PRJ: Text Truncated in Print or in Print Preview
Article ID: 150179
Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 3.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q150179
SYMPTOMS
When you print or view a text field in print preview, the text may become
truncated even though the text displays correctly on the screen. The truncation can occur even if you used the Best Fit button to fit the formatted text to the column.
CAUSE
When you click the Best Fit button in the Column Definition dialog box, the fit depends on the resolution of your computer screen in relationship to the font you are using. (That is, the Best Fit feature does not work in conjunction with the printer driver).
RESOLUTION
You may need to make minor adjustments in order to print your entire
project. To do this, use either of the following methods.
- Method 1: Apply a TrueType font to the Row & Column Titles
selection in the Text Styles dialog box:
- On the Format menu, click Text Styles.
- In the Item To Change, click Row & Column
Titles.
- Select a TrueType font from the Font list. Examples
of a TrueType fonts are Arial, Times New Roman, and Courier
New.
- Click a font size from the Size list or type a value
between 4 and 127 in the Size box. You may also choose to
select one of the Bold, Italic, or Bold Italic check boxes. Click
OK.
- Method 2: Adjust the column width of the truncated column to be
larger than the entered text. The amount of the adjustment that is
needed may vary based on the applied font, font style, and font
size.
- Place the insertion point over the title of the column and
double-click it to activate the Column Definition dialog
box.
- In the Column Definition dialog box, click the Width
box and change the pixel value to a larger value.
- Click OK.
- On the File menu, click Print Preview.
If the text is still being truncated, repeat steps 1 through 4 of Method 2.
MORE INFORMATION
This behavior occurs in all versions of Microsoft Project; however, the
behavior is more prevalent on Macintosh computers because the default font
style is 9-point Geneva (in Windows the default font is usually the
TrueType font Arial). If you format the default entry table in Microsoft
Project for Windows 4.0 to use the MS Sans Serif font, you will experience
the same truncation behavior on the Windows platform.
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