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From: ericbi@microsoft.UUCP (Eric BIDSTRUP)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Printing Line Drawing characters from Microsoft Works 2.0
Summary: need different char. formating
Keywords: Works pc postscript
Message-ID: <57142@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 4 Sep 90 14:28:51 GMT
References: <1743@mimir.mlb.dmt.csiro.au>
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <1743@mimir.mlb.dmt.csiro.au>, paz@mlb.dmt.csiro.au (Paul Zemancheff) writes:
> 
> 	Help !.
> 		I have run into a problem with Microsoft Works 2.0 and 
> postscript output. Specifically the line/box draw characters from the IBM pc
> extended character set will not print correctly to a postscript printer.

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Both Works & Word use the same printer driver files.  I am familiar
w/ how to fix this for Word & imagine the same solution will apply
for Works.  You are correct that most fonts do not support the
IBM pc extended character set (aka code page 437).  To obtain these
characters, you must select/highlight the desired text and format
it for the "Linedraw" font.  With Word 5.0, this should automatically
happen when you attempt to use the "Format Border" command or the
Cursor Linedraw (Ctrl-F5) feature.  However, if you change printer
drivers after creating the doc, format the entire doc for a different
font, etc., it may be necessary to re-apply this character formating.

Hope that helps!
-Eric Bidstrup

Disclaimer: My opinions are my own & do not necessarily represent
those of my employer.