Mac Works 4.0 DB: Incorrect Number of Forms Print on a Page
  
PSS ID Number: Q130618
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.0 4.0a 4.0b
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0b
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print custom-size forms from the Database, an incorrect number of
forms may print on a page. Also, the forms may be smaller than the size in
the New/Setup Form dialog box.
 
For example: A 0.5 inch-high form printed on a portrait oriented page using
0.5 inch top and bottom margins should print 20 forms. In Works, 21 forms
print, with each form slightly undersized.
 
WORKAROUND
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You can adjust the number of forms on a page with the Reduce or Enlarge
feature in the Page Setup dialog box. Use the following steps to enlarge
the forms:
 
1. From the View menu, choose Design View.
 
2. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
 
3. In the Reduce or Enlarge box, type a percentage slightly larger than
   100 percent.
 
   NOTE:  It may require experimentation to find the correct percentage.
 
4. Click OK.
 
5. From the View menu, choose Data View.
 
6. From the File menu, choose Print Preview.
 
7. Check the number of forms on the page. If the number is still too high,
   repeat steps 1-6 and increase the percentage of enlargement. If the
   number of forms is now too low, repeat steps 1-6 and decrease the
   percentage slightly.
 
For example, in the example cited in the Symptoms section of this article,
if you adjust the Enlargement percentage from 100 percent to 105 percent,
the correct number of forms print.
 
NOTE: Because this workaround adjusts the entire form size, it may be
necessary to adjust form width and field placement if information is
missing.
 
Make sure to use the Reduce or Enlarge setting to adjust the number of
forms that print on the page. Adding to the height of the form or
increasing the spacing between forms will not correct the problem.
 
KBCategory: kbprint kbusage
KBSubcategory: mwksdb mwksprint macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works mwksdb wrong
 
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Version           : 4.0 4.0a 4.0b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
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