Microsoft KB Archive/22197

What to Do If Your Printer Is Unsupported by Word

PSS ID Number: Q22197 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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If you have a printer that is unsupported in Word, use one of the following procedures:


 * 1) Refer to the printer documentation, or contact the printer dealer or manufacturer, to find out if the unsupported printer emulates another printer that is supported by Word; then, specify the printer driver for the emulated printer when setting up the program. Microsoft cannot guarantee that an unsupported printer will perform the proper emulation of another printer.
 * 2) Try using one of the generic printer drivers supplied with Word (TTY.PRD, TTYBS.PRD, or TTYFF.PRD for dot-matrix or teletype-like printers; TTYWHEEL.PRD for daisywheel-type printers). With this option, however, Word may not be able to use many of the printer’s features.
 * 3) Create a printer driver or modify an existing one. With Word versions 1.10, 1.15, and 2.x, the instructions for this modification are located in the file CONVPRD.DOC. With Word versions 3.x, 4.00, and 5.00, the modification instructions are located in the chapter on using the MAKEPRD utility in the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” manual.

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