Printing Ignores Print Settings

Our mac seems to be ignoring printing settings and preset settings. We keep a black ink only fast draft setting for normal printing because it is fast and saves ink. However, all applications seem to be defaulting to High Quality, Photo Paper, Full Color, regardless of what is selected in presets. We have to select another preset, and then reselect our draft preset for the changes to stick in the print window. Then, sometimes the application will print according to our settings, and other apps just print in high quality full color anyway. This is a real time and money waster. Any suggestions?

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Excel 2010 ignores print server's default color settings.

Excel 2010 ignores print server's default color settings.
Our Setup:
Printers are hosted on Server 2008 R2 Print Server.
Two local printers are created on the print server for each Xerox MFP that we have.   Example: Xerox MFP (B&W) - Default settings are set to print black and white only.    Xerox MFP
(Color) - Default settings are set to print color.     So for every MFP we have two printers are created.
Both variations of the network printers are deployed to the users with the Black and White version being the default.    If a user needs to print something in color, they select the Color version of the MFP printer.   This
helps us save on color toner costs.
This works great for web applications, Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader, and other applications.   But, it doesn't seem to work in Microsoft Excel 2007 or 2010.   Whatever the default printer is of the two versions that are deployed,
excel seems to hold onto those printer settings.
Example: If your default printer is Xerox MFP (B&W), when you select Xerox MFP (Color), it still retains the Black and White selection in the printer properties. However, if you select a completely different model printer such
as Fax, and then go to  Xerox MFP (Color), it will pick up the necessary default color settings.
If I install the printers locally on the user's PC/Computer, it works perfectly.   However, it doesn't work when they are utilizing the print server's printers.
Things that I have tried:
Different drivers for Xerox. Global, PS, PCL.
Different brands of printers.   Still experience the same issue.
Different port names.
Different protocols, raw versus LPR.
Different versions of excel, 2007 and 2010.
Looked through group policy to see if I could force it.
Checked the excel sheet settings, black and white only was not selected.
Tried most of the printer properties settings.
Created a Server 2012 print server and experienced the same result.
Xerox's custom configuration file editor.
*Something to note, if I have the black and white version utilize PostScript Drivers and the color version utilize PCL driver, it correctly loads the color settings.   However, if you utilize Postscript for both versions, it doesn't.
I have to vary the print drivers. Ideally, I don't want to have to do this because I want consistency between prints.

Hi,
Make sure you have the latest printer drivers - go to the manufacture's website, download and install if necessary.
Jaynet Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Office 2010 Ignores Printer Settings

I've seen this problem posted other places with no real resolution presented. - Here it is -
Ever since installing office 2010 I have several end users / customers that are unable to successfully keep print settings changed in Office 2010. The settings in office 2010 themselves work fine, but if you try to change the printer properties they
get reset as soon as you change them. An example is network MFPs that are set to B/W by default. The customer changes to color on the printer properties, but word and excel seem to ignore those settings. Acutally worse than ignore they reset
them to the default properties for the printer. If you click on the properites, change them, click ok - then before printing I click on the properties again and they have already been reset. This is a big issue for several customers - they need
to access the properties to set to color, change other settings, or use shortcut items for specific types of document printing.
Also, the problem didn't exist until they installed office 2010. They can print successfully from any other application with the ability to change any settings needed.
David

Hello all,
I think I may have a solution for your problem. The actual problem exists in office 2003 and was an easy fix but I have been ratting my brains since I started doing tech support for MFD finding in office 2010, I would see the problem know the solution but
not be able to find the properties in office seeing they move them. A client would click on print select tray 2 or options and office would seem to ignore it. My work around was to get them to print to PDF then print there item selecting the print options
they wanted through print driver properties.
In 2003 office you click File ---> Page Setup ----> then click the paper tab page and depending on your printer you will get options like
Default Print settings
Auto
Tray 1
Tray 2 etc
and a paper drop down box A4 A3 etc. This was a real problem as if it was on A4 and they where trying to print a3 selecting it through the print driver the MFD would ask for A4 paper instead of A3.
Ok so in 2007 2010 office this is where the options are causing the problem I only found it on thursday and as I dont have 2010 office at home I will have to double check these menu options when I am at another client but I should get it close enough for
you to find.
Click OFFICE icon in office word go to print, there is a rectagular box I believe it was called WORD OPTIONS or Office Options. next there is a lot of tab options, Advance is the one you want. Click on ADVANCE. Scroll right down and you will see
print and copy options.
Here you will see you overiding options
and it will be based on the print driver you have selected
Default Printer Options (Usually the one it is on) but I believe auto is what you want.
Auto
Tray 1
Tray 2 etc
Also there is a few check box options I have not played with yet but one that caught my eye that was checked was along the lines of Shrink all print to A4 I would un check this.
So this is where you problem should be solved. Please keep in mind they I only just found this out so I do need to play around with the options a little more to understand there full affect but I think what I said is pretty accurate. I will re post and edit
if I find other wise.
Something else to note. I believe having the Default Printer Options selected is the main problem. I believe this means if you are in office and you click print ---> print properties and select all the options you want it does not mean a damm,
because these word options under page setup(2003) and Advanced (2010) actually grabs the print drivers default setting i.e start ----> Control panel ----> printers and device then what ever options are set there will overide all other options you set
in the print driver from word.
I have only played with this on 2010 in word, did not check if the options are there for excel and access but I guessing its standard. Have fun let me know how you go.

