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Richard Ahlvin - 06 Jul 2004 23:57 GMT

I have Word 2003. How do I unset the default printer so I can print an
envelop on another printer. Evidently the only choice is the default
printer. I would prefer to not have a default, but rather have the system
always ask which printer to use. Is the only choice going to setup and
changing the default in Windows? This seems very cumbersome!

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Graham Mayor - 07 Jul 2004 05:20 GMT

You can change the active printer in Word from the print dialog, but there
is no easy way to associate printers with documents. See
http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm for a possible workaround - however
if this is only required for envelopes, I would suggest using an envelope
template - there is one on my web site that you can download - and add a
button to a custom toolbar *in that template* with a print macro using code
similar to that described.

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> I have Word 2003. How do I unset the default printer so I can print
> an envelop on another printer. Evidently the only choice is the
> default printer. I would prefer to not have a default, but rather
> have the system always ask which printer to use. Is the only choice
> going to setup and changing the default in Windows? This seems very
> cumbersome!

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