re: Printing changes Well it took a bunch of times, because I kept forgetting how I got there, but I finally was able to change the printing preferences. Took a combination of everyone's suggestions. BUT IT WORKED!!! Thank you everyone! Bev Carlson of MN On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 2:03 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which > you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: changing way the printer works (Maxine) > 2. Re: changing way the printer works ([email protected]) > 3. Re: changing way the printer works (Maxine) > 4. Re: changing way the printer works ([email protected]) > 5. Re: Did I mess up my Maxtor? Was-- Need help using Maxtor > external hard drive (RickandRana) > 6. Re: computer won't shut down (Barry) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:05:54 -0700 > From: Maxine <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] changing way the printer works > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi Bev, > I had the same problem and here is what I did using XP Home: > > Control panel > Printers & other hardware > Printers & Faxes > Select printer preferences > check "back to front" > OK > Hope it works for you. > Maxine > > Bev Carlson wrote: > > I don't know if this is the right web list, but..how do I make my printer > > print the last page first & the 1st page last. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 11:44:19 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] changing way the printer works > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Each printer model has its own setup features. > For printing in reverse order: > On my Canon i950, I go into "properties", to "Page Setup" tab, and then > place a check in "reverse order". > On my Canon i9900, I go into "preferences", to "Page Setup" tab, and place > a check in "Print from last page". > > Woody > ================== > [email protected] writes: > > Hi Bev, > I had the same problem and here is what I did using XP Home: > > Control panel > Printers & other hardware > Printers & Faxes > Select printer preferences > check "back to front" > OK > Hope it works for you. > Maxine > > Bev Carlson wrote: > > I don't know if this is the right web list, but..how do I make my > printer > > print the last page first & the 1st page last. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:48:28 -0700 > From: Maxine <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] changing way the printer works > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I should have mentioned I have an old Canon S450. > Maxine > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Each printer model has its own setup features. > > For printing in reverse order: > > On my Canon i950, I go into "properties", to "Page Setup" tab, and then > > place a check in "reverse order". > > On my Canon i9900, I go into "preferences", to "Page Setup" tab, and > place > > a check in "Print from last page". > > > > Woody > > ================== > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi Bev, > > I had the same problem and here is what I did using XP Home: > > > > Control panel > > Printers & other hardware > > Printers & Faxes > > Select printer preferences > > check "back to front" > > OK > > Hope it works for you. > > Maxine > > > > Bev Carlson wrote: > > > >> I don't know if this is the right web list, but..how do I make my > printer > >> print the last page first & the 1st page last. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:17:50 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] changing way the printer works > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > And the Lexmark printer says "Reverse order!!??? Hah! Do it yourself". > Woody > > ============== > [email protected] writes: > > I should have mentioned I have an old Canon S450. > Maxine > ================== > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Each printer model has its own setup features. > > For printing in reverse order: > > On my Canon i950, I go into "properties", to "Page Setup" tab, and then > > place a check in "reverse order". > > On my Canon i9900, I go into "preferences", to "Page Setup" tab, and > place > > a check in "Print from last page". > > > > Woody > > ================== > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Hi Bev, > > I had the same problem and here is what I did using XP Home: > > > > Control panel > > Printers & other hardware > > Printers & Faxes > > Select printer preferences > > check "back to front" > > OK > > Hope it works for you. > > Maxine > > > > Bev Carlson wrote: > > > >> I don't know if this is the right web list, but..how do I make my > printer > >> print the last page first & the 1st page last. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 17:09:26 -0400 > From: RickandRana <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Did I mess up my Maxtor? Was-- Need help > using Maxtor external hard drive > To: Barry <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello RickandRana, > > > > Thursday, June 3, 2010, 3:37:53 AM, you wrote: > > > > R> Within the last six months or so, our external Maxtor hard drive > > R> has begun switching from Drive G to Drive H. > > > > Barry, here I am again! I am not sure I did correctly follow your > instructions and need to again ask for help as well as explain what I did: > > 1. I followed all instructions and clicked on G where Maxtor at the time > was > located; > 2. I selected change drive and selected Z drive because I liked your idea; > 3. Here's where I might have goofed up because I did not return again and > click again on G. I just followed prompts and closed everything per > prompts' > instructions. I now have no Drive G showing; I do have Drive F showing but > it shows empty. Drive Z appears to be alive and well showing same amounts > of > used and free space as previously shown. Please see your instructions on > paragraph beginning with word Now; > 4. Have I omitted something that needs to be done/corrected? > > Rick simply followed instructions and everything "looks right" to him. > > Only because re-reading your instructions and realizing I did not return > and > click again on Drive G after having selected new Drive Z do I think I did > not do something right. > > Is this too muddled for comprehension? > > I thank you for your time and your guidance. > > Rana > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ********* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 23:25:24 +0100 > From: Barry <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] computer won't shut down > To: Bev Carlson <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hello Bev, > > Sunday, June 6, 2010, 6:43:37 AM, you wrote: > > BC> Another question. The last few times I shut down my computer, it > BC> wouldn't shut down. > > There can be many reasons that would do that but the first thing to > try is starting up in Safe Mode - keep tapping [F8] during startup > until it either beeps at you ( if that happens, stop tapping ) or the > option screen appears ( white writing on a black screen ). When you > get that, select Safe Mode and press [Enter]. It will ask you to log > into your user account or one called 'Administrator' even if you are > the only user and it normally just goes into Windows. Don't select the > top one called 'Administrator' - this is a special 'super admin' mode > that isn't usually needed, and certainly not yet. > > When Windows starts like this you'll see the screen doesn't look right > and also things like your AV program and most other things that start > up normally won't be there. Don't worry, that's how this Safe Mode is > supposed to work. Also you'll be asked if you want to continue in Safe > Mode or use System Restore - just continue in Safe Mode. > > Now for the magic ... shut down the PC !! Yep, in a lot of cases > that's all you need to do and it should shut down properly. Now start > up as normal and once everything is loaded do a shut down again - it > should do this correctly. Assuming that it does, go on to use the PC > as normal and then see if this hanging on shut down returns. > > If it doesn't help then we can investigate further so please get back > but often the above is all that's needed :-) > > -- > Best regards, > Barry mailto:[email protected] > MicroSoft Free Zone running Ubuntu 9.10'Karmic' > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SENIOR-NEWBIE list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the SENIOR-NEWBIE mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SENIOR-NEWBIE Digest, Vol 5, Issue 79 > ******************************************** > -- Bev Carlson