But going thru the Advanced tab (as I mentioned first) will give you the stickiness. That's how I got double-sided printing to stick for our public printers. Try it, you'll like it ;-) -George On 12/22/05, Matthew Shrewsbury <MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > George Yobst, Library Technology Analyst phone: 503.723.4890 > Library Information Network of Clackamas County fax: 503.794.8238 > 16239 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Suite 208 web: > http://www.lincc.lib.or.us > Oak Grove, OR 97267-4654 email: george.yobst@xxxxxxxxx > "...it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn > what he thinks he already knows." - Epictetus > ************************************************ > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > ************************************************ > ************************************************ > For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or > set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: > //www.freelists.org/list/thin > ************************************************ > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Yobst, Library Technology Analyst phone: 503.723.4890 Library Information Network of Clackamas County fax: 503.794.8238 16239 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Suite 208 web: http://www.lincc.lib.or.us Oak Grove, OR 97267-4654 email: george.yobst@xxxxxxxxx "...it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows." - Epictetus ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************