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switching from tray toi another

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lacade

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Feb 5, 2003
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Hi all,
i want to be able from a word document (using PRINT field) to print 3 copies. every copy must be printed using different tray. how can i do that?

Thanks for your help

 
I'll confess up front that I don't know how to use the Word "PRINT" field, but if that's a way of passing thru PostScript code:

Device-specific commands are handled by the "setpagedevice" PostScript operator.

It can get tricky, depending on your setup. For example, you may be able to assing paper color "pink" to a specific tray, then you would use the MediaColor dictionary value "pink" and let the printer pick the tray:

<< /PageSize [612 792]
/MediaColor (pink)
>> setpagedevice

Sometimes the printer numbers its trays, in which case you can try the MediaPosition entry:

<< /PageSize [612 792]
/MediaPosition 1
>> setpagedevice

Then too, paper size alone may cause the printer to switch trays. So specifying /PageSize [612 792] vs. /PageSize [792 612] may be enough to do the trick.

You'll just have to experiment!
 
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