NWE Help: StarOffice: Printing

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One of the best things about StarOffice is that printing with it is much more reliable than with WordPerfect, the word processor we used to use in the NWE.

To print your document, save it first (just in case something goes wrong). Then click on the File menu in the menu bar and choose Print. The following dialog box will come up:

StarOffice printing dialog box

In the dialog box above no printer is selected. Click on the pop-up menu to the right of the "Name" field, and select the printer you wish to print to -- in most cases, the room you are in. Once you make your selection, StarOffice will remember this choice for future sessions.

Selecting a printer with StarOffice
(click on image to see full dialog box)

If you print with "Default printer" selected, your printout will not be available to you. You must select a room or you won't be able to get your printout!

After selecting a printer, you can specify print options such as the number of copies to print, the range of pages to print, or more sophisticated options (using the Properties... dialog).

If you can't print a document, or there is another problem with printing, contact the NWE help staff.