Writer: CD-ROM: Printing Landscape Mode Documents to Fax (131799)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1
This article was previously published under Q131799

SUMMARY

You can print from Creative Writer to a fax modem. This is useful for printing banners and cards in landscape format.

MORE INFORMATION

To print to your fax modem, use the steps below for your version of Windows.

Windows 95/98

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
  2. Double-click the Add Printer icon. This starts the Add Printer Wizard. Follow the Add Printer Wizard instructions. On the Manufacturer list, select the Generic manufacturer. On the Printers list, select the Generic/Text Only printer.
  3. Right-click the Generic/Text Only printer and then click Set As Default.
  4. Close the Printers setup window.
  5. Create or open your document in Creative Writer.
  6. Press and hold down the CTRL and SHIFT keys while you press the A key (CTRL+SHIFT+A) to go to the Control Room. Click OK.
  7. On the File menu, click Printing Options, then click Set Local.
  8. In the Print dialog box, click Setup.
  9. In the Specific Printer section, click fax. Click OK.
  10. On the File menu, click Return to Creative Writer. Print your document.
After following these steps, you should be able to print to your fax modem in landscape mode.

Windows 3.x

  1. Start Control Panel, usually located in the Main program group of program manager. Double-click the Printers icon.
  2. Click Add. Select the Generic Text Only printer driver. Click Install, and follow the instructions for installing. Click the Set as Default Printer button.
  3. In Creative Writer, create your document.
  4. Press and hold down the CTRL and SHIFT keys while you press the A key (CTRL+SHIFT+A) to go to the Control Room. Click OK.
  5. On the File menu, click Printing Options, then click Set Local.
  6. In the Print dialog box, click Setup.
  7. In the Specific Printer section, click fax. Click OK.
  8. On the File menu, click Return to Creative Writer. Print your document.
After you follow these steps, you should be able to print to your fax modem in landscape mode.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

109864 Creative Writer: Text Missing, Garbled, or Overlapping

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
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