Word 2004 assumes that you've used System Preferences to set Print & Fax:Selected printer in Print Dialog: to "Last printer used". In that case Word 2004 works fine. However, if you instead selected a particular printer in System Prefences, then the Word 2004 print dialog misleadingly allows you to select a printer other than that default, but subsequently ignores your new selection and prints to the default printer anyway. The work-around is to use System Preferences to set the default printer to "Last printer used", as Word 2004 assumes. (Word X works correctly with any setting.)
We're using the latest: Microsoft Word 2004 (version 11.1) and Mac OS X 10.3.6.
In article <9f84c0af.0411181846.7fb4d...@posting.google.com>, denis.pe...@nyu.edu (Denis Pelli) wrote:
> Word 2004 assumes that you've used System Preferences to set Print & > Fax:Selected printer in Print Dialog: to "Last printer used". In that > case Word 2004 works fine. However, if you instead selected a > particular printer in System Prefences, then the Word 2004 print > dialog misleadingly allows you to select a printer other than that > default, but subsequently ignores your new selection and prints to the > default printer anyway. The work-around is to use System Preferences > to set the default printer to "Last printer used", as Word 2004 > assumes. (Word X works correctly with any setting.)
> We're using the latest: Microsoft Word 2004 (version 11.1) and Mac OS > X 10.3.6.
I suspect it's something in your set up. I'm running the same versions of Word and OS X both at home and in a 30 computer lab at work and all 31 machines work correctly. If I/we select a printer other than the default, the print job goes to the selected printer and does not revert to the default printer.
In article <9f84c0af.0411181846.7fb4d...@posting.google.com>, denis.pe...@nyu.edu (Denis Pelli) wrote:
Word 2004 assumes that you've used System Preferences to set "Print & Fax:Selected printer in Print Dialog:" to "Last printer used". In that case Word 2004 works fine. However, if you instead selected a particular printer in System Prefences, then the Word 2004 print dialog misleadingly allows you to select a printer other than that default, but subsequently ignores your new selection and prints to the default printer anyway. The work-around is to use System Preferences to set the default printer to "Last printer used", as Word 2004 assumes. (Word X works correctly with any setting.)
On Nov 19, 2004, at 5:23 PM, Ron Walcik wrote:
I suspect it's something in your set up. I'm running the same versions of Word and OS X both at home and in a 30 computer lab at work and all 31 machines work correctly. If I/we select a printer other than the default, the print job goes to the selected printer and does not revert to the default printer.
thanks for writing. i'm not sure that we're talking about the same thing. to experience this problem you must go to System Preferences and set "Print & Fax:Selected printer:" to a specific printer instead of the usual "Last printer used" setting. Basically, Mac OS X offers two user-interface modes for printing. In the usual "Last printer used" mode the "default printer" follows your lead; it changes every time you use a new printer. The alternative is to have a stable default. In that case you can temporarily override the default, but, the next time you print, it reverts to the pre-existing default. Word 2004 fails to temporarily override the fixed default.
> In article <9f84c0af.0411181846.7fb4d...@posting.google.com>, > denis.pe...@nyu.edu (Denis Pelli) wrote:
> Word 2004 assumes that you've used System Preferences to set "Print & > Fax:Selected printer in Print Dialog:" to "Last printer used". In that > case Word 2004 works fine. However, if you instead selected a > particular printer in System Prefences, then the Word 2004 print > dialog misleadingly allows you to select a printer other than that > default, but subsequently ignores your new selection and prints to the > default printer anyway. The work-around is to use System Preferences > to set the default printer to "Last printer used", as Word 2004 > assumes. (Word X works correctly with any setting.)
> On Nov 19, 2004, at 5:23 PM, Ron Walcik wrote:
> I suspect it's something in your set up. I'm running the same versions > of Word and OS X both at home and in a 30 computer lab at work and all > 31 machines work correctly. If I/we select a printer other than the > default, the print job goes to the selected printer and does not > revert > to the default printer.