Printing using Proof settings results in very different output from Shop vs ID

Shop and InDesign come out with very different color values using the same settings when printing with Proof Settings. Anyone know why, or which is correct? Here's my scenario:
1. In the color settings for both apps I turn off Black Point Compensation, Use Dither and Compensate for Scene referred profiles (some are Shop only obviously). Other than that it is default settings.
2. I create a CMYK document with 4 squares. Filled with 100% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 100% Black respectively. Setup the Working CMYK in both apps to Coated Forga27.
4. I setup a Custom Proof condition with an ISO Uncoated Yellowish CMYK profile. Preserve CMYK Numbers and Black point compensation are both unchecked.
5. In the Print engine I set Color Management to Use Proof settings, Color handling done by the application, and leave the Printer profile set to the CMYK working space (Coated Forga27), and Output Color as Composite CMYK in ID. Black Point compensation is also unchecked here.
6. Now when I print to file and Distill (job settings set to leave color unchanged and compression is off) the resulting files from both apps here is what I get:
InDesign CS4:
Cyan square (C:84 M:14.6 Y:0 K:0 ), Magenta square (C:2.9 M:84.9 Y:14.1 K:0 ), Yellow square (C:0 M:6.2 Y:84.1 K:0 ), Black square (C:67 M:62.75 Y:56.86 K:46.28 )
PhotoShop CS4:
Cyan square (C:92.94 M:12.55 Y:5.49 K:0 ), Magenta square (C:5.49 M:94.51 Y:13.73 K:0 ), Yellow square (C:0 M:5.49 Y:92.94 K:0 ), Black square (C:83.14 M:85.49 Y:78.04 K:98.82 )
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InDesign has an entirely different way of "using Proof settings". It seems that if you choose Use Proof Settings in the print engine it just assigns Proof CMYK to the document and Converts that to Printer CMYK. Document CMYK is ignored completely. Verified this through manual conversions in Shop as well.
What gives? Which do we trust? To me it sounds like PhotoShop is doing the closest to what I would expect.. except for the addition of the sneaky black point compensation without being told to do so. Thoughts?
Matt

Before digging too far, I need to understand what you're trying to achieve.
With the print settings you describe you are instructing the application to perform two conversions. The color chain is Document CMYK (FOGRA27) – Proof CMYK (ISO Uncoated) – Document CMYK (FOGRA27).
This is a little odd. Usually the final color space is a print device of some sort, not a press profile. This workflow you describe is a round trip of sorts. We are at FOGRA, convert to ISO, now back to FOGRA. That amounts to simulating one press condition using another press condition, which is rarely done because a press in not a proof device.
The Proof profile is the print condition you want to simulate. The Print profile is the device doing the simulation, which is often referred to as a proofing device (quite confusing but that's the way it is).
Photoshop Proof Setup has a Rendering Intent and BPC. InDesign Proof Setup does not.
In the Photoshop print dialog, there is a Simulate Black Ink option. The InDesign print dialog does not have this option.
There are two conversions on output. In Photoshop output, the first conversion is Document – Proof. The rendering and BPC options for this first conversion are based on Photoshop color settings. The second conversion is Proof - Printer. The Photoshop print dialog offers 3 options for this 2nd conversion:
1. Simulate Black Ink Off = Relative Colorimetric, Black Point Compensation On.
2. Simulate Black Ink On = Relative Colorimetric, Black Point Compensation Off
3. Paper Color On = Absolute Colorimetric
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For the most accurate proof #3 is the best option. That is not saying that absolute colorimetric is ideal for file conversions. It is a rendering intent that is ideal for a proofing workflow, and the conversion to the print device (the 2nd conversion in the output you describe) is what is at the heart of the proofing workflow.

Problem Printer Ignoring Altered Printing Preferences

I have a PhotoSmart B209a wireless printer. When I print, all printing preferences are being ignored and all printing is being done to the default settings. For example, I want to print a photo, so I select boderless photo, premium plus phot paper, best resolution. The printer prints at low resolution on plain paper (the default settings). If I change the default settings to photo paper and high resolution and then print the photo, comes out just fine. So, to sum up all settings that are cahnged from the print dialogue box are ignored.
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HT4356 I'm using my iPod and an Epson XP-810 printer to print pages from websites and emails and etc. How do I print just 1 page out of 14 pages . I don't see any settings on my iPod and can't find settings on the printer . Can someone help with this

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Why should Adobe Reader fail to print because of settings
in the Edit/Preference?
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File > Print > Print
I got the error message:
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I googled this error message and used the following
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Exited Adobe Reader and restart it. Then it printed.
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and MS Window 7) and on this different computer I could print
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Here is an elaborate method of troubleshooting this problem. There may be a simpler method if anybody wants to suggest one.
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Create a second log-on account for your music projects. Configure it so that when you log in to the new music account, the drivers needed for the Bluetooth devices don't load. You do this in System Preferences: Accounts.
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When you install drivers for any peripheral, you have the option of installing them "for all users" or only for the user account that is active during the installation.
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Hi forum,
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As we need to apply certain roles to some AD groups we have a need to reflect this to the Print Server Security settings so it gets reflected to the print queues.
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Hi David,
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