Re: How to Print on Oversize Paper

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:50:58 -0600

Your best bet is to install the driver for the printer you will ultimately
be printing to. That way you can be sure that your document will print the
way you see it. If you don't find a Windows driver for it, then yes,
download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 

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"PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message
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> Is it convenient or even possible to install a printer that is not
phsically
> present?  Can i just download a driver for such a printer from the HP or
> Epson website for example, and then install it and create word files using
> it as a default?
>
> Assuming I can, would such a file print properly on any other printer
which
> handles 11 x 17 paper?
>
>
> --
> PT
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23QsgQTKDEHA.580@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Install and select a printer that is capable of printing to 11" x 17".
> Format the document for that printer.
>
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> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
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> "PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message
> news:O$Enw#IDEHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I created a document designed to print on a single 8-1/2" x 11" *** in
> > portrait layout.  However, now I'd like to blow it up to take to a local
> > copy service to print on 11" x 17".  Using Page setup, I reset the paper
> > dimensions to 11" x 17".  But my home printer can only do 8-1/2" wide
> paper,
> > so I get a message to that effect, with an option to "fix" the margins.
I
> > click "fix" and still end up with a document 8-1/2" wide (although 17"
> > long).
> >
> > How can I modify the file to avoid this limitation?  I assume that once
> the
> > margins are fixed, I'd just increase the font sizes appropriately.
> >
> > --
> > PT
> >
> >
>
>