> thanks for writing. i'm not sure that we're talking about the same > thing. to experience this problem you must go to System Preferences > and set "Print & Fax:Selected printer:" to a specific printer instead > of the usual "Last printer used" setting. Basically, Mac OS X offers > two user-interface modes for printing. In the usual "Last printer > used" mode the "default printer" follows your lead; it changes every > time you use a new printer. The alternative is to have a stable > default. In that case you can temporarily override the default, but, > the next time you print, it reverts to the pre-existing default. Word > 2004 fails to temporarily override the fixed default.
> does that help?
Denis,
That's exactly our what we've done, and it is working properly. We have two printers in our lab: a Lexmark C710 and an HP 2300DN; The default printer set in "Print & Fax:Selected printer:" is the 2300DN. Any new print request defaults to the 2300, regardless of the last printer used. If we want to print to the C710, we select it from the print dialog printer pop-up menu and the job will print to the C710. The next print request will default back to the 2300 as it should. Something is wacky with your system since it works properly in ours.
Try this: Rename your Normal template to something else (eg "Normal1"). It's located in Users:<current user>:Documents:Microsoft User Data. Then relauch Word and quit. And the relaunch again (at this point a brand new Normal has been created). Check to see if this is still happening.
There are two defaults for printers that Word respects - the OS default and the default specified in the Normal template. The pecking order is that if there is a printer set in the the Normal template (which is by default not set), that will take precedence over the OS default. By replacing your normal that will stop taking precedence.
Please let me know how this goes,
-- Rob Daly Macintosh Business Unit Word Test
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> In article <9f84c0af.0411192356.1e94a...@posting.google.com>, > denis.pe...@nyu.edu (Denis Pelli) wrote:
>> In article <9f84c0af.0411181846.7fb4d...@posting.google.com>, >> denis.pe...@nyu.edu (Denis Pelli) wrote:
>> Word 2004 assumes that you've used System Preferences to set "Print & >> Fax:Selected printer in Print Dialog:" to "Last printer used". In that >> case Word 2004 works fine. However, if you instead selected a >> particular printer in System Prefences, then the Word 2004 print >> dialog misleadingly allows you to select a printer other than that >> default, but subsequently ignores your new selection and prints to the >> default printer anyway. The work-around is to use System Preferences >> to set the default printer to "Last printer used", as Word 2004 >> assumes. (Word X works correctly with any setting.)
>> On Nov 19, 2004, at 5:23 PM, Ron Walcik wrote:
>> I suspect it's something in your set up. I'm running the same versions >> of Word and OS X both at home and in a 30 computer lab at work and all >> 31 machines work correctly. If I/we select a printer other than the >> default, the print job goes to the selected printer and does not >> revert >> to the default printer.
>> Ron Walcik >> Killeen, Texas >> rwal...@vvm.com
>> dear ron
>> thanks for writing. i'm not sure that we're talking about the same >> thing. to experience this problem you must go to System Preferences >> and set "Print & Fax:Selected printer:" to a specific printer instead >> of the usual "Last printer used" setting. Basically, Mac OS X offers >> two user-interface modes for printing. In the usual "Last printer >> used" mode the "default printer" follows your lead; it changes every >> time you use a new printer. The alternative is to have a stable >> default. In that case you can temporarily override the default, but, >> the next time you print, it reverts to the pre-existing default. Word >> 2004 fails to temporarily override the fixed default.
>> does that help?
> Denis,
> That's exactly our what we've done, and it is working properly. We have > two printers in our lab: a Lexmark C710 and an HP 2300DN; The default > printer set in "Print & Fax:Selected printer:" is the 2300DN. Any new > print request defaults to the 2300, regardless of the last printer used. > If we want to print to the C710, we select it from the print dialog > printer pop-up menu and the job will print to the C710. The next print > request will default back to the 2300 as it should. Something is wacky > with your system since it works properly in ours.
> -- > Ron Walcik > Killeen, Texas > rwal...@vvm.com
