Problem printing 2-sided Outlook Calendars

[Charles]

Greetings...

Just upgraded to Outlook 2003... updated my calendar, went
to PRINT, and discovered that it no longer prints the
blank first page which is necessary for the calendar to
read correctly... In other words, the Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday entries print on the front of a page, and
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun print on the back. In Outlook 2002, it
worked correctly, so that it inserted a blank "odd" page
first.

I can't find a setting to fix this. Only solution: print
everything single sided, then insert a blank page on top,
then run it through a sheet-fed copy machine doing a 1-
sided to 2-sided batch job... voila... a second generation
copy that is still usable.

Also, is there any way to print a good old generic
calendar style where Saturday and Sunday are not combined
on a single column? That really bites for me, because I
tend to have more commitments those days than any other.
One of the reasons I bought Office2003 was because I was
hoping this major problem was fixed, but instead, things
seem to only have gotten worse.

I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks!

--Charles

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Did you install SP1? It may not fix it, but we do recommend it.

That isn't a printer option is it? Also - until it's determined what the
problem is, I would probably print to the office document writer and insert
a blank page (printed from word to the office document writer for this
purpose) then print the file - less paper waste.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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[Guest]

Yes, I was fully updated. This worked fine under Outlook
2002. Also, I have 2 duplex capable printers, an HP
inkjet and a Xerox solid ink... The problem occurs
identically on both.

The "office document writer" solution worked fine though,
even though it is a tiny extra step. I'd never heard of
such a thing, it is good to know it exists.

Still, 'tis a bug in Outlook 2003, I would say.

Thanks for the help...

--Charles

-----Original Message-----
Did you install SP1? It may not fix it, but we do recommend it.

That isn't a printer option is it? Also - until it's determined what the
problem is, I would probably print to the office document writer and insert
a blank page (printed from word to the office document writer for this
purpose) then print the file - less paper waste.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/

Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the
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Greetings...

Just upgraded to Outlook 2003... updated my calendar, went
to PRINT, and discovered that it no longer prints the
blank first page which is necessary for the calendar to
read correctly... In other words, the Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday entries print on the front of a page, and
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun print on the back. In Outlook 2002, it
worked correctly, so that it inserted a blank "odd" page
first.

I can't find a setting to fix this. Only solution: print
everything single sided, then insert a blank page on top,
then run it through a sheet-fed copy machine doing a 1-
sided to 2-sided batch job... voila... a second generation
copy that is still usable.

Also, is there any way to print a good old generic
calendar style where Saturday and Sunday are not combined
on a single column? That really bites for me, because I
tend to have more commitments those days than any other.
One of the reasons I bought Office2003 was because I was
hoping this major problem was fixed, but instead, things
seem to only have gotten worse.

I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks!

--Charles

.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Printing is lacking... and that's being kind.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

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Yes, I was fully updated. This worked fine under Outlook
2002. Also, I have 2 duplex capable printers, an HP
inkjet and a Xerox solid ink... The problem occurs
identically on both.

The "office document writer" solution worked fine though,
even though it is a tiny extra step. I'd never heard of
such a thing, it is good to know it exists.

Still, 'tis a bug in Outlook 2003, I would say.

Thanks for the help...

--Charles

-----Original Message-----
Did you install SP1? It may not fix it, but we do recommend it.

That isn't a printer option is it? Also - until it's determined what the
problem is, I would probably print to the office document writer and insert
a blank page (printed from word to the office document writer for this
purpose) then print the file - less paper waste.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)


Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote- tips.net/

Vote for your favorite Outlook and Exchange utilities in the
Slipstick Ratings Raffle at http://www.slipstick.com/contest/

Greetings...

Just upgraded to Outlook 2003... updated my calendar, went
to PRINT, and discovered that it no longer prints the
blank first page which is necessary for the calendar to
read correctly... In other words, the Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday entries print on the front of a page, and
Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun print on the back. In Outlook 2002, it
worked correctly, so that it inserted a blank "odd" page
first.

I can't find a setting to fix this. Only solution: print
everything single sided, then insert a blank page on top,
then run it through a sheet-fed copy machine doing a 1-
sided to 2-sided batch job... voila... a second generation
copy that is still usable.

Also, is there any way to print a good old generic
calendar style where Saturday and Sunday are not combined
on a single column? That really bites for me, because I
tend to have more commitments those days than any other.
One of the reasons I bought Office2003 was because I was
hoping this major problem was fixed, but instead, things
seem to only have gotten worse.

I appreciate any help you can give.

Thanks!

--Charles

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