XCLN: How to Print the Schedule+ Contact List in Two Columns (154691)

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can edit the associated Print Layout (.PRT) file to allow you to print in two columns. (However, Microsoft does not support the modifying of the .PRT files.)

The .PRT files, located in the \Msoffice\Schedule folder, control the layout of printed Schedule+ views. These are ASCII (text) files, which you can edit in a text editor such as Notepad.

WARNING: Microsoft does not support .PRT files that have been modified. Therefore you should make a copy of the original file to retain access to the original format in the Print dialog box in Schedule+.

The .PRT file that controls the layout of the Contact List is named Card1.prt. To be able to print the Contact List in either one or two column format, follow these steps:

1. Copy the Card1.prt file.
   
   
   1. In the Windows Explorer, locate the card1.prt file. By default this file is in the following directory:

      Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office

   2. Use the right mouse button to click (right-click) the Card1.prt file, and then click Copy on the shortcut menu.
   3. Click once on an empty area of the folder contents, and choose Paste from the Edit menu.
   NOTE: The pasted file is named "Copy of card1.prt."
2. Open "Copy of card1.prt" in a text editor such as Notepad.
3. Change the first line to read:

      VIEW "Contact List - 2 columns","FULL page",ALL,,1000,1000
   						

   NOTE: Quotation marks and commas are required for proper functionality.
4. Scroll down to the first Contact List section, and replace the contents of this section with the following text, beginning at the first line.
   
   NOTE: Be sure to make all modifications exactly as printed here due to case sensitivity.

         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,0,70,1000,74
            OPTIONS     BLACK
   
         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,0,74,500,978
   
         OBJECT  ,TEXT,10,75,1000,120
            STYLES      styHeading
            VALUE       "Contact List:"
   
         OBJECT  ,CARDLIST,0,75,500,978
            STYLES      styApptText, styListHeading, styProjectText
   
         OBJECT   ,OVERFLOW,10,115,1000,978
            OPTIONS     FULL, NONE, 0
   
         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,500,74,1000,978
   
         OBJECT   ,OVERFLOW,510,115,1000,978
            OPTIONS     FULL, NONE, 0
   						

5. Scroll down to the second Contact List section, and replace the contents of this section with the following text, beginning at the first line.
   
   NOTE: Be sure to make all modifications exactly as printed here due to case sensitivity.

         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,0,70,1000,74
            OPTIONS     BLACK
   
         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,0,74,500,978
   
         OBJECT  ,TEXT,10,75,1000,120
            STYLES      styHeading
            VALUE       "Contact List (continued):"
   
         OBJECT   ,RECTANGLE,500,74,1000,978
   
         OBJECT   ,OVERFLOW,10,115,1000,978
            OPTIONS     FULL, NONE, 0
   
         OBJECT   ,OVERFLOW,510,115,1000,978
            OPTIONS     FULL, NONE, 0
   						

6. Save the file as a text only document.

In the Print Layout section of the Print dialog box, there are now two entries for the Contact List, the original (Contact List) and the copy (Contact List - 2 columns).

If you choose Contact List - 2 columns, Schedule+ prints the Contact List in two columns.