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MS Office Forum / Publisher / General MS Publisher Questions / January 2008question about printing
I am a rank newbie, having been given a Publisher 2000 disk and having installed it. I want to type up my library club's newsletter, and I am given to understand that Publisher will be more cooperative about this. I fantasize that I can create two 11 x 17 pages (page 4 and page 1, and page 2 and page 3), which I could not do in Word because Word figured out that I don't have a printer which will accommodate 11 x 17 paper. Will I be spared this annoyance in Publisher or shall I soldier on the way I have done it for years? Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.  SignatureRegards, P D Sterling New York, Texas & Texas, New York You could *if* you downloaded a printer driver for a printer that can print that size...but then what? You can't print it. SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 >I am a rank newbie, having been given a Publisher 2000 disk and having > installed it. I want to type up my library club's newsletter, and I am [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Will I be spared this annoyance in Publisher or shall I soldier on the > way I have done it for years? Any advice will be gratefully appreciated. well, a scenario which springs to mind is: I could carry the file to Office Depot and they would print it, or I could mail it to a client and they would get it printed by hook or crook. now how do I know which printer to install? Regards, P D Sterling New York, Texas & Texas, New York > You could *if* you downloaded a printer driver for a printer that can > print that size...but then what? You can't print it. >well, a scenario which springs to mind is: I could carry the file to >Office Depot and they would print it, or I could mail it to a client and >they would get it printed by hook or crook. now how do I know which >printer to install? Contact Office Depot or the client and ask. that's a remote possibility. why does Uncle Bill prevent me from creating what I want, and accepting responsibility for whether or whether not it will print at my location? Regards, P D Sterling New York, Texas & Texas, New York >> well, a scenario which springs to mind is: I could carry the file to >> Office Depot and they would print it, or I could mail it to a client and >> they would get it printed by hook or crook. now how do I know which >> printer to install? > > Contact Office Depot or the client and ask. Because Publisher is a desktop publishing program and that almost always involves a printer at some point (when used as a DTP). Uncle Bill doesn't prevent you from creating a tabloid size document, he just wants you to make sure that once you do, you can print it. Imagine how frustrated you would be if you put in time creating the world's greatest newsletter and you've tweaked it to perfection...but now you're up a creek because you can't print something that size. Sure, you laugh now - but chances are you've done something that involved a lot of work and then found out you had to all but start over again all because some safeguard wasn't in place. It's quite frustrating, isn't it? :-( SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > that's a remote possibility. why does Uncle Bill prevent me from creating > what I want, and accepting responsibility for whether or whether not it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Contact Office Depot or the client and ask. Okay, I guess my focus as a keyboard surfer isn't in synch with other people. I do a lot of projects that I never see in the flesh, because I ship them out and let the client decide if they will print 2 pages or 4 etc. Regards, P D Sterling New York, Texas & Texas, New York > Because Publisher is a desktop publishing program and that almost always > involves a printer at some point (when used as a DTP). [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > out you had to all but start over again all because some safeguard wasn't in > place. It's quite frustrating, isn't it? :-( I wouldn't want to be the one to decide what to include in a program. No matter what you do someone will want something else or have a valid argument against an included feature. Hey! That sounds a lot like "Life" in general! SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > Okay, I guess my focus as a keyboard surfer isn't in synch with other > people. I do a lot of projects that I never see in the flesh, because I [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> and then found out you had to all but start over again all because some >> safeguard wasn't in place. It's quite frustrating, isn't it? :-( Just set it up as a four page, 8.5 x 11 document and let the people who print it worry about it. It's so much easier on everyone that way. Matt Beals Consultant Enfocus Certified Trainer Markzware Recognized Trainer (206) 201-2320 - Main (720) 367-3869 - eFax mailto:matt@mattbeals.com Come visit me at: http://www.automatetheworkflow.com http://www.mattbeals.com http://forums.mattbeals.com Friends don't let friends write HTML email > Okay, I guess my focus as a keyboard surfer isn't in synch with other > people. I do a lot of projects that I never see in the flesh, because I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> over again all because some safeguard wasn't in place. It's quite >> frustrating, isn't it? :-( You could install one of the free PDF printing programs (I use PrimoPDF from http://www.primopdf.com/primopdf_free_idx.aspx.) This has the capability to print to 11X17 format which will give you the capability to create the same size pages in Publisher AND Office Depot or your client could use the PDF file, probably better than the Publisher file you would create. >I am a rank newbie, having been given a Publisher 2000 disk and having > installed it. I want to type up my library club's newsletter, and I am [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Will I be spared this annoyance in Publisher or shall I soldier on the > way I have done it for years? Any advice will be gratefully appreciated. I am going to try this. I didn't fully flesh out the scenario, in which I create the newsletter in Microsoft, but translate it to Adobe to preserve all font formatting, etc. Thanks for posting! Regards, P D Sterling New York, Texas & Texas, New York > You could install one of the free PDF printing programs (I use PrimoPDF from > http://www.primopdf.com/primopdf_free_idx.aspx.) This has the capability to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> Will I be spared this annoyance in Publisher or shall I soldier on the >> way I have done it for years? Any advice will be gratefully appreciated. |
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