I have two shared printers and I want to be able to select the printer when it is time to print without having to set a default EACH time. Can I just have a prompt to ask me which printer to use???

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I have two shared printers and I want to be able to select the printer when it is time to print without having to set a default EACH time. Can I just have a prompt to ask me which printer to use???

I have two shared printers and I want to be able to select one printer when it is time to print without having to set a default EACH time. Can I just have a prompt or dialog box that will ask me which printer would you like to use??? The only options I can find are "default" and "Last printer used" which means I must go into the Print & Fax area and change the default EACH time I want to print??? Seems very low tech.....

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 19, 2012 12:53 PM

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PAHU

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Apr 19, 2012 2:51 PM in response to junnybug

junnybug wrote:

Can I just have a prompt or dialog box that will ask me which printer would you like to use???

In most cases you get this dialog box every time you print. It is called the print dialog and normally when you print, a print dialog appear showing the printer that is to be used. Which printer you see will be based on what you have set in Print & Fax as you mention. But regardless of what you have set there, you still have the option to change the printer via the print dialog.

If you are using an application that does not show the print dialog, like MS Word and that stupid "print one copy" print icon in the toolbar, then you can often change the action the print icon uses so that the print dialog appears.

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