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The problem: After WP10 is initially installed, the user tries to print to the manual feed tray by selecting print, and then modifying the printer properties to print to the manual feed tray. However, the page prints from the default tray.

The solution: WordPerfect 10 handles tray assignment to the printer differently than did WordPerfect 8. In order to print to the manual feed tray, the setting needs to be adjusted in the page setup options. Here are the step-by-step directions to configure a page definiton to use the manual feed tray:

1. From the menu, choose File > Page Setup.

2. Make sure the drop-down box says "Printer page types." Select "Letter" in the box listing page types and click Add. (You can do this for other page types also.)

3. A new window will open. Enter a name for the page setup (like, "Letter - Manual") and select Manual Feed Tray from the source drop-down box.

4. Click OK.

5. Now, when you want to print to manual feed, apply the page setup you just created to the appropriate page(s) by going to File > Page Setup and selecting the type you want. For example, you could apply the page setup to the first page of a document and leave the rest as automatic feed (this allows you to print the first page on letterhead, and the rest to plain paper.)

(For more tips, visit the Tips section of the ITDE website.