How do I set up and print 3 x 5 cards on Windows XP?

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Team200

I used to be able to print 3 x 5 cards on Microsoft 98, but we upgraded to XP
and now we can't figure out how to print the cards again. We have a pin feed
(or tractor feed) printer that we use, but the program prints as if it's on
an 8 x 10 sheet of paper and advances the cardstock too far. Any suggestions?
 
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Tony Toews

Team200 said:
I used to be able to print 3 x 5 cards on Microsoft 98, but we upgraded to XP
and now we can't figure out how to print the cards again. We have a pin feed
(or tractor feed) printer that we use, but the program prints as if it's on
an 8 x 10 sheet of paper and advances the cardstock too far. Any suggestions?
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Setting up custom paper sizes is totally different in the Win NT
4/2000/Win XP environment compared to Win 95/98/ME.

Go into the list of Printers under the Settings button from the Start
menu. You may need to do this on the print server. Then click on
File >> Server Properties Then you can create a new form with the
sizes you want on it as well as a name.

Then you can follow the below steps inside Access to choose the just
created Paper Size. Go into the design of the report, Click
'File',Page Setup', Click the 'Page' tab., Select 'Specific Printer',,
Pick the printer you are using., Click 'Properties' then the 'Paper'
tab., In 'Paper Size' select 'Custom'. and choose your just created
Paper Size.

Tony
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