Monday 23 February 2015, 10h14 Good morning!
I have a problem ...My major problem may be my ignorance (lack of knowledge & lack of skill) using a PC ... ???Please will anyone offering wise counsel bear this in mind ----------------- Background For 6 or 8 years (or longer) I have been using Open Office to write lettersInitially I used a Canon i560 to print these lettersLatterly I used a Canon iP4600 to print Last week the iP4600 ceased to function I bought a (new) Canon MG5650 from Tesco --------- I installed the MG5650 The printer dd not function wellIt crunched up the first sheet of paperIt punched two holes in the second sheet of paper ( I was worried and (Friday 21 February 2015) I consulted with Canon Support in The Netherlands - at length ) Eventually (with the guidance of Canon Support) it began to perform properly (it seemed to perform very well ... ?)BUT - the printer would not print letters from Open Office "Documents"Canon Support said the problem was with Open Office, not with the printer ( By this time it was 17h00, and, Canon Support closed ) I tried to print (click on the icon on the third row from the top of the screen) a letter from Open Office "Documents"I could not print ( I was worried and (Saturday 22 February 2015) I consulted Tesco Support - at even greater length (for hours) ) The iP4600 was still the printer shown (the default printer) Having installed the MG5650 ... with the help of Tesco Support I tried to delete (remove) the iP4600 from the systemEntering " Devices & printers " I identified and deleted the iP4600( At least, the iP4600 vanished from the page ) But - when I tried to print, the iP4600appeared as the default printer I again looked in " Devices & printers " - the iP4600 was (still) displayed; it had "returned"I again deleted the iP4600But the iP4600 returned - again and again Eventually ... the iP4600 vanished from "Devices & printers" (it seems it has vanished)Eventually ... only the MG5650 is shown in "Devices & Printers"When I click on the icon "print" the default printer now is the MG5650 - this is progress !!! ( All this about deleting the iP4600 may be irrelevant - I do not know Accordingly, I tell you, I inform you - I am sorry if this is wasting your time ) NOW TO THE MATTER IN HAND - THE PROBLEM (Using the MG5650) I was still unable to print properly from Open Office "Documents" Tesco Support guided me through all manner of efforts to resolve this problem( Tesco Support devoted more than 2 hours to me and my problem) Tesco Support established the printer functions satisfactorily when printing from other sources ... When printing from Open Office "Documents" 2 problems are manifest (or appear to be manifest) First: (in spite of the "display" showing the letter correctly) the print begins three-quarters of the way down the page ... then continues to print previous letters stored in "Documents" the printer does not start from the beginning of the letter selected Second: it seems the printer sometimes "picks up", prints two letters (documents) one over the other on the one piece of paper thus two series of printing overlay each other - both semi obscured Tesco Support spent even more time with me ...Tesco Support suggested trying Libre Office ...We didThe result was the same as with Open Office - both problems manifest The splendid fellow at Tesco Support did all he was able ...He contends it is an Open Office problem, not a printer problem ( Permit me to remind you, Gentle reader, I have used Open Office successfully for many years, printing with Canon printers (i560 and iP4600) successfully. The problem only appeared last week when I changed the iP4600 for a MG5650 ) Does anyone have a solution ... please? Peter D. Gallagher49 Rowans ParkLymingtonHampshire SO41 9GETel: 01590 670067 ___________________________________________________________________________________________