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Information for how to perform the 'Page setup' for 'headers and footers' as designed by the new Print which currently lacks this functionality.

It is not intuitive and for some people it is intimidating. But it is possible.

I'm using Windows 10 OS and Thunderbird 91.3.0

The new design offers 'Print' - but it not really a 'Print' command - people are already confused by this - so basically where you see 'Print' - this actually means 'Print Preview' and not 'Print'.  

Close any 'Print Preview' windows that are open.
Then edit the Preferences via Config Editor to reset the headers and footers.

> Menu app icon > Preferences > General - scroll to bottom - click on 'Config Editor' button

It opens in a new tab called 'Advanced Preferences' - previously known as 'about:config'.
Please note - if you have previously used 'about:config' in earlier versions then it will look very different.
You can use search to filter results - there is also a 'Show only modified preferences', but there is no means of getting a display of all preferences - if someone can offer some info on how to get all preferences to display on opening by default I would appreciate it.  Not everyone knows what every preference is called, sometimes you just need to scan through list.

In top search type: print.print
You will see a set of default print settings and also additional print settings for each printer.

You not see any column headers - 'Preference Name', 'Status', 'Type' and 'Value', 
This omission means it is now more difficult for people helping in the Support Forums to ask someone 'what status is X' or what 'Type' is being used as this information is not available.  
Do not worry, you will not need to create a new preference - that has been made harder to do anyway  because nothing is auto displayed. Only after making any entry in the search and get the ability to scroll can you go to the bottom to find this hidden option which used to be a simple right click. 

You will only see the 'Preference Name'  followed by the 'Value' 

If you only use a specific printer then you only need to alter the settings used by that specific printer.
If you use 'OneNote for Windows' then you only need to change the default print settings.

Default puts the page numbering footer bottom left - this is highly unusual and not used by Hardvard or indeed anyone who reads left to right.  If you read arabic or any text that reads right to left then you are ok.
So, if you wanted to put the page numbering in a default location used by Harvard or anyone who reads left to right:

Example: 
I located my Epson printer settings and looked for the _footerleft and _footercenter settings

> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footerleft	
> Edit - click on pencil icon - remove current Value setting which by default is &PT - clear it and click on 'tick' icon to save.
> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footercenter	
> Type the Value setting as : &PT  
> click on 'tick' icon to save.

When you next open a 'Print Preview'
You will not see anything that says 'Select Printer' -  nothing is intuitive in this design - you look for 'Destination' - this means 'Select Printer'  -  by default for me it does not automatically choose the default printer unlike in version 78*. 
So you may see 'OneNote for Windows' which means you will not see the altered setting as set up in Config Editor - unless you changed all necessary preferences for each printer.

In my case I select the printer 'Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M)'
Now the footer settings should change to preferred location - bottom center.
If headers and footers are missing :
Under 'More Settings' 
select 'print headers and footers'  and they should appear.

That setting will remain as default for whatever printer setting you edited. 

Hopefully there will be improvements in the pipeline for the 'Advanced Preferences' as well as the 'Print' aka 'Print Preview'  Page Setup options. Otherwise I'm going to be forced to create a Help Article on this problem.

Information for how to perform the 'Page setup' for 'headers and footers' as designed by the new Print which currently lacks this functionality.

It is not intuitive and for some people it is intimidating. But it is possible.

I'm using Windows 10 OS and Thunderbird 91.3.0

The new design offers 'Print' - but it not really a 'Print' command - people are already confused by this - so basically where you see 'Print' - this actually means 'Print Preview' and not 'Print'.  

Close any 'Print Preview' windows that are open.
Then edit the Preferences via Config Editor to reset the headers and footers.

> Menu app icon > Preferences > General - scroll to bottom - click on 'Config Editor' button

It opens in a new tab called 'Advanced Preferences' - previously known as 'about:config'.
Please note - if you have previously used 'about:config' in earlier versions then it will look very different.
You can use search to filter results - there is also a 'Show only modified preferences', but there is no means of getting a display of all preferences - if someone can offer some info on how to get all preferences to display on opening by default I would appreciate it.  Not everyone knows what every preference is called, sometimes you just need to scan through list.

In top search type: print.print
You will see a set of default print settings and also additional print settings for each printer.

You not see any column headers - 'Preference Name', 'Status', 'Type' and 'Value', 
This omission means it is now more difficult for people helping in the Support Forums to ask someone 'what status is X' or what 'Type' is being used as this information is not available.  
Do not worry, you will not need to create a new preference - that has been made harder to do anyway  because nothing is auto displayed. Only after making any entry in the search and get the ability to scroll can you go to the bottom to find this hidden option which used to be a simple right click. 

You will only see the 'Preference Name'  followed by the 'Value' 

If you only use a specific printer then you only need to alter the settings used by that specific printer.
If you use 'OneNote for Windows' then you only need to change the default print settings.

