Why locked form print on different size paper for different users

[Guest]

We created a form in Word, then locked it so the users can only input their
information in the correct fields. We print it and it prints on 8 1/2 x 11.
Our users print it and it varies from 11 x 14 to 81/2 by 14.

What do we need to do so the form prints 8 1/2 x 11 for all users?

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Include logic in the form to specify the paper size when the user hits
Print.

Otherwise the paper size will default to whatever the user last specified.

We created a form in Word, then locked it so the users can only input their
information in the correct fields. We print it and it prints on 8 1/2 x 11.
Our users print it and it varies from 11 x 14 to 81/2 by 14.

What do we need to do so the form prints 8 1/2 x 11 for all users?

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Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[Guest]

I'm not a technical person, can you explain 'include logic in the form'?
THANKS

Include logic in the form to specify the paper size when the user hits
Print.

Otherwise the paper size will default to whatever the user last specified.

We created a form in Word, then locked it so the users can only input their
information in the correct fields. We print it and it prints on 8 1/2 x 11.
Our users print it and it varies from 11 x 14 to 81/2 by 14.

What do we need to do so the form prints 8 1/2 x 11 for all users?

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me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

I "could" explain, but it's a very long explanation and there are many
different ways you could accomplish this.

Ultimately, you will need a technical person to solve this problem for you.

You need to create a VBA macro in the form that intercepts the Print command
and sets some options for you. When you find your technical person, they
will know how to do that.

I hesitate to type it all out here because there's pages of it, and it needs
you to make some technical choices based on the software environment you are
working in.

There's an example here:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/InterceptSavePrint.htm

Cheers

I'm not a technical person, can you explain 'include logic in the form'?
THANKS

Include logic in the form to specify the paper size when the user hits
Print.

Otherwise the paper size will default to whatever the user last specified.

We created a form in Word, then locked it so the users can only input their
information in the correct fields. We print it and it prints on 8 1/2 x 11.
Our users print it and it varies from 11 x 14 to 81/2 by 14.

What do we need to do so the form prints 8 1/2 x 11 for all users?

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me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

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Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410