print all docs in a folder

[mradmin]

In Word 2002 running on an XP Pro system, is there any way to print every document in a specific folder, short of opening each one and printing? Of course, each doc needs to maintain its formatting, etc. Is there a feature of the system to do this or should we find someone to write a program? Thanks for any suggestions.

---Will

 

[MMSantiago]

I don't know if there is a quicker way but you can do it like this:

* Open the folder in Windows Explorer
* Select all the documents
* Right-click on one of the selected documents and select PRINT

Word will load each one and print them out. I don't have many special print function on my documents but I'm fairly sure that, since the print settings are saved in the document, Word will print them appropriately. Hope this helps.

 

[mradmin]

Thanks, sometimes the obvious solutions are overlooked, but you got me pointed in the right direction. In addition (actually before) to doing what you said, I need to set my default printer, etc. In my environment, I have a small local printer (defaulted) for single pages or proofs, and then there are network printers for large runs. Thanks again, it works!