Check in the Startup folder and if the Windows Fax Driver is present,
temporarily inhibit it operation by renaming it from xxxxxxx.dot to
xxxxxx.bad. Then restart Word and change the default printer setting/paper
size again. Close Word and then restart it and check that the default is now
remembered.
Terry
: Terry,
: yeah, recently I installed microsoft window fax driver....maybe u r right.
: could be fax micro changed it but what can I do? only office word is not
: following printer default. default font is correct times new roman. I
don't
: know, maybe need to reinstall office word...gonna take ages.....Will
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > William
: >
: > My copies of Word follow the printer default fine. Are you sure that you
: > don't have some third party macro such as a fax macro that is changing
the
: > default in Word? Do other Word changes to default settings (such as the
: > default font) stay set correctly?
: >
: > Terry
: >
: > : > : Thanks, Terry. I did as I said before. My printer default setting is
A3
: > and
: > : office excel programme did follow this setting but not office
word....it
: > is
: > : very weird.....no idea......
: > :
: > : "TF" wrote:
: > :
: > : > William
: > : >
: > : > Open the Printer Setup in Start, Printers and faxes, right-click on
the
: > : > printer icon and choose Properties. Set the default to A3 in the
: > preference
: > : > there.
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > : >
http://word.mvps.org/
: > : >
message
: > : > : > : > : thanks Graham,
: > : > :
: > : > : yeah, I need A3. it usually automatically changed by following the
: > printer
: > : > : setting in old version, no? (I always do that if I want to chang
the
: > : > default
: > : > : setting)
: > : > : I need A3 because I am using MathCad12 software. It requires
MathCad12
: > : > page
: > : > : format to match Office word default page setting then I can save
: > MathCad
: > : > file
: > : > : to *.rtf file. after that it can be opened in office word. if it
is
: > not
: > : > : matching then it won't keep the original lay out in MathCad sheet.
: > : > somehow, I
: > : > : need A3 format.
: > : > :
: > : > : how can I change deault setting then? because my office excel
: > programme
: > : > did
: > : > : follow my printer default page setting.
: > : > :
: > : > : "Graham Mayor" wrote:
: > : > :
: > : > : > You don't really want to set the page default at A3 (you did
mean A3
: > and
: > : > not
: > : > : > A4?) as it will have unwanted effects elsewhere. Create a blank
: > template
: > : > : > with the page layout set to A3 and use that for your A3
documents.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > A4 is a different issue.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > --
: > : > : > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: > : > : > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: > : > : >
: > : > : > My web site
www.gmayor.com
: > : > : >
: > : > : > <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > : > William Chen wrote:
: > : > : > > as I used to use office2000 and page set up default can be
: > : > : > > automatically changed once u changed the page size. but in
2003
: > : > : > > version, everytime I change the page size. next time I open it
,
: > it
: > : > : > > still went back to bloody letter size. it is very ignoring.
: > : > : > > any help, I found the help menu is useless. I search it as
default
: > : > : > > page set up.....
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
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