Custom printer defaults

I'm using (at work) a G3 iBook using OS 3w/a Canon i70 printer. All software/drivers are up to date. I have a program for printing educational reports that will use two pieces of paper for one sheet of info, due to the footer being a bit low- it prints out half the footer on the top of a blank sheet and then the other half where it is supposed to be on the actual sheet. I called the software tech support line and they suggested going to Print Setup and choosing 96% as the size (I am unable to alter header/footer on this program), which works fine. However, this creates an extra step every time I print out a page, with each report consisting of 6-8 pages. Does anyone know of a way I can embed 96% as a default to avoid this? Thanks for any help.

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