Default print settings

[Jon Polish]

Hi:

Is there any way to change the default print settings? For example, under scaling mode, specify height and width in pages. It would be more efficient to have certain frequently used settings already in place when it comes time to print.

Additionally, it would be wonderful to save these and other created settings for future use.

Thank you.

Jon

[SuperTech]

Thanks for posting.

PlanMaker stores print scaling in each worksheet’s page setup. To reuse your settings in new workbooks, open File > Page setup > Options, choose Specify height and width in pages, and enter the limits you want. Then use File > Save as to save the workbook as a PlanMaker template (.pmvx).

You can save a separate template for each setup you use regularly. To make one the default for new workbooks, select it under File > New and click Set as default.

To reuse the settings on other worksheets in the same workbook, right-click a sheet tab and choose Copy page setup.

[Jon Polish]

This did not occur to me. Thank you.

Jon

[Jon Polish]

One more question. This can work for workbooks going forward, but what I need to do now is apply these settings to past workbooks. Is there a way to import these settings to an existing set of workbooks from a template or other workbook?

Jon

[SuperTech]

PlanMaker doesn’t have a built-in command to import print settings from a template into existing workbooks in bulk. You can reuse the settings one workbook at a time by copying a worksheet that already has the desired page setup.

1. Open the source workbook and the existing workbook. In the source workbook, right-click the configured sheet tab and choose Copy → To another document. Select the existing workbook as the destination.

2. In the existing workbook, right-click the sheet you want to update and choose Copy page setup → From…, then select the copied sheet. If every sheet should use the same settings, right-click the copied sheet instead and choose Copy page setup → To all sheets.

3. Remove the temporary sheet and save the workbook.

Copy page setup applies the full page setup, including settings such as margins and print range. If you only want to change the scaling, adjust it under Page setup → Options on the affected sheet. PlanMaker help on managing worksheets

[Jon Polish]

Thank you. Based on your previous reply, I figured this would be the approach. I was hoping for something more efficient but for me, the benefits of SoftMaker Office outweigh my aggravations.

Jon