Choosing different printer trays

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January 24, 2013
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Hello,

I'm wondering if someone has a solution for choosing between different trays of a printer in this situation:

Tray #1: 8.5 x 11 white paper.

Tray #2: 8.5 x 11 transparency vellium.

The Illustrator reference doesn't list a way to choose between trays. The only way I can see to select the paper you want is by size. But what if they are the same size, just different material?

I'm wondering if I would have to set up a custom paper in the printer itself and have the printer report it in a "PaperInfo" call? Or, is there something that isn't in the reference that would enable me to choose the tray I need?

Thanks for any and all info!

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Larry G. Schneider

Community Expert

Can you use a different Print Preset for each paper type and do it from there?

klemangoAuthor

Inspiring

I can. I've been able to use that for one printer that only has 1 size paper in it, because I think the printer is just using the default tray. When you save a preset (CS5), you need to select the "setup" option, and that's where you select your tray. Those don't seem to stick when you save the preset. Probably because you are activating the options for the printer in a printer dialog box? I don't really know and that's what drove me into the paper thing, which I can access from Illustrator.

CarlosCanto

Community Expert

I had the same need before, I did it with Excel though, not with Illustrator...but it should be the same principle...I solved it by installing the same printer twice, and at system level I changed my defaults for color and tray, then in the script I simply called each printer as needed.

hope it helps

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