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Printing the entire contents of a Folder/File

There are occasions when you need to print not just one of the documents in a folder but the whole folder’s contents. For example you need a copy of the correspondence to give to a legal firm etc.

Normally you would load each file and click Print

What a phaff if there are some 30 to 40 letters.

There is a way in which you can print the whole folder, and I will explain how:-

Go to :- Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad

In the notepad you need to type ( Or copy and paste the item below )

@echo off dir%1/-P/O:gin> "%temp%\listing" Start/wnotepad/P"%temp%\listing" del"%temp%%\listing" exit

Save this with a name you can remember such as FolderPrint.bat, and ensure it is in C:\Windows

Now, save that as Printdir.bat and store it in the location of C:\Windows\ (get here by double clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop, select the C: drive and find the Windows folder).

How to operate/implement:-

Double click and open the My Computer icon from your desktop. In the Tools menu Select Folder Options. Click File Types tab, located at the top of the screen.

In the "Registered File Types," window Select Folder. Then select Advanced. A box will appear labeled Edit File Type Select New. Another window will open called New Action dialogue In the Action option, type Print Directory. Select in the "Application used to perform action" option, C:\Windows\Printdir.bat (This you will find where your Notepad file is located) Use the Browse button, to help you

Finally Click OK

Now, when you Right-click on any folder and you will find the Print Directory option, this is where all the files in that folder will be printed, of course you have to select them.

Now that must certainly be worth the initial effort when the time comes to print a copy of all the documents.  