Default page setup

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Default page setup

After I printed some pages in Quicken with the "Landscape" orientation, my Safari default page orientation is now "Landscape". I cannot find information in "Help" to allow me to reset the default to "Portrait". How do you do it? Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Feb 10, 2008 7:22 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 10, 2008 8:24 AM in response to JandC08

Hi

Welcome to Apple Discussions

Go to File Menu>Page Setup. There, you can select either portrait or landscape print by selecting the related icon in the "orientation" section.

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Feb 10, 2008 4:50 PM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

Thanks, but I want to go back to "Portrait" as the default setting. That is the way I print most of the time and has been the default up until 2 days ago. Your recommendation is a one time event. Thanks.

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Feb 10, 2008 11:34 PM in response to JandC08

Hi

Page setup is designed to establish your "default" printing. Surprised the change didn't stick.

Return to your Quicken program. File Menu>Page Setup. Change the orientation to portrait, then select "apply". Quit Quicken. Return to Safari and do the same thing. Then, open page setup again. What is the orientation now? Ought to be portrait.

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Feb 11, 2008 4:33 AM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

I believe I did as you suggested. When I went to Quicken, the page orientation was correct and at 100%. I clicked "OK", closed Quicken, opened Safari, changed orientation to Portrait at 100%, clicked "OK", and closed Safari. When I opened Safari again the page orientation was Landscape at 53%. I appreciate your help. Any other ideas? Thanks.

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Answer 5

Feb 11, 2008 8:39 AM in response to JandC08

Sounds like it may be a Print Preference file gone bad. Just to be sure, try Safari from another User Account (you can create one, if necessary, in System Preferences>Accounts.

Log on to the new account and open Safari. Try the page setup there. If it works correctly, then the problem is specific to your regular user account. In that case, go to the Finder: Your User Account>Library>Preferences. There, move the com.apple.print.custompresets.plist file to the desktop, then restart Safari etc.

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Feb 11, 2008 2:42 PM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

Followed your advice as far as I could and determined the problem is with my original user account. But, I did not know how to follow your subsequent instructions (User Account>Library>Preferences) to find the file to move to the desktop.

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Answer 7

Feb 11, 2008 4:27 PM in response to JandC08

Hi

Click on the Finder icon in the Dock. If no window appears, go to the File Menu>New Finder Window.

Once open, press the Command (Apple)/3 keys to shift to Column View. In Column view, click on your Home folder on the left side. There, select Library, next column - Preferences. There you'll find the folder mentioned in my last post.

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Feb 11, 2008 5:22 PM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

Hi,

You got me a little further with your last post. I found "Library" and then "Preferences". but then could not find the folder you named. The listing appears alphabetical and mine went from
com.apple.networkconfiguration.plist to com.apple.print.FaxPrefs.plist.

Thanks for all our help so far.

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Answer 9

Feb 12, 2008 2:58 PM in response to JandC08

Hi

Make sure you are looking in the correct library.

For clarification: there are two Libraries. One is HD>Library. This is the Main User Library available to all User Accounts. The other is HD>Users>Your User Account>Library. Go to the Preference folder to find the file I referenced.

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Feb 13, 2008 4:43 PM in response to Hawaiian_Starman

Found it. All is now well! Thanks for all your help.

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Answer 11

Feb 13, 2008 6:17 PM in response to JandC08

Yea! Glad to see the problem was solved from the suggestion provided. Glad to have helped.

If you are complete with this thread, please mark it as answered so others know your question has been addressed to your satisfaction.
Aloha from Big Island.

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