PRJ: PERT Chart Missing Lines on Large Plotters (120061)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1a

This article was previously published under Q120061

SYMPTOMS

When you print a large, complex PERT chart on a large plotter, some of the link lines are not drawn, and some of the node borders are missing. You can preview the chart correctly, but the printed document is incorrect.

CAUSE

The clipping region that Project creates is too complex for the plotter driver you are using. When you print or preview a chart, Project creates a metafile that is sent either to the screen or to the plotter driver. If the plotter driver cannot handle the same complexity as the screen driver, some of the link lines or node borders will be dropped when you print the chart.

RESOLUTION

You can print large, complex PERT charts successfully from Project version 4.0 to the Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650c (with 12 megabytes of memory installed) using the HP-GL/2 version 1.3 printer driver. No other printer and driver combination has been successful yet.

NOTE: Version 1.4 of this plotter driver has been released. It does not fix this problem with plotters other than the Designjet mentioned in this article.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending kbprint KB120061