WD97: Laserjet III Ignores Allow A4 Paper Resizing Setting

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you print a legal sized Microsoft Word document to a Hewlett Packed Laserjet III printer, you are prompted as follows:

   Load Letter

CAUSE

The "Allow A4/Letter paper resizing" setting is turned on. This setting is found by clicking Options on the Tools menu, and then clicking the Print tab.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, disable the "Allow A4/Letter paper resizing" setting. To do so, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Print tab.

2. Under Printing Options, click to clear the "Allow A4/Letter paper resizing" check box.

3. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

What is the "Allow A4/Letter paper resizing" setting?

For some countries, the standard paper size is Letter; for others, the standard size is A4. You would select this check box if you want Word to automatically adjust documents formatted for another country's standard paper size (for example, A4) so they print correctly on your country's standard paper size (for example, Letter). This option affects the printout only, not the formatting in your document.

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