Microsoft KB Archive/24398

Printing a Word File from DOS

PSS ID Number: Q24398 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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MS-DOS

Problem:

When I do a Print File in Word and then either COPY or PRINT this file from DOS to my printer, I get only a partial printout; about one page is printed before the printer stops.

Response:

Some printers use a CTRL+Z as a reset sequence. To the operating system, a CTRL+Z indicates the end of the file and COPY or PRINT will suspend operation on the file when a CTRL+Z in encountered. To get a complete printout of your file, use the DOS /b switch with the COPY and PRINT commands. Refer to your DOS manual for further details on using this switch with these commands.

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