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From: leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: landscape vs portrait - dumb application software
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Date: 21 Mar 90 18:38:31 GMT
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APPLICATION:
	MicroSoft WORD 5.0a (others?)

WANT:	Landscape printout

SONG & DANCE ROUTINE:
	Microsoft tech support claims that because the Laserwriter will 
	"automatically rotate text if the page size is defined as 11x8.5, 
	instead of 8.5x11, therefore no landscape init file is required, and 
	not supplied"

Of course when I tried it with 2 printers (one was ADOBE 47.0 (DataProducts 
LZR1260), the other ADOBE 51.0 (QMS's PS2200)) it did not work.

Is the tech support person incorrect? ... was it by any chance an older LW that 
did this, but now that is no longer true? ... any hints (=> firepower for next 
call) would be apreciated ... thanks.

leoh@hdw.csd.harris.com         	Leo Hinds       	(305)973-5229
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