DOCUMENT:Q154691 07-SEP-2001 [schedplus] TITLE :XCLN: How to Print the Schedule+ Contact List in Two Columns PRODUCT :Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:7.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbprint kbPrinting ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Schedule+ for Windows, version 7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you print a Contact List in Microsoft Schedule+, the list is printed in one left-aligned column. This format leaves a lot of empty space on the right side of the page. There is no way to change this format through the user interface. CAUSE ===== This behavior is by design of Microsoft Schedule+. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, you can edit the associated Print Layout (.PRT) file to allow you to print in two columns. (However, Microsoft does not support the modifying of the .PRT files.) The .PRT files, located in the \Msoffice\Schedule folder, control the layout of printed Schedule+ views. These are ASCII (text) files, which you can edit in a text editor such as Notepad. WARNING: Microsoft does not support .PRT files that have been modified. Therefore you should make a copy of the original file to retain access to the original format in the Print dialog box in Schedule+. The .PRT file that controls the layout of the Contact List is named Card1.prt. To be able to print the Contact List in either one or two column format, follow these steps: 1. Copy the Card1.prt file. a. In the Windows Explorer, locate the card1.prt file. By default this file is in the following directory: Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office b. Use the right mouse button to click (right-click) the Card1.prt file, and then click Copy on the shortcut menu. c. Click once on an empty area of the folder contents, and choose Paste from the Edit menu. NOTE: The pasted file is named "Copy of card1.prt." 2. Open "Copy of card1.prt" in a text editor such as Notepad. 3. Change the first line to read: VIEW "Contact List - 2 columns","FULL page",ALL,,1000,1000 NOTE: Quotation marks and commas are required for proper functionality. 4. Scroll down to the first Contact List section, and replace the contents of this section with the following text, beginning at the first line. NOTE: Be sure to make all modifications exactly as printed here due to case sensitivity. OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,0,70,1000,74 OPTIONS BLACK OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,0,74,500,978 OBJECT ,TEXT,10,75,1000,120 STYLES styHeading VALUE "Contact List:" OBJECT ,CARDLIST,0,75,500,978 STYLES styApptText, styListHeading, styProjectText OBJECT ,OVERFLOW,10,115,1000,978 OPTIONS FULL, NONE, 0 OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,500,74,1000,978 OBJECT ,OVERFLOW,510,115,1000,978 OPTIONS FULL, NONE, 0 5. Scroll down to the second Contact List section, and replace the contents of this section with the following text, beginning at the first line. NOTE: Be sure to make all modifications exactly as printed here due to case sensitivity. OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,0,70,1000,74 OPTIONS BLACK OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,0,74,500,978 OBJECT ,TEXT,10,75,1000,120 STYLES styHeading VALUE "Contact List (continued):" OBJECT ,RECTANGLE,500,74,1000,978 OBJECT ,OVERFLOW,10,115,1000,978 OPTIONS FULL, NONE, 0 OBJECT ,OVERFLOW,510,115,1000,978 OPTIONS FULL, NONE, 0 6. Save the file as a text only document. In the Print Layout section of the Print dialog box, there are now two entries for the Contact List, the original (Contact List) and the copy (Contact List - 2 columns). If you choose Contact List - 2 columns, Schedule+ prints the Contact List in two columns. MORE INFORMATION ================ For the most part, .PRT files are formatted in sections. The exception is the very first line of the file which defines a view. Section names differ depending on the type of printout required. For example, the card1.prt file contains the following sections. Header - Username ----------------- This section defines the Header for the first page. Contact List ------------ This section defines the information to be printed on the first page. Footer - Text and Page num. --------------------------- This section defines the footer of the first page. PAGE 2 - Overflow page ---------------------- This section defines a new or overflow page if the printout spans more than one page. Header - Username ----------------- This section defines the header for the second and subsequent pages. Contact List ------------ This section defines the information to be printed on the second and subsequent pages. Footer - Text and Page num. --------------------------- This section defines the footer for the second and subsequent pages Additional query words: 7.0 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbprint kbPrinting Technology : kbScheduleSearch kbSchedule700 Version : WINDOWS:7.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 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