10.3: Set a print preset as the default

Feb 16, '04 10:30:00AM

Contributed by: barryjaylevine

This is actually a re-hash of a hint first published almost 20 years ago ... on paper ... because there was no MacOSXHints!

Once you've created a Print Preset that suits your needs, save it with a unique name. You'll be able to select it from the Presets popup menu in the Print dialog. But what if you want that to be the default setting? Reaching back into our collective Macintosh memory, hold down the Option key when selecting the Print button and the current Preset will become the default for all apps.

Finally! I was able to get rid of that "reverse order" nonsense! Did you know that, when "reverse order" is checked, printing pages 1 to 2 of a four page document prints pages 3 to 4? Can you say "Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing?" How about "Windoze-like !@%$##%!"? I know you can!

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