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  • I have always set my 8500 to print in plain paper, Fast Draft mode as a default.  Until recently (not sure when) I could make that setting on a document and it would "stick" and continue to print in that mode until I changed it.  (Then I would have to manually change it back.)  Now I can't do it.  The default is now set to Normal and if I print a doc in Fast Draft it changes back to Normal when done.  Fast Draft works just fine for 90% of what I do, and it saves a lot of ink.  

Something has changed, but I don't know if it was HP or Apple.  

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Hi,

From the print dialog change the settings as you like as Fast Draft, then press the Presets menu and save teh current settings as a preset.

 

Complete the print job, the used preset will remain default for any future print job till selecting another preset.

 

Regards,

Shlomi



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Hi,

From the print dialog change the settings as you like as Fast Draft, then press the Presets menu and save teh current settings as a preset.

 

Complete the print job, the used preset will remain default for any future print job till selecting another preset.

 

Regards,

Shlomi



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Argh.  Well. checking the drop down it appears that I actually did this way back some time ago.  I change the setting so seldom I had forgotten all about it.  Still not sure how the setting got flipped to the "Normal" mode but all is well now.  Thanks for the response.

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