OL97: Incorrect Page Size for Day-Timer Junior Pocket Forms

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When printing Contacts from Microsoft Outlook 97, if you choose the Page Size for Day-Timer Junior Pocket, the printout will not match the page layout of the Day-Timer Junior Pocket printer sheets.

NOTE: Similar results have been reported using Day-Timer Senior Pocket printer sheets.

CAUSE

The default dimensions generated by Outlook for the Day-Timer Junior Pocket, are 3 by 5 inches, in a layout of four pages (2 x 2) per 8.5-by-11 inch sheet.

The actual size of the Day-Timer Junior Pocket, loose-leaf, pre-perfed, printer sheets (Day-Timer product #20255), is 2.75 by 5 inches, with a layout of six pages (3 x 2) per sheet.

RESOLUTION

There is no way to force the correct layout for this particular Day-Timer form.

NOTE: A utility for printing directly to Day-Timer pre-printed forms, "Organizer Printer Companion Software for Microsoft Outlook," is available on the Day-Timers, Inc. Web site at the following address:

   http://www.daytimer.com/technology/software/download/formpcout.html

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Click the Printer icon on the toolbar while in the Contacts view of Outlook.

2. Choose one of the Print styles and click Page Setup.

3. On the Paper tab click, "Day-Timer Junior Pocket", in Page size.

4. Insert Day-timer form #20255 in the printer.

5. Click Print and OK.

REFERENCES

Day-Timer Junior Pocket forms are manufactured by, Day-Timers, Incorporated, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

For information about how to contact Day-Timers, query in the Knowledge Base for the following article:

ARTICLE-ID: Q65416 TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Keywords          : GnlFrmt kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending