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Default Print Preview Zoom Factor

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by btate

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In Word 2002, is there a way to set the default zoom factor when in print preview? It appears to default to full page, I would like it to default to page width.

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by dklippert

It's a "sticky" setting. It remembers what it used the last time.
Bob Buckland,MS Word/Office MVP offers this suggestion:
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You can change the default by recording or writing a macro named FilePrintPreview that replaces the default actions of that Word
command. This is one technique.

1. Tools=>Macro=>Record New Macro

2. Accept default Macro name (Macro1) and [Okay]
You'll see a small recorder [Stop | Pause] toolbar.

3. Click on the Print Preview button.

4. Set the Zoom Size you want then click the
'Stop Recording' button.

5. Use Tools=>Macro=>Macros, select your new macro and click [Edit]. This opens the VBA/Macro Editor.
Click on the 'run' button on the toolbar and see if that takes you to the print preview to the new default view. If yes, locate the line that reads Sub Macro1() and change it to
Sub FilePrintPreview()
and click on the 'Save Normal' button on the toolbar and [x] close the dialog.

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