Making print settings "stick"

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financier1001
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Making print settings "stick"

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OS 10.6.8, GC 8.7.1Among other things, we print greeting cards for our company, using my wife's whimsical art.  I have noted that the size we set for those (7"x5") has to be reset every single time we open one of them.  They all return to "US Letter".  It's both annoying and a big time taker.  Though I "Save" every time I close those files, they refuse to save.  Am I missing something?  Or is that somehow "normal"?
James Plante
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Re: Making print settings "stick"

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When you have your document set up and ready to print, you of course select File->Print… from the main menu. Click the disclosure button next to “Graphic Converter 9” and select “Page Attributes.”  Under "Paper Size”, click the disclosure button on the right. Note that the bottom entry is “Manage custom sizes.” Select that. Now define your custom size (7 in x 5 in) by clicking the “+” at the bottom left of the custom size list. Name the new size whatever you want (Company Cards, maybe?). Define your non-printable area. Your printer should be one of the choices; select that. You’ll define margins later. Click “OK”; the custom size dialog goes away. If the new size is not shown in the Paper Size: line, select it. Go to “Presets:” (second line from the top), and select “Save current settings as preset.” You’ll get another dialog allowing you to name the preset (Company Cards again?). Once again, if the desired preset isn’t shown, then select it. The next time you want to print cards, click the print button and select your Company Cards preset. Note that the default setting is probably US Letter. The preset you just made governs only paper size; you’ll have to use the GC9 settings to position the image and trim the page and set your margins. Jim Plante On Mar 2, 2016, at 7:11 AM, financier1001@yahoo.com [gcmac] <gcmac@yahoogroups.com> wrote:OS 10.6.8, GC 8.7.1Among other things, we print greeting cards for our company, using my wife's whimsical art.  I have noted that the size we set for those (7"x5") has to be reset every single time we open one of them.  They all return to "US Letter".  It's both annoying and a big time taker.  Though I "Save" every time I close those files, they refuse to save.  Am I missing something?  Or is that somehow "normal"?
financier1001
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Re: Making print settings "stick"

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Hi, Jim:As I noted, I'm was on 8.6.1, now 8.3.1.  You refer to GC9 which I can't use in 10.6.8. :(  HOWEVER, I'm shortly moving to Yosemite where these instructions will take effect, thus I'm saving them!  Many thanks for the help.Eric On Wednesday, March 2, 2016 9:21 AM, "James Plante jimplante@me.com [gcmac]" <gcmac@yahoogroups.com> wrote:   When you have your document set up and ready to print, you of course select File->Print… from the main menu. Click the disclosure button next to “Graphic Converter 9” and select “Page Attributes.”  Under "Paper Size”, click the disclosure button on the right. Note that the bottom entry is “Manage custom sizes.” Select that. Now define your custom size (7 in x 5 in) by clicking the “+” at the bottom left of the custom size list. Name the new size whatever you want (Company Cards, maybe?). Define your non-printable area. Your printer should be one of the choices; select that. You’ll define margins later. Click “OK”; the custom size dialog goes away. If the new size is not shown in the Paper Size: line, select it. Go to “Presets:” (second line from the top), and select “Save current settings as preset.” You’ll get another dialog allowing you to name the preset (Company Cards again?). Once again, if the desired preset isn’t shown, then select it. The next time you want to print cards, click the print button and select your Company Cards preset. Note that the default setting is probably US Letter. The preset you just made governs only paper size; you’ll have to use the GC9 settings to position the image and trim the page and set your margins. Jim Plante On Mar 2, 2016, at 7:11 AM, financier1001@yahoo.com [gcmac] <gcmac@yahoogroups.com> wrote:OS 10.6.8, GC 8.7.1Among other things, we print greeting cards for our company, using my wife's whimsical art.  I have noted that the size we set for those (7"x5") has to be reset every single time we open one of them.  They all return to "US Letter".  It's both annoying and a big time taker.  Though I "Save" every time I close those files, they refuse to save.  Am I missing something?  Or is that somehow "normal"? #ygrps-yiv-1060761094 #ygrps-yiv-1060761094yiv9736864164 #ygrps-yiv-1060761094yiv9736864164 -- #ygrps-yiv-1060761094yiv9736864164ygrp-mkp { border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;} #ygrps-yiv-1060761094 #ygrps-yiv-1060761094yiv9736864164 #ygrps-yiv-1060761094yiv9736864164ygrp-mkp hr { border:1px 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