Changing print output in Word 2010

Hello. Hoping that this is the right forum sub-section, here goes: this afternoon I needed to temporarily direct the print output to PDF file. Now, I can't change back to my Canon paper printer as PDF-file is still chosen:



if I click 'Add Printer' this comes up:



I have exited and restarted Word - same difference. What to do? Buy a new PC and thus acknowledge that Almighty Microsoft has won yet again?



I run Windows 10 21H2, Build 19044.1766 and Chrome Version 106.0.5249.119 (Official Build) (64-bit)

The images suggest to me there is no physical printer connected the computer. The second image that mentions Active Directory suggests a company network.

Kokopelli said:

this afternoon I needed to temporarily direct the print output to PDF file.

How did you do this?

Go to

Start menu,
Windows system,
Control panel,
{Hardware & sound group, if you are in Category view},
Devices and printers

to see all your printers & post a screenshot of it.
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Why are you still on Version 1607? Your system specs say that you are on Version 1607. Look at the top of this webpage, click on Quick links then Update system spec.


Denis

Hello @Kokopelli,

To see the current status of the Printers, Copy & Paste the following command into a CMD Prompt and press Enter.

Code:

echo. & PowerShell Get-Printer ^| Sort-Object -Property Name ^| Format-Table -Autosize ^
     @{L='Name'           ;E={;if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_.Name))           {'-'} else {$_.Name}}}, ^
     @{L='Location'       ;E={;if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_.Location))       {'-'} else {$_.Location}}}, ^
     @{L='Status'         ;E={;if([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($_.PrinterStatus))  {'-'} else {$_.PrinterStatus}}} ^| ^
Out-String -Width 1000 -Stream ^| Where {$_.Trim().Length -gt 0}

I hope this helps.

This is what it shows on my Notebook with Wi-Fi connection to Router with printers Ethernet-connected:



Only difference with the result is when a Wired computer runs it the printers will show an IP address instead of the Web address [such as 192.168.1.1]. If offered, a Wireless Direct connection may be different.

These are my results for my WiFi network printer.



The printer was in use at the time.
These results show it as offline whenever I run the commands despite there being no printer comms problems - On, Off, In-use all get reported as Offline.


All the best,
Denis

For mine, switched OFF then ON [ Normal being available / Online ] . . .

Code:

 Name                          Location                   Status
 ----                          --------                   ------
 HP LaserJet P2055dn UPD PCL 6 http://192.168.1.128:3910 Offline
 Microsoft Print to PDF        -                          Normal

Code:

 Name                          Location                  Status
 ----                          --------                  ------
 HP LaserJet P2055dn UPD PCL 6 http://192.168.1.128:3910 Normal
 Microsoft Print to PDF        -                         Normal