Microsoft KB Archive/138329

= Works: No Pagination Available Without a Default Printer Selected =

Article ID: 138329

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2.11 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.51 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q138329



SUMMARY
In the Word Processor in Works, if you want to display the page number in the lower-left corner of your document, you need to have a default printer setting on your computer. Additionally, you need a default printer setting on your system if you want to print, to print preview a document, or to use the Paginate Now command on the Tools menu (or, in Works 2.x, on the Options menu). You are unable to perform these tasks in Works until you specify a default printer setting in the Control Panel in Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
Works behaves this way because it needs the printer information, paper size, and orientation to calculate how the page will look when it is printed. These settings, combined with the margin settings in Works, determine how much information can fit on a page. Only then can Works calculate a page number.

Works 4.0, 4.5, and 4.5a inform you if you don't have a default printer selected at the time you start the program. For Works 3.x and 2.x, the quickest way to check if there is a default printer is to try a print preview. If there is no default printer set, a dialog box appears to inform you of this fact.

For more information about how to select a default printer in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

Additional query words: w_works

Keywords: kbinfo kbprint KB138329

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