OFF2000: Printing Right-to-Left Documents May Produce Unreadable Characters and Incorrect Formatting (241336)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Access 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q241336
NOTE: This article discusses complex scripts functionality. Complex scripts functionality is available when you use the Office Language Settings tool to enable a language, such as Arabic or Hebrew, that requires this functionality. For more information about multilingual features, click Microsoft <I BRACKET="YES">your Office product</I> Help on the Help menu, type multilingual features in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics that are returned.

SYMPTOMS

When you print a document that was created by using the right-to-left language features in a Microsoft Office 2000 program, the document may be printed with unreadable characters, missing sections, or incorrect formatting.

CAUSE

The printer and its drivers may not be supported for right-to-left documents.

RESOLUTION

Some printers require updated printer drivers to print right-to-left documents. Contact your printer manufacturer if you encounter the problems described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2004
Keywords:kbIntlDev kbprb KB241336