Microsoft KB Archive/103756

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Text in Print Preview Appears Condensed Printing to LaserJet 4

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Q103756

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0

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SYMPTOMS
Text may appear condensed in print preview when you are using the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4 printer and printer driver and you format that text for a non-TrueType font that is resident in the LaserJet 4 printer. This text prints correctly and displays correctly on the screen.

CAUSE
Word uses TrueType screen fonts to display text in print preview. When you use a non-TrueType, printer-resident font, Word selects the TrueType font that most closely matches the font. If the character widths of the preview font are less than those of the printer font, the text displays incorrectly in print preview.

WORKAROUND
If you want print preview to correctly display your document as it will print, format the text for a TrueType font.

MORE INFORMATION
The following TrueType fonts are resident in the LaserJet 4 printer:

Arial

Times New Roman

Symbol

Wingdings The following non-TrueType fonts (Intellifonts) are resident in the LaserJet 4 printer:

Courier

Univers

LetterGothic

AntiqueOlv

LinePrinterPC

UniversCd

Albertus

CG_Omega

CG_Times

Garmond

Clarendon

Coronet

Marigold Additional query words: 6.00 hp4 hpiv hewlett packard hplj lj4

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