Microsoft KB Archive/36516

New PostScript Variables

PSS ID Number: Q36516 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Microsoft has defined several new PostScript variables in versions 4.0 and 5.0 of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh. These variables are as follows:

Variable Refers to the Following ——– ———————–

wp$xorig The left edge of the drawing rectangle.

wp$yorig The bottom edge of the drawing rectangle. These two variables can be the origin back to the bottom left edge of the page. For example:

wp$xorig neg wp$yorig translate wp$style The name of the style for the paragraph to which the PostScript will apply. Available with .para. and .cell. groups.

wp$first The first indent for the paragraph to which the PostScript will apply. Available with .para. and .cell. groups.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information about using PostScript with Word 5.0, see page 771 of the “Microsoft Word User’s Guide”; for Word 4.0, see page 284 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word.”

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