DefaultTrayID Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Returns or sets the default tray your printer uses to print documents. Read/write WdPaperTray.

WdPaperTray can be one of these WdPaperTray constants.
wdPrinterAutomaticSheetFeed
wdPrinterDefaultBin
wdPrinterEnvelopeFeed
wdPrinterFormSource
wdPrinterLargeCapacityBin
wdPrinterLargeFormatBin
wdPrinterLowerBin
wdPrinterManualEnvelopeFeed
wdPrinterManualFeed
wdPrinterMiddleBin
wdPrinterOnlyBin
wdPrinterPaperCassette
wdPrinterSmallFormalBin
wdPrinterTractorFeed
wdPrinterUpperBin

Remarks

You can use the DefaultTray property with a string from the Default tray box on the Print tab in the Options dialog box to set this same option.

Example

This example sets Word to use the upper print tray, and then it prints the active document.

Options.DefaultTrayID = wdPrinterUpperBin
ActiveDocument.PrintOut
		

This example returns the current setting of the Default tray option on the Print tab in the Options dialog box.

Dim lngTray As Long

lngTray = Options.DefaultTrayID