Customized template appears in landscape orientation in Money 2004 Small Business (837887)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money 2004 Small Business

SYMPTOMS

When you view a custom template in Microsoft Money 2004 Small Business, the invoice may appear in landscape orientation although you saved it in portrait orientation in the Money Invoice Designer.

CAUSE

As of March 2004, there is no known cause for this problem.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, manually edit the file that stores the invoice code. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Money 2004, and then click Money Invoice Designer.
  2. Click Open existing temple, and then click Next.
  3. On the "Which template do you want to open?" screen, select an existing template with portrait orientation, and then click Finish.
  4. On the File menu, click Export.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Save the export file, and then click OK.
  7. Quit the Money Invoice Designer.
  8. Locate the file that you created in step 6, right-click the file, and then click Open With.
  9. Click Select the program from a list, and then click OK.
  10. On the "Open With" screen, click Notepad, and then click OK.
  11. Locate the name of the custom template in the file. The text is similar to the following:
    Template Name 
    landscape
    850
    1100
    10
  12. Under the template name, change landscape to portrait.
  13. Click File, and then click Save.
  14. Quit Notepad.
  15. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Money 2004, and then click Money Invoice Designer.
  16. Select Open existing template, and then click Next.
  17. On the "Which template do you want to open?" screen, select a template other than the one that you modified, and then click Finish.
  18. In the Money Invoice Designer, click File, and then click Import.
  19. Click the file that you created in step 6, and then click Open.
  20. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to replace, to skip, or to save each template.

    Select to replace the existing template for the customized template in step 11.
  21. Click OK.
  22. Quit the Money Invoice Designer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/22/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB837887 kbAudEndUser