Microsoft KB Archive/33356

Error 22 when Printing on the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet PSS ID Number: Q33356 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.x 3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

The original Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer has 128K of memory. In this configuration, with no font cartridge (the LaserJet does not support soft fonts) attempting to print from Excel with the default, Helvetica font will give you an Error 22 (overflow) from the printer. You may get the same printer error when attempting to print a chart.

As a workaround, select either the Courier or Linedraw font from the “Font” selection of the “Format” menu (with the Printer Fonts box checked). These fonts are the resident fonts of the LaserJet and will print with no difficulty. Again, due to the limited memory of the original LaserJet, use of the stroke fonts Modern, Script, and Roman (which appear at the 300dpi setting from the Printer Setup selection of the File menu) will be very limited.

Your ability to print charts is also restricted due to your lack of memory (the higher the resolution is set, the smaller the chart). Based on the approximate figure of 1 megabyte per page of 300 dpi graphics, the 128K LaserJet is limited to about .10 of a page (at 75 dpi, about .40 of a page).

Additional reference words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.10 2.1 3.0 3.00

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.