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Curtis McGirt - 26 Jul 2004 01:37 GMT

Since Word 2003 does not easily support wide format printing, can anyone
recommend the best program to use with an HP DesignJet 130? I am printing
spreadsheet-type tables 24 inches wide by 48 to 60 inches long. These are
scoreboards for golf tournaments and are printed from roll paper.

I am using Word 2003 in WinXP professional but I'm not sure that is really
what I need.

Suggestions?

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Jezebel - 26 Jul 2004 02:09 GMT

Some printers have an output setting that lets you create a document at
small size -- such as Word can create -- then print it out at (eg) 300%
original size. If that won't work for you, you'll need to use an application
that can handle large paper sizes.

> Since Word 2003 does not easily support wide format printing, can anyone
> recommend the best program to use with an HP DesignJet 130? I am printing
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Graham Mayor - 26 Jul 2004 05:12 GMT

Word has a page size limit of 22".
As this is a spreadsheet, why not use a spreadsheet application? Check with
an Excel group to see if there is a similar page size limitation with that
application. If not, there are other spreadsheet programs to investigate.

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