When I go to print landscape is the default. How do I change it to portrait?
The default for printing in Thunderbird is "Landscape" and I have to change it to "Portrait" every time I want to print an e-mail. Also, once I've done so, and want to print another e-mail, when I click on "Properties" to change from Landscape to Portrai,, Properties won't open. I want to change the default to "Portrait."
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Sounds like you need to fix your printer driver. Once you click print in Thunderbird and the print driver screen opens it is no longer a Thunderbird problem.
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I must admit I don't know if the print properties page is the same for all operating systems and you don't mention which operating system you use. I only use Thunderbird on Mac.
When you select File - Print or ctrl-P, and the print dialog is displayed, is there a "show details" button? If so, click that to reveal the page layout settings.
I use a desktop PC using Window 7 Professional and a Canon Image Class MF 216n 4-in-1 printer. The problem is with selecting "Print" when I'm in Thunderbird and want to print an e-mail.
How your printer reacts is a function of your printer driver software.
Go to File-Print Preview and check the box for Portrait.
There is no "Print Preview" when I go to "Print." I have Thunderbird on three computers (one work desktop, one home desktop and one laptop and this problem only occurs with my work desktop which uses a Canon Image Class MF 216n 4-in-1 printer. Today I can't even change the orientation to Portrait, because when I click on "Properties," nothing happens--i.e., it doesn't open up the screen showing Portrait and Landscape with Landscape selected automatically.
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Sounds like you need to fix your printer driver. Once you click print in Thunderbird and the print driver screen opens it is no longer a Thunderbird problem.