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jamesmcnee
I have asked here in the past about printing "address cards" like
one does in Outlook when now in Entourage.
I have worked through a sort of fix that might be of help.
In Outlook I could print something called "address cards" and would
have basic info from each record printed in two columns. Of course
Entourage ( I use Entourage 2004 for Mac) doesn't have that option
but here is my solution:
· In your address book click "print"
· On the print page:
· Print "all contacts"
· Style "address book"
· Form "default 8.5 x 11
· The program wants to print my 344 records on 96 pages with a huge
white space on the right. So ...
· Under the Form box click on the "edit" button
· I took all margins to 0" and changed the "form dimensions" to
4.2" wide and 15" high and click ok - the preview will show
tthat the page will now print two columns - so the 96 pages are down
to 48
· Back on the print page click beside "copies and pages" and
switch to "layout"
· Under "layout" I went to 2 pages per sheet
· Now when you print it will print landscape with four columns -
two from each page - on the sheet. So my 96 pages are now 24. And
if I want to print double sided the "paper handling" box lets me
print all odd then all even and switch order if needed. So I could get
down to 12 pieces of paper if I needed.
The print is a bit small but not tiny - my old eyes can still read.
Not the most elegant solution but a big help to me that I thought I'd
share.
That said I turn on my computer every day and curse Steve Jobs, Bill
Gates and those clowns who designed Office for the Mac with the same
programs as Office for Windows except for Outlook / Entourage.
In my switch to Mac it was Entourage - especially importing and
manipulating the contacts - that has given me the most trouble. I
have a friend who says that Microsoft did it on purpose just as a way
to kick Mac. I say "a pox on all their houses."
My rant notwithstanding I hope this printing trick helps people like me
wanting to print "Outlook like address cards" in Entourage.
one does in Outlook when now in Entourage.
I have worked through a sort of fix that might be of help.
In Outlook I could print something called "address cards" and would
have basic info from each record printed in two columns. Of course
Entourage ( I use Entourage 2004 for Mac) doesn't have that option
but here is my solution:
· In your address book click "print"
· On the print page:
· Print "all contacts"
· Style "address book"
· Form "default 8.5 x 11
· The program wants to print my 344 records on 96 pages with a huge
white space on the right. So ...
· Under the Form box click on the "edit" button
· I took all margins to 0" and changed the "form dimensions" to
4.2" wide and 15" high and click ok - the preview will show
tthat the page will now print two columns - so the 96 pages are down
to 48
· Back on the print page click beside "copies and pages" and
switch to "layout"
· Under "layout" I went to 2 pages per sheet
· Now when you print it will print landscape with four columns -
two from each page - on the sheet. So my 96 pages are now 24. And
if I want to print double sided the "paper handling" box lets me
print all odd then all even and switch order if needed. So I could get
down to 12 pieces of paper if I needed.
The print is a bit small but not tiny - my old eyes can still read.
Not the most elegant solution but a big help to me that I thought I'd
share.
That said I turn on my computer every day and curse Steve Jobs, Bill
Gates and those clowns who designed Office for the Mac with the same
programs as Office for Windows except for Outlook / Entourage.
In my switch to Mac it was Entourage - especially importing and
manipulating the contacts - that has given me the most trouble. I
have a friend who says that Microsoft did it on purpose just as a way
to kick Mac. I say "a pox on all their houses."
My rant notwithstanding I hope this printing trick helps people like me
wanting to print "Outlook like address cards" in Entourage.