Publisher w/ wide format printer

[Curtis McGirt]

Since Publisher does not easily support wide format printing, can anyone
recommend the best program to use with an HP DesignJet 130? I am printing
spreadsheet-type tables 24 inches wide by 48 to 60 inches long. These are
scoreboards for golf tournaments and are printed from roll paper.

I am using Publisher 2003 in WinXP professional. Was hoping that Publisher
would be better suited for this use than Word 2003 but I'm not sure that
either is really what I need.

Suggestions?

 

[Brian Kvalheim [MSFT MVP]]

Publisher has no problems in this area. What problems are you experiencing?
Publisher is perfect for this kind of job.

--
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Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
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In Curtis McGirt <[email protected]> posted:
|| Since Publisher does not easily support wide format printing, can
|| anyone recommend the best program to use with an HP DesignJet 130? I
|| am printing spreadsheet-type tables 24 inches wide by 48 to 60
|| inches long. These are scoreboards for golf tournaments and are
|| printed from roll paper.
||
|| I am using Publisher 2003 in WinXP professional. Was hoping that
|| Publisher would be better suited for this use than Word 2003 but I'm
|| not sure that either is really what I need.
||
|| Suggestions?

 

[Curtis McGirt]

I can't get Publisher to recognize "roll paper" as the paper source. I must
be missing something obvious, but darned if I can figure it out as I have
very little experience in and exposure to Publisher.

Point me in the right direction and I'll dig it out. Thanks in advance.

Curtis

 

[°°MS-Publisher°°]

Curtis when you find out how to get Publisher to recognise roll paper MS can
throw a party for us all.

 

[Mary Sauer]

PUB2002: Large Banners and Posters Printed in Separate Sections
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;288201

This will apply to 2003 as well.

 

[Ed Bennett]

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Publisher has no problems in this area.

It does if you want to print longer than 48" (about 1.2m for the metric
folks) - it will always print in sections unless you use a smaller design
paper size in Publisher and then upscale using Acrobat or Zoom Smart.

 

[Curtis McGirt]

That's why I'm looking for an alternative. I am tired of having to "work
around" this problem. Currently I use scaling in Word 2003 to get the output
I need, but you should see what it does to my logo.

Thanks for the help.

Curtis

 

[Ed Bennett]

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The limit is the printer driver.

Interesting - I thought I had tested it fully on Publisher 2003 using
various drivers and not had success, so assumed the KB article was accurate.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MSFT MVP]]

Hi Ed Bennett ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| Interesting - I thought I had tested it fully on Publisher 2003 using
|| various drivers and not had success, so assumed the KB article was
|| accurate.

KB Shmay be ;-p
--
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Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.publishermvps.com
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