Microsoft KB Archive/63879

Determining the Unprintable Region Used by Word

PSS ID Number: Q63879 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

To allow for the unprintable regions designed into many printers, Word addresses four values from the active printer driver. The following information describes how to find those values inside the PRD file and thus determine the size of the unprintable region.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The MAKEPRD.EXE utility is shipped with Word. Use this utility to convert the binary PRD file into an ASCII text file. See Page 210 of the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” manual for Word 5.0 for additional explanation.

Once the PRD file is converted into a ASCII text file, load the file into Word for viewing. The four values used to determine unprintable regions are as follows:

UnprintableTop UnprintableRight UnprintableBotton UnprintableLeft

Use Word’s Search command to move quickly to one of these fields. The values listed after each of the fields are in twips, a unit which is equal to 1/1440th of an inch. To determine the unprintable region in inches, divide the number after the field by 1440. The following is an example:

UnprintableLeft:320 = 320/1440 = .22 inches

You may also need to check the contents of the AutoSkipTop and AutoSkipLeft fields to determine how Word will use these values. More information on these functions can be found in the Word printer information manual on Page 220.

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