Printing Labels on the Toshiba 351 Causes Premature Form Feed

ID: Q87126

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

If you print labels using the Toshiba P351 universal printer driver version 1.1 when you are running Microsoft Word for Windows in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, Word sends a form feed after the first three labels are printed. This problem is caused by the Toshiba P351 printer driver (TOSHIBA.DRV).

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Workaround

You can use a PRINT field at the top of the print merge main document to set the correct form length for your labels. To do this, use the following steps:

1. Open the print merge main document.

2. At the beginning of the document, insert the following PRINT field:

      {PRINT "<ESC>F18"}

Note: To create the field characters {}, press CTRL+F9. To create the <ESC> character, press ALT+027 on the numeric keypad.

The number following <ESC>F (18 in the sample PRINT field above) is the form length in 1/6-inch (or one-line) increments. To determine the correct number for your labels, choose Page Layout from the Format menu, select the Size And Orientation option button, and multiply the value in the Height box by six. The result is the form length you should type in the PRINT field. For example, if you use Avery label No. 4145, the page Height is set to 3 inches; therefore, 18 is the value you type in the PRINT field.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 657-665

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: kbmerge Additional query words: 2.0 2.0a 3.10 p 351 p-351 win3x phoneref word6 winword 6.0 winword2

Keywords          : kbprint kbmerge 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998