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Changing Corel Draw Print Defaults permanently -how
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I like to have a number of defaults set different than the original Corel
Draw Defaults unfortunately every time Corel 12 is closed it copies the
original defaults back.
I would like to rename the defaults to CorelDRAW Defaults-old and save a new
set, where is that hidden backup copy that is preventing this?
Thanks,
Ken
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"Painter" <painter@blockit.com> wrote in message news:428d5eb3_3@cnews...
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> Try this under Tools>Options
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Go a little farther Tools > Options > Global > Printing
And at the top one can save a different print settings file as a default.
Right above print current page which I always also use as a default. Okay so
I am blind and missed it before, thanks for pointing me in the correct
direction :)
Ken Graham
CommunityPrinters.com
www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your Fiery
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Actually this is not doing it for me either. While it does save the name
cropmarks2 that I created the crop marks are not showing.
Oh well upgrade to Corel 9
Ken Graham
www.CommunityPrinters.com
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> Go a little farther Tools > Options > Global > Printing
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> And at the top one can save a different print settings file as a default.
> Right above print current page which I always also use as a default. Okay
so
> I am blind and missed it before, thanks for pointing me in the correct
> direction :)
>
> Ken Graham
> CommunityPrinters.com
> www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your
Fiery
> equipped color copier.
> Dawson Creek BC Canada
> 250-782-7108
>
>
>
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I was able to try this at home and it did work with 12 .0.0.536
I had also tried pressing F8 and resetting defaults at work which did not
work.
The only difference, at home I have a non postscript printer as default,
then I switched to postscript as a default though its only print to file and
was able to add autoincrease flatness and autoincrease fountainsteps. I
don't add optimize fountain fills as at least with Corel 9 it actually made
them worse with a EFI Fiery RIP equipped printer. I don't know if others are
having the problem of setting the Corel 12 print defaults set permanently or
not, though I think they are.
After resetting workspace with the F8 on opening.
I am going to set my default printer at work to a non postscript version
and try creating an alternate called cropmarks and autoincrease flatness and
fountainsteps, then if the crop marks holds will change to postscript
printer and add the flatness and fountainsteps portion.
If the above doesn't work I will probably try re-doing the install.
Any one else having problems to change the defaults with a postscript
printer?
Ken Graham
CommunityPrinters.com
www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your Fiery
equipped color copier.
Dawson Creek BC Canada
250-782-7108
"Ken" <k_graham@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:428e1c66$1_2@cnews...
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> Actually this is not doing it for me either. While it does save the name
> cropmarks2 that I created the crop marks are not showing.
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> Oh well upgrade to Corel 9
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> Ken Graham
> www.CommunityPrinters.com
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> so
> Fiery
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| Painter 2005-05-21, 11:21 pm |
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With your recent posts, your problem became more understandable. Do not have
a PS printer here in my office but set up defaults with numerous variations
printing to non-postscript, file and PDF. Have not encountered the problem
you described. all the settings were repeatable by selecting them from the
list and setting as default. Perhaps it is specific to the install you have
at work. :(
Painter
"ken" <grahams@pris.ca> wrote in message news:428f7e12_3@cnews...
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> I was able to try this at home and it did work with 12 .0.0.536
>
> I had also tried pressing F8 and resetting defaults at work which did not
> work.
>
> The only difference, at home I have a non postscript printer as default,
> then I switched to postscript as a default though its only print to file
> and was able to add autoincrease flatness and autoincrease fountainsteps.
> I don't add optimize fountain fills as at least with Corel 9 it actually
> made them worse with a EFI Fiery RIP equipped printer. I don't know if
> others are having the problem of setting the Corel 12 print defaults set
> permanently or not, though I think they are.
>
> After resetting workspace with the F8 on opening.
>
> I am going to set my default printer at work to a non postscript version
> and try creating an alternate called cropmarks and autoincrease flatness
> and fountainsteps, then if the crop marks holds will change to postscript
> printer and add the flatness and fountainsteps portion.
>
> If the above doesn't work I will probably try re-doing the install.
>
> Any one else having problems to change the defaults with a postscript
> printer?
>
> Ken Graham
> CommunityPrinters.com
> www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your
> Fiery equipped color copier.
> Dawson Creek BC Canada
> 250-782-7108
>
>
>
> "Ken" <k_graham@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:428e1c66$1_2@cnews...
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Have the same problem here, Ken. The changes sometimes last for a while,
then one day they disappear (and print color bitmaps as grayscale catches me
out again). I finally made all my defaults and saved it to another name
(e.g. not over the defaults like I wished to). Then, every time I print I
select that from the dropdown and voila! But it still doesn't make sense
that you have to do this... I wonder if there is a folder with this stuff
under windows documents and settings and under program files/corel... ?
