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You already know that Windows supports multiple printers. Using Word with multiple printers can be a bother, however, since you must choose Print from the File menu, change the printer, and then print the document. There is a way that you can have one-click printing of your documents on a designated printer. To do this, simply create a macro that changes the printer and then prints the document. The following is a macro that will accomplish the task:
Sub MAIN FilePrintSetup .Printer = "Epson 600", .DoNotSetAsSysDefault = 1 FilePrint .Range = "0", .Type = 0, .NumCopies = "1" End Sub
If you are using Word 6 you should delete the .DoNotSetAsSysDefault option. (If you don't delete it, Word will generate an error. If you don't include it in Word 95, then your system printer gets changed. What a pain.)
The trick is to create a macro for each of the printers you use. You can then modify your toolbar so that each printer has its own print button. When you then click on the button, the appropriate macro is run and you get output on the desired printer.
Tip #1154 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 6 95
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