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More info?)
You're welcome.
**Developer** wrote:
> Thanks a lot
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> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OSjD8VkgFHA.3940@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
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>>Say you "share" the printer, the default will populate the preferences
>>when someone connects to that printer. Now whatever is in preferences will
>>be loaded to be used when an application opens, the preferences can be
>>"overridden" at print time by changing the settings in "properties" of the
>>print dialog. Closing and reopening the application will of course reload
>>the "printing preferences" for printing.
>>
>>**Developer** wrote:
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>>>I found it in Google
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>>>///
>>> The default is what is used by a "new" account. Printing preferences
>>>will contain the "default" until you configure changes. Opening an app
>>>will load "Printing Preferences" Any changes made in an app are only
>>>used for that session of the app.
>>>///
>>>
>>>It's used by windows to load Preferences when a new printer is added or a
>>>new account is added? Is that correct?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
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>>>
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>>>" **Developer**" <REMOVEdeveloper@a-znet.com> wrote in message
>>>news:ukb2MRZgFHA.1048@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
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>>>
>>>>Could you please cut and paste and send it for this posting.
>>>>
>>>>Every once in a while I post something and when I download it, OE says
>>>>it's nolonger available so I post it again. That may have happened with
>>>>this one - I don't remember.
>>>>
>>>>Right now my OE only shows one post. Sounds like you see two. I don't
>>>>know how to get to the other post.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:O2t6zdYgFHA.2840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
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>>>>
>>>>>Replied to your first posting.
>>>>>
>>>>>**Developer** wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>>SELECT THE PRINTER AND CLICK PROPERTIES
>>>>>>General/Printing Preferences/Advance/Paper Size
>>>>>>Change to A5
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>THEN GO BACK (by clicking OK twice)
>>>>>>Advanced/Printing Defaults/Advance/Paper Size
>>>>>>Change to A6
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now when is the A5 used
>>>>>>and when is the A6 used?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I know if I open Wordpad it will start in A5
>>>>>>If I change in WordPad to B5
>>>>>>leave it and open it again it still starts in A5
>>>>>>Check the printer/properties and they are still A5 and A6
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So what is Printer Defaults?
>>>>>>Where does it come from?
>>>>>>What is it used for?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for any info
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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