Text Edit will do.
When I print from Safari, Mail or AddressBook, the print dialog always shows landscape at 80%, no matter whether I choose Last Used or Standard in the Presets box. I always change it to 100% portrait but it won't stick.
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When I print from Safari, Mail or AddressBook, the print dialog always shows landscape at 80%, no matter whether I choose Last Used or Standard in the Presets box. I always change it to 100% portrait but it won't stick.
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Great - Seashore also has a Make Default option in the Settings box. Life will now be much less stressful ![]()
Hit Print... under File and then click on "show details". You will then see the full dialog box with page setup. I am sure it will remember new settings you input.
There's no Settings option in the Safari print dialog box I get with my Brother printer and there is no way to change the default.
I don't think this print dialog box depends on the printer. I have the same on two different computers, one connected to an HP printer, the other with no printer at all. Show details button brings the page setup window. This is apparently OS-native window. I am using the latest Safari (5.1.2) under Lion. I doubt that Snow Leopard would have it differently. If you really don't see this option, maybe it's time to do some maintenance, like repairing permissions, cleaning caches, etc.
BTW, it is not Settings option, it is "show details".
although it serves the same function.
Safari calls them Presets and gives you the ability to save them.
But the OP could not even get the show details window with page setup, which I find unusual. On top there are presets indeed, and print settings can be saved.
the "long" version which has all the bells and whistles and the "short" version which does not show much except Print.
Maybe the OP is on the short version
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In the Presets box I can save a non-standard setting but, if I subsequently choose it, it makes no difference - the page still prints at the default (now 100% portrait). I have to set the Orientation and Scale manually every time. This is not a problem - my real concern was to establish the right default.
If not happy with Safari, you can try Firefox, for instance. It has page setup menu under file and is otherwise at least as good as Safari. The new install can import your Safari bookmarks.