Setting the Printer Options

The Windows Generic/Text Only print driver defaults to 80 column lines.

To setup the printer to allow 255 column lines, perform the following:

  1. Point to Start > Settings > Devices and Printers.

  2. From the File Menu, select Server Properties. Select the Forms tab, then select the Create a New Form check box.

  3. Enter a description in the Form Description for field, such as Wide255.

  4. In the Measurements field, adjust the following:

    • Under Paper Size, make the width 25.5in and the height 11.68in.

    • Leave all Printer Area Margins set to zero.

  5. Click Save Form, then OK when complete.

  6. In the Printers folder, right-click the Generic/Text Only printer, and select Document Defaults. Adjust the following:

    For Enterprise Output Manager reports:

    • On the Page Setup tab, select Continuous – No Page Break from the list in the Paper Source field.

    • On the Advanced tab:

      -Under Paper Output, select Paper Size. In the Change Paper Size Setting field at the bottom, select Wide255 (or the name you gave to the form created in step 3).

      -Under Paper Output, select Paper Source. In the Change Paper Source Setting field at the bottom, select Continuous – No Page Break.

    For non-Enterprise Output Manager reports:

    • On the Page Setup tab, select Continuous – Page Break from the list in the Paper Source field.

    • On the Advanced tab:

      - Under Paper Output, select Paper Size. In the Change Paper Size Setting field at the bottom, select Wide255 (or the name you gave to the form created in step 3).

      -    Under Paper Output, select Paper Source. In the Change Paper Source Setting field at the bottom, select Continuous – Page Break.

  7. When complete, click OK.