Default printer

**brucemc** · 06-10-2009, 06:04 PM

Is there a way to change the printer that MS Word 2007 uses from the system default? My main aim is to be able to have MS Word direct to a different printer when I am using it's Envelope creation when I am simply printing a #10 envelope (Mailings:Envelopes:Print), which would be even better to be able to specify, but I don't want to ask for too much...

**shg** · 06-10-2009, 06:30 PM

You mean via VBA? Maybe like this:

Code:

Dim sPrtr       As String

Sub SelEnvPrtr()
    sPrtr = Application.ActivePrinter
    Application.ActivePrinter = "my envelope printer"
End Sub

Sub SelDefPrtr()
    Application.ActivePrinter = sPrtr
End Sub

**brucemc** · 06-10-2009, 07:31 PM

I'm sorry if I posted in the wrong area/forum; I'm just looking for a regular use solution! Some setting in Word to over-ride the default WXP printer setting.