MPRJ4: Number Signs on Summary Report Printed to StyleWriter
  
PSS ID Number: Q128419
Article last modified on 07-21-1995
 
4.00
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Project, when you print a summary report of your project using
the StyleWriter II 1.2 driver, some of the values on the report may be
printed as number signs (#) indicating that they do not fit in the column.
 
CAUSE
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This problem occurs because the resolution options that you can select when
you print using the StyleWriter driver are 144 by 144 and 360 by 360.
Because Microsoft Project does not use resolution options above 288 by 288,
the 144-by-144 resolution is used. This may cause some of the dates or Cost
values on your summary report to be printed as number signs because they
are too wide to fit in the column allowed for them.
 
WORKAROUNDS
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To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
 
Method 1: Change the date format to a shorter format by doing the
          following:
 
          a. From the Tools menu, choose Options.
 
          b. Select the View tab.
 
          c. From the Date Format list, select a format that is shorter
             than the current format, such as 1/31/94 instead of Mon
             1/31/94.
 
Method 2: Change the orientation of your report to Landscape instead of
          Portrait to allow for more room in the columns.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The StyleWriter II printer driver version 1.2 is installed when you install
some versions of Apple Macintosh system software, including System 7.5.
 
Apple Macintosh System software is manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc., a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding these products' performance or reliability.
 
REFERENCES
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For more information about Printing A Report (Cue Cards), choose the Search
button in Help and type:
 
   reports: printing
 
KBCategory: kbprint
KBSubcategory: projmac
 
Additional reference words: 4.00 pound sign
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
