Print Preview selection

Question

Can the Print Preview default be changed to "Print Current Page" instead of "Print All Pages"?

Answer 1

There is no way to change this. However you can record or write a macro to print the current page. Here is one:

Sub PrintCurrent()
' Charles Kenyon
' https://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#AddIns
' Prints the current page
'
'
    Application.PrintOut FileName:="", Range:=wdPrintCurrentPage, Item:= _
        wdPrintDocumentWithMarkup, Copies:=1, Pages:="", PageType:= _
        wdPrintAllPages, Collate:=True, Background:=True, PrintToFile:=False, _
        PrintZoomColumn:=0, PrintZoomRow:=0, PrintZoomPaperWidth:=0, _
        PrintZoomPaperHeight:=0
End Sub

You can assign that macro to a keyboard shortcut and/or a QAT button.

• https://addbalance.com/articles/Assigning%20Keyboard%20Shortcuts%20in%20Microsoft%20Word%202007-2024%20(365).htm
• https://addbalance.com/word/QATmodification.htm#PageStart

I've done the work for you if you want. Here is a temporary link to a free Add-In template that adds the macro to your system with a keyboard shortcut and a QAT button.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mh59jl0wkt5jllt6ezyqp/PrintCurrentPage_Add-In.zip?rlkey=dhy3v26zr9tub6dncnsvnqgf5&dl=0