different Word document to my laser printer Word changes the default printer to the laser and I have to close and reopen Word to get the envelope feature to print to the Windows default/envelope printer. This is a pain and I often inadvertently print an address to a 8.5 x 11 blank piece of paper on the laser printer. Is there any solution? Thanks |
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