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bcthanks
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 Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject: Printing Banners |
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Hello,
I am trying to print a 6 page banner.
However, when I print, it halts after 25% of page 1 prints.
How to fix?
Thanks and God bless.
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Firewing1
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'm trying to get a multi-page banner... can you please tell me how you did this?
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RonIA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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A bit more detail on how you are trying to do this.
Do you have a multiple page document or did you format a 44" long document? I would think if it was a 44" document you would have a problem with not having 44" paper in your printer.
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David
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Firewing1
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Hey,
Thanks for the program link, but Im using linux. I'd like to have it done in OO.o.....
I want to make a big banner that says "Happy Birthday" for someone I know... I can't figure out how to join pages. (at least 3)
Thanks so much!
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David
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Firewing1 wrote: | Hey,
Thanks for the program link, but Im using linux. I'd like to have it done in OO.o.....
I want to make a big banner that says "Happy Birthday" for someone I know... I can't figure out how to join pages. (at least 3)
Thanks so much!
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Why not, if nothing else is working, just try to do two large letters per page and get out the invisible tape? That is if you get desperate. |
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jamtat
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Firewing1 wrote: | Hey,
Thanks for the program link, but Im using linux. I'd like to have it done in OO.o.....
I want to make a big banner that says "Happy Birthday" for someone I know... I can't figure out how to join pages. (at least 3)
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Why use OOo? Isn't it overkill? Try banner Happy Birthday! >hapbday.txt from a console, then print the resulting txt file and join manually. man banner will get you size options in case the default is too wide.
James
PS banner -w 80 Happy Birthday >hapbday.txt can be opened, saved as, and printed from OOo Writer if you reduce page margins to .25 |
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acknak
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:34 pm Post subject: Works for me... |
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I don't know about 6 pages, but I just tried two pages and it worked ok.
Steps:
1) make a new Drawing document
2) set the page size to (landscape) 8.5 x 22"
3) add text object "Happy Birthday" in 200 pt font
4) Print (no options on print dialog > "OK"). Choose option "Print on multiple pages"
The pages printed fine on my laser, although I ended up with 6 pages instead of 2 (the tiling algorithm seems to use a wider margin and thus prints extra pages). The pages would require some trimming as well, before taping them together, since the printing doesn't go all the way to the edge of the paper.
This is on Linux with OOo 2.0
I think if you wanted to do this "seamlessly" (sorry) using an inkjet and fanfold banner paper, you would need a real banner printing program.
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Firewing1
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Thanks!
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DogTags
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How'd you get it to make 200 size font?
I tried, but it reverts to 96 |
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acknak
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| DogTags wrote: | | How'd you get it to make 200 size font? |
It's not in the font size drop-down list, but you can type any number you want in the toobar font size entry. When you press 'Enter' (or tab) the font size you typed in will take effect. Same goes for the font size in the Format > Character dialog. |
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