Microsoft KB Archive/67690

Word: Using Okidata Microline 380 Printer

PSS ID Number: Q67690 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

Page numbers, headers, and footers may not print correctly from Microsoft Word to an Okidata Microline 380 printer if the print head is not positioned at the top of the page.

The Okidata Microline 380 printer has an automatic load feature for single sheet or continuous feed paper. The default position for the print head is .5 inch below the top edge of the paper. To print correctly on continuous feed paper, the top of form should be reset to position the print head at the top of the page. When using single sheet paper feed, the bottom margin must be increased to at least 1.5 inches to allow room for a footer to print.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To reset the top of form for continuous feed paper, follow these steps:


 * 1) Load the paper into the rear tractor feed mechanism following the instructions on page 15 of the “Okidata Microline 380 Printer Handbook.”
 * 2) Press the SELECT button to deselect the printer (the SELECT light will turn off).
 * 3) Press the FEED button until a blank page has been fed through the printer and the print head is at the start of the next page.
 * 4) Hold the TOF/PARK button and the FEED button at the same time to move the paper down until the red line at the bottom of the paper shield is positioned on the perforation between the two pages.
 * 5) Press the TOF/PARK button. The top of form setting remains in the printer memory.
 * 6) Press the SELECT button to put the printer back on line.

The top of the form cannot be set to the edge of the paper for single sheet paper feed on the Okidata 380 because of the automatic loading feature. Increasing the bottom margin of the document in Word may allow enough room for a footer to print correctly. The following settings allow a one line header and footer:

Word version 5.0
From the Format menu, select Division Margins and set the “top:” field to .75 inch and the “bottom:” field to 2 inches. Set the “running-head position from top:” field to .25 inch and the “from bottom:” field to 1.75 inches.

Word version 5.5

 * 1) From the Format menu, select Margins and set Top to .75 inch and Bottom to 2 inches.
 * 2) From the Format menu, select Header/Footer Options, and set Header Position from Top to .25 inch and Footer Position from Bottom to 1.75 inches.

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