Text Only Driver Only Prints Three Lines of Justified Text

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q78778
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD and 2.0b
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.0

SUMMARY

If you use the Generic/Text Only driver installed from the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 disks, when you print a document with justified paragraphs, only the first three lines of text will be printed.

This problem was corrected in the version 3.1 Windows Generic/Text Only printer driver. The filename of the Generic/Text Only driver is, TTY.DRV.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Install the Generic/Text Only printer driver through the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Open Word for Windows, and type a four-line paragraph in a new document.

  3. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph. Select Justified in the Alignment box and choose the OK button.

  4. From the File menu, choose Printer Setup. Select Generic/Text Only in the Printer box, and choose the OK button.

  5. From the File menu, choose Print.

Only the first three lines of text are printed. If you change the paragraph alignment to left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned, every line will print as expected. This problem occurs only in Word for Windows with justified text. This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows Write; Write prints all justified lines using the same Generic/Text Only driver.


KBCategory: kbprint
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Additional query words: 1.0 1.1 1.1a 1.0 1.10 1.10a 2.0 winword2
winword 2.0 2.0a 2.0a 2.0b 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0a-CD


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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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