Microsoft KB Archive/70625

PostScript Scaling Prints Incorrectly in Project for Windows

PSS ID Number: Q70625 Article last modified on 10-20-1995

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WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

When printing to a PostScript printer from Project for Windows with the output scaling set to less than 70%, you may only receive one page of output, and the start and end points of Gantt bars may not print correctly. Also, borders may be truncated.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Enter four tasks with 100-day durations
 * 2) Select task numbers 2, 3, and 4.
 * 3) With your mouse, click the arrow that points to the right (demote icon) on the right-hand side of the edit bar. Or, press ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW key.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Printer Setup.
 * 5) Select the PostScript Printer driver and choose Setup.
 * 6) Change the Scaling percent to 65.
 * 7) Choose OK twice.

Now, when you print this file, you will only get one page of output and the end shapes of the summary bar will be square rather than half-diamond shaped. Milestones will also appear incorrectly as squares rather than diamonds in the Gantt and in the legend.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above. We are researching this problem, and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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