XL97: Wrong Printer Is Used After Changing Printer Properties

ID: Q174080

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you print a worksheet, a chart, or an entire workbook, Microsoft Excel 97 may print to the default printer even though you selected a different printer in the Print dialog box.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, select a different printer in the Name box, and then select the printer you actually want to use. When you click OK, Microsoft Excel 97 prints to the correct printer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL97 mopier

Keywords          : kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:97

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998