Microsoft KB Archive/131329

= WD6X: Custom Page Size Prints Incorrectly in MacWord =

Article ID: 131329

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q131329



SYMPTOMS
When you create a custom page size in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, the text may be printed offset to the side by several inches.



CAUSE
By default, Word centers any custom page sizes, regardless of where the printer feeds the paper from. You can change this setting by changing the envelope options. (Although it's called "envelope options," the feed setting also applies to custom paper sizes.)



RESOLUTION
To change the envelope options setting to match your printer's paper feed:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Envelopes And Labels.
 * 2) Click the Envelope tab.
 * 3) Click Options.
 * 4) Click the Printing Options tab.
 * 5) Click to select the correct Feed Method for your printer and click OK.

NOTE: Typically, LaserWriters and other laser printers use the landscape-feed method, which use the fourth, fifth, and sixth settings (from the left), depending on whether your printer feeds from the left, the center, or the right. The StyleWriter family of printers typically uses the portrait-feed methods (first, second, and third from the left), with the second (center-feed) generally being the correct setting.
 * 1) In the Envelopes And Labels dialog box, click Cancel (in Word 98 click Close) so that no envelope is added to the document.

The custom page should now print correctly.

Additional query words: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th setup left-feed right-feed center-feed side wd98 8.0

Keywords: kbprint kbprb KB131329

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