Microsoft KB Archive/293514

= Visio2000: Unable to Set Custom Paper Size for HP DesignJet 450c =

Article ID: 293514

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q293514



For a Microsoft Visio 2002 version of this article, see 293183.



SYMPTOMS
If you use the Hewlett-Packard (HP) DesignJet 450c printer, you may not be able to print custom page sizes for your Microsoft Visio drawings. Visio reverts to using the page size of the drawing, which remains set to 8.5-by-11 inches.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, set the custom page size by using the Printers icon in Control Panel. If you set the custom page size for your system as a whole, Visio uses the correct paper size.
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Right-click the HP DesignJet icon, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.

NOTE: If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT, click Printing Preferences, otherwise continue to the next step.
 * 1) Click the Paper Size tab.
 * 2) Click More Sizes.
 * 3) Select one of the custom paper sizes next to Name.
 * 4) Enter the custom paper size that you want.
 * 5) Click OK to close each dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
When you choose the custom paper size in Visio, Visio may not display the correct size in the Printer Setup dialog box, but it does display the correct size on the Print Setup tab of the Page Setup dialog box, and the actual paper size is correct.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: prb 450 design jet

Keywords: kbbug kbpending kbprint KB293514

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.