Re: [libreoffice-users] Default printer issues in Writer

On 2014-06-11 09:26, Mark Bourne wrote:
> musik7 wrote:
> > I have an issue with one of my end users where Writer is not 
> > defaulting to
> > the printer which is set as default in Windows.  I have tried a 
> > number of
> > things including reinstalling LibreOffice and reinstalling the printer.
> > Initially, reinstalling the printer resolved the issue for about a 
> > day, but
> > then the issue showed up again, and reinstalling the printer didn’t 
> > fix it a
> > second time.  If anyone has any other suggestions for possible 
> > solutions, I
> > would be grateful.
>
> A couple of thoughts...
>
> Some printer information seems to be saved in the document. I find 
> that if the document is saved after printing, and the same printer is 
> still available next time you print it, that one is selected by 
> default. If the printer has been removed, or the document is opened on 
> a different system where that printer doesn't exist, it probably 
> selects the system default.
>
> Some applications remember the last printer you used, and select it by 
> default regardless of the system default. I think Firefox does that. 
> Don't know if LibreOffice does.
>
> Mark.
Also, in options>load/save there is a tick box "Load Printer settings 
with the document".
Steve



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