How do I send a print job to Tray 2, which has card stock?

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How do I send a print job to Tray 2, which has card stock?

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This was working before, and it stopped working about 60 days ago.
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Reason: Moved from Writer forum to MS Windows
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Re: How do I send a print job to Tray 2, which has card stoc

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You don't send the print job to tray 2; you tell the printer to use Tray 2. In OpenOffice /File /Print : Properties button, on the Paper tab, select Tray 2 from the dropdown selector beside the Paper tray setting.
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Re: How do I send a print job to Tray 2, which has card stoc

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Thx for reply. But it only has Tray 1 to select, not Tray 2 or anything else. How do I add Tray 2?
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You are certain that your printer actually has a tray 2? Normally an operating system talks to the printer on installation and queries which trays and facilities the printer has installed. I am looking at an Epson WP4535 and it tells me it has Rear MP tray, Paper cassette One, and Paper cassette 2.

I don't use any modern Windows, so my advice is based on what a search has found: That is
Selecting the Printer Tray from Your Windows PC
In the application from which you want to print, select File > Print.
Select PublicPrint, then click Properties.
In the Properties window, click the Detailed Settings tab.
Select Paper in the side-scrolling menu.
In the Input Tray dropdown menu, select the tray from which you want to print.
I also have a very vague (10+ years old, from when I used Windows) memory that in Control Panel, one can add facilities to a printer. I think I had to do this years ago when I purchased a duplexer and second paper cassette for a printer, but at this distance of time I cannot be certain.
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