Word: Assign documents to a printer - how it works

This practical tip reads how you can assign documents to a printer in MS Office Word.

Assign Word documents to a printer

Note: These instructions are based on MS Office Word 2013.

1. Switch to the "View" tab and click on the arrow at "Macros". Select "Record Macro" here.
2. Enter any name for the macro.
3. Now select under "File" and "Print" the printer with which the document should be printed. Then start printing.
4. Switch back to the "View" tab and the arrow at "Macros". Select the "Stop recording" entry to end the macro recording.
5. When you click on "Macros", all existing macros are displayed. Double-click the name of the macro you just created to print the file.

You can find out what to do if Word does not record macros in the next practical tip.