[THIN] Re: OT: Color printing that defaults to b/w

  • From: "Matthew Shrewsbury" <MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:36:27 -0500

Yes, I don't t think it sticks either. I need that stickiness...

Thanks for the suggestion,
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
Senior Network Administrator


-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of George Yobst
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:24 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Color printing that defaults to b/w

As administrator, on the print server, open the printer properties,
click on the
Advanced tab, and then click on the Printing defaults box.  One of those
tabs
should have a choice for B/W or color.  You can also do this under the
General
Tab and Printing preferences, but I don't think it 'sticks'.
-George

On 12/22/05, Matthew Shrewsbury <MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Is there a way that I could default a print driver to B/W? If the user
wants
> to print color they would have to go in and make the selection of
printing
> in color.
>
>
>
> We have a number of people printing to a HP LaserJet 5500DN and the
> consumables are running around $15,000 per year. I've observed that
most
> people printing to it really don't need to print in color but they are
to
> lazy to select another printer or select B/W. Since there is no way to
track
> each users printing they have no reason to try and reduce the amount
printed
> in color.
>
>
>
> Sorry for the off topic post but someone on here normally knows the
answer.
> Thank you for any suggestions!
>
>
>
> Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
>
> Senior Network Administrator
>
>


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