Sean
"ken" <grahams@pris.ca> wrote in message news:428f7e12_3@cnews...
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> I was able to try this at home and it did work with 12 .0.0.536
>
> I had also tried pressing F8 and resetting defaults at work which did not
> work.
>
> The only difference, at home I have a non postscript printer as default,
> then I switched to postscript as a default though its only print to file
> and was able to add autoincrease flatness and autoincrease fountainsteps.
> I don't add optimize fountain fills as at least with Corel 9 it actually
> made them worse with a EFI Fiery RIP equipped printer. I don't know if
> others are having the problem of setting the Corel 12 print defaults set
> permanently or not, though I think they are.
>
> After resetting workspace with the F8 on opening.
>
> I am going to set my default printer at work to a non postscript version
> and try creating an alternate called cropmarks and autoincrease flatness
> and fountainsteps, then if the crop marks holds will change to postscript
> printer and add the flatness and fountainsteps portion.
>
> If the above doesn't work I will probably try re-doing the install.
>
> Any one else having problems to change the defaults with a postscript
> printer?
>
> Ken Graham
> CommunityPrinters.com
> www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your
> Fiery equipped color copier.
> Dawson Creek BC Canada
> 250-782-7108
>
>
>
> "Ken" <k_graham@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:428e1c66$1_2@cnews...
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> Have the same problem here, Ken. The changes sometimes last for a while,
> then one day they disappear (and print color bitmaps as grayscale catches
> me out again).
The only time I can imagine that happening is if your default printer is a
grayscale printer. You might get around it if outside of Coreldraw you set
your default printer as a color printer
I finally made all my defaults and saved it to another name
> (e.g. not over the defaults like I wished to). Then, every time I print I
> select that from the dropdown and voila! But it still doesn't make sense
> that you have to do this... I wonder if there is a folder with this
> stuff under windows documents and settings and under program
> files/corel... ?
I assume you mean the new name you made in place of defaults as defaults
reverts back every time you exit Corel. I even tried doing a save as (then
right clicking on defaults to make read only - DONT do it as then Corel
doesn't start and you have to find the file to take that setting off)
After saving new file name Go to Tools > Options > Global > Printing
And at the top one can save a different print settings file as a default.
Right above print current page only, however I have tried setting this to my
Crop Marks file and it then never saved the settings at work. Yet at home it
did. I am going to try setting a non Postscript printer as default at work
to see if that makes a difference.
It may be one has to make a Registry adjustment - that'll be next.
--
Ken Graham
CommunityPrinters.com
www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your Fiery
equipped color copier.
Dawson Creek BC Canada
250-782-7108
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> Yes, my default printer is color-capable but set to black and white as
> default because of all the documents that go through it. This means that
> my default bitmap output is 'grayscale' as per the attachment.
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> The printstyle attachment shows what I meant by saving a style. It isn't
> nearly as nice as having all the custom settings as default but it still
> saves time.
You may benefit as I do by setting up your printer twice or more One time as
a color printer and a 2nd as a black and white printer.
--
Ken Graham
CommunityPrinters.com
www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your Fiery
equipped color copier.
Dawson Creek BC Canada
250-782-7108
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> The printstyle attachment shows what I meant by saving a style. It isn't
> nearly as nice as having all the custom settings as default but it still
> saves time. I think perhaps that CorelDRAW 12 might revert to it's old
> settings if the default printer does not support one's custom default
> print style. For example, in my case where the default printer is set to
> grayscale and my desired default settings are to print in color, DRAW
> reverts to its original settings because it can't reconcile the two. Of
> course, I always set the printer-properties to color before printing, but
> the print style doesn't change automatically. That would mean that if
> there is a setting that you always make on the printer-properties before
> setting your DRAW print defaults and saving, you would lose those defaults
> each time because DRAW can't reconcile the printer defaults with the
> custom settings. If you instead make the changes (permanently) in
> windows-printers to the printer's defaults for your whole system, DRAW
> should retain the custom print styles.... or have I just had too much
> coffee?
I think you may be right - I notice crop marks settings at home have gone
now. I am guessing when I go to non postscript printer Corel can not handle
the fact a page of settings is no longer there and reverts everything to
original. However this was not a problem with Corel 9.
Ken Graham
CommunityPrinters.com
www.procopy.info Do you want better than off the glass color from your Fiery
equipped color copier.
Dawson Creek BC Canada
250-782-7108
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