Default printer issues in Writer

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#1

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.

Thanks,

Andrew

#2

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.

#3

Greetings musik7!

It would help if you could tell us what OS you are running on the user's system.

*Brian*

#4

Is the user printing via Ctrl-P (or the menu equivalent) or by clicking on the shortcut icon? I've never seen the shortcut use anything other than the Windows default printer, but the long way does revert to the last printer chosen.

Dave

#5

Also, in options>load/save there is a tick box "Load Printer settings with the document".
Steve

#6

Thanks Mark. I checked that setting, and it doesn’t seem to make a difference whether that setting is checked or not.

I also noticed that all of these files are MS Word .doc files, as opposed to the LibreOffice format (I believe that is .ODF).

Thanks,

Andrew Warwick
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