Microsoft KB Archive/66154

Erratic Print Head Behavior

PSS ID Number: Q66154 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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= SUMMARY =

When using Microsoft Word version 4.0 or 5.0 the print head of a dot matrix printer may exhibit erratic behavior when printing justified text (for example, it may travel back and forth a few centimeters once or twice before printing a line or before printing each word of a document). This behavior is caused by a printer function called microspace justification.

To disable the use of microspace justification, set the “draft” option in Print Options to Yes. This will not affect the print quality of the document, but will disable paragraph justification.

For greater control over the printer driver’s use of microspace justification, use MAKEPRD.EXE and modify the microspace justification flag for the PRD file.

The following are valid options for the microspace justification flag:

Option Description —— ———–

0 Sets microspace justification.

1 No microspace justification available.

2 No microspace justification in draft mode.

4 Use half-width correction for proportionally spaced. fonts

6 No microspace justification in draft mode, and half-width correction for proportionally spaced fonts (combines flag values 2 and 4).

8 Allows minimum-print head movement in units per inch (horizontal and vertical) to be other than twips. This is similar to the dxaMin for printer type 5, but applies to both dxaMin and dyaMin.

16 Start width table scaling (use character-width tables).

32 Don’t use microspace justification between words.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When draft is set to Yes in Print Options, graphics that are inserted into the document will not print or preview. Draft must be set to No in order to print graphics contained within a Word document.

Value 32 (disabling microspace justification between words) is not available with Microsoft Word version 4.00.

For more information, refer to article Q29728, “Word: Width Tables and Microspace Justification”.

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