Default puts the page numbering footer bottom left - this is highly unusual and not used by Hardvard or indeed anyone who reads left to right.  If you read arabic or any text that reads right to left then you are ok.
So, if you wanted to put the page numbering in a default location used by Harvard or anyone who reads left to right:

Example: 
I located my Epson printer settings and looked for the _footerleft and _footercenter settings

> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footerleft	
> Edit - click on pencil icon - remove current Value setting which by default is &PT - clear it and click on 'tick' icon to save.
> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footercenter	
>  Edit - click on pencil icon - Type the Value setting as : &PT  
> click on 'tick' icon to save.

When you next open a 'Print Preview'
You will not see anything that says 'Select Printer' -  nothing is intuitive in this design - you look for 'Destination' - this means 'Select Printer'  -  by default for me it does not automatically choose the default printer unlike in version 78*. 
So you may see 'OneNote for Windows' which means you will not see the altered setting as set up in Config Editor - unless you changed all necessary preferences for each printer.

In my case I select the printer 'Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M)'
Now the footer settings should change to preferred location - bottom center.
If headers and footers are missing :
Under 'More Settings' 
select 'print headers and footers'  and they should appear.

That setting will remain as default for whatever printer setting you edited. 

Hopefully there will be improvements in the pipeline for the 'Advanced Preferences' as well as the 'Print' aka 'Print Preview'  Page Setup options. Otherwise I'm going to be forced to create a Help Article on this problem.

Information for Thunderbird users on how to perform the 'Page setup' for 'headers and footers' as designed by the new Print which currently lacks this functionality.

It is not intuitive and for some people it is intimidating. But it is possible.

I'm using Windows 10 OS and Thunderbird 91.3.0

The new design offers 'Print' - but it not really a 'Print' command - people are already confused by this - so basically where you see 'Print' - this actually means 'Print Preview' and not 'Print'.  

Close any 'Print Preview' windows that are open.
Then edit the Preferences via Config Editor to reset the headers and footers.

> Menu app icon > Preferences > General - scroll to bottom - click on 'Config Editor' button

It opens in a new tab called 'Advanced Preferences' - previously known as 'about:config'.
Please note - if you have previously used 'about:config' in earlier versions then it will look very different.
You can use search to filter results - there is also a 'Show only modified preferences', but there is no means of getting a display of all preferences - if someone can offer some info on how to get all preferences to display on opening by default I would appreciate it.  Not everyone knows what every preference is called, sometimes you just need to scan through list.

In top search type: print.print
You will see a set of default print settings and also additional print settings for each printer.

You not see any column headers - 'Preference Name', 'Status', 'Type' and 'Value', 
This omission means it is now more difficult for people helping in the Support Forums to ask someone 'what status is X' or what 'Type' is being used as this information is not available.  
Do not worry, you will not need to create a new preference - that has been made harder to do anyway  because nothing is auto displayed. Only after making any entry in the search and get the ability to scroll can you go to the bottom to find this hidden option which used to be a simple right click. 

You will only see the 'Preference Name'  followed by the 'Value' 

If you only use a specific printer then you only need to alter the settings used by that specific printer.
If you use 'OneNote for Windows' then you only need to change the default print settings.

Default puts the page numbering footer bottom left - this is highly unusual and not used by Hardvard or indeed anyone who reads left to right.  If you read arabic or any text that reads right to left then you are ok.
So, if you wanted to put the page numbering in a default location used by Harvard or anyone who reads left to right:

Example: 
I located my Epson printer settings and looked for the _footerleft and _footercenter settings

> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footerleft	
> Edit - click on pencil icon - remove current Value setting which by default is &PT - clear it and click on 'tick' icon to save.
> print.printer_Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M).print_footercenter	
>  Edit - click on pencil icon - Type the Value setting as : &PT  
> click on 'tick' icon to save.

When you next open a 'Print Preview'
You will not see anything that says 'Select Printer' -  nothing is intuitive in this design - you look for 'Destination' - this means 'Select Printer'  -  by default for me it does not automatically choose the default printer unlike in version 78*. 
So you may see 'OneNote for Windows' which means you will not see the altered setting as set up in Config Editor - unless you changed all necessary preferences for each printer.

In my case I select the printer 'Epson_Stylus_CX6400_(M)'
Now the footer settings should change to preferred location - bottom center.
If headers and footers are missing :
Under 'More Settings' 
select 'print headers and footers'  and they should appear.

That setting will remain as default for whatever printer setting you edited. 

Hopefully there will be improvements in the pipeline for the 'Advanced Preferences' as well as the 'Print' aka 'Print Preview'  Page Setup options. Otherwise I'm going to be forced to create a Help Article on this problem.