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Hello. I couldn't find this particular problem on this forum, so I hope I'm
not repeating a question.

I'm using Excel 97. When I want to print a worksheet, clicking the print
icon doesn't work...hovering over the icon shows the name of the default
printer, and clicking it brings the little printer icon to the right-hand
edge of the taskbar, but it doesn't actually print. I must go to
quot;File...Print...quot; then manually select the default printer name from the
drop-down box into the printer name field...it just comes up blank otherwise.
Once I do this, it keeps the printer name there until I close Excel...then
I have to do this all over again next time I open Excel. MS Word 97 works
fine...it will automatically print to the default printer using the print
icon.

Does anyone know why this happens, and what I can do to fix this? Not a big
deal, just a hassle when I have a lot to do. Thanks!

Never mind...I reinstalled the printer (AGAIN!), drivers and all, and for
some reason, this time it took (for now, at least).

quot;Susanquot; wrote:

gt; Hello. I couldn't find this particular problem on this forum, so I hope I'm
gt; not repeating a question.
gt;
gt; I'm using Excel 97. When I want to print a worksheet, clicking the print
gt; icon doesn't work...hovering over the icon shows the name of the default
gt; printer, and clicking it brings the little printer icon to the right-hand
gt; edge of the taskbar, but it doesn't actually print. I must go to
gt; quot;File...Print...quot; then manually select the default printer name from the
gt; drop-down box into the printer name field...it just comes up blank otherwise.
gt; Once I do this, it keeps the printer name there until I close Excel...then
gt; I have to do this all over again next time I open Excel. MS Word 97 works
gt; fine...it will automatically print to the default printer using the print
gt; icon.
gt;
gt; Does anyone know why this happens, and what I can do to fix this? Not a big
gt; deal, just a hassle when I have a lot to do. Thanks!