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Marie V Melchiori Posted: Mon, May 23 2011 3:45 PM

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Anyone still using this version? My MFC Brother 7420 printer suddenly stopped using the auto-select feature for printing from WP. Brother says it's WP problem not theirs. I tried File>print>properties>page source>auto select. It still reverts back to Manual. 

It does not happen when I print from the Internet nor when I copy. It only happens when using WP.  Anyone with any ideas other than upgrading to a later version? It doesn't happen with my other computer using the same version of WP.

Many thanks.

Marie

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lemoto replied on Mon, May 23 2011 5:03 PM

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Make the tray selection in the Paper Size/Type Dialog (File:Page Setup...).

A setting there overrides any you make in the printer driver (after [Properties[).

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Marie V Melchiori replied on Tue, May 24 2011 12:49 PM

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I think I may have lost something in the translation. When I go to Paper size (File:Page Setup.) I only have 2 tabs, Page Set Up and Layout. Page set up only gives choices to the size of the paper, paper orientation of portrait or landscape and margins.

The tab for Layout only gives choices for double sided printing which I don't have.

When I go to help it send me to the printer commands.

If I set the printer command for Paper Source - first page - to auto-select  and second same as first page> OK  that Paper Source reverts back to manual when I close and go to print. Then when I open the print properties again Paper Source Fist Page is set for Manual.

If I set both commands [first page and other pages] for Tray 1 it still reverts back to manual.

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lemoto replied on Fri, Jun 3 2011 6:58 AM

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WP interrogates the printer driver. The options it offers are those that the printer offers. So

1) select the printer

2) File>Page Setup - see that [Printer page types] appears in the Page Definition Box

3) create a Paper Size/Type just for that printer, selecting the Source. (If you highlight an existing P_S/T, its dimensions appear after [Add]