Select a specific printer

[Joe]

I am using Word 2002 and Windows 2000. My clients may use Word 2000

I need to display the Printer dialog and have a specific printer displayed as the selected printer in the dislogs dropdown list

Does anyone know how to do this either by VBA or by API calls

Joe

 

[Alex Ivanov]

word.Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrint).Show

Alex.

I am using Word 2002 and Windows 2000. My clients may use Word 2000.

I need to display the Printer dialog and have a specific printer displayed

as the selected printer in the dislogs dropdown list.

 

[Joe]

Alex

Thanks. How do I highlight a printer in the dropdown list

Joe

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

See the article “Changing the selected (current) printer in Word without
changing

the system default printer” at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ChangeCurPrinter.htm


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[Alex Ivanov]

Sub ShowPrint()
With Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrintSetup)
.Printer = "\\WASHINGTON_COUNTY\fMIS_PRT1_NDPS.ISRV.GOVS.washco"
'.Printer = "Exact Name of Your Printer"
.DoNotSetAsSysDefault = True
.Execute
End With
With Word.Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrint)
'.Show ' this method=.Display:.Execute
.Display
'You may override some properties here
.Execute
End With
End Sub