Old Printer; Old Word document but New PDF instructions

[Rena]

This last hour hasn't been much fun as I've struggled to use my old HP copying Machine that is churning out blanks.... instead of a copy image of an ancestor.

Additionally, I've written a letter on a Word document and now I want to print it off but something is instructing me to print it under a PDF Creator 1.7.3. and the instructions are so small that I can't read it.  Does anyone have a suggestion to return the simple instructions of "press print document"

[dublin1850]

Sounds like it is trying to print to pdf.
When you click print, do you get a drop down menu beside the name of your printer, or is Print to pdf selected?

[Rena]

Sounds like it is trying to print to pdf.
When you click print, do you get a drop down menu beside the name of your printer, or is Print to pdf selected?

something drops down but the printing is so small I can't read it with my specs on plus the use of a magnifying glass !

It won't close despite me clicking on "close" and "cancel"
it just keeps popping up again.

Hmmm - I've just clicked onto another screen and seen that "Mr Nobody" has changed my preferences.   Don't ask me how - but I'm now back on Microsoft Word and can now close the darned determined drop down notices.

Thank you so much for stopping to help.   

It's much appreciated.

[andrewalston]

The main printer settings in Win10 & Win11 are under the Settings pages, but older apps often stick with the "old" version, under "Windows System", "Control Panel", "Devices and Printers".

Right-click your favourite printer in that list and select "Set as default".

You may need to restart the program to get it to look afresh at your needs.

[Rena]

The main printer settings in Win10 & Win11 are under the Settings pages, but older apps often stick with the "old" version, under "Windows System", "Control Panel", "Devices and Printers".

Right-click your favourite printer in that list and select "Set as default".

You may need to restart the program to get it to look afresh at your needs.

Thanks for stopping by.

You're right I did look for the printer under the headings that they used to be but it wasn't there. 

When I was younger I didn't mind change - these days I wish they would stop changing things.