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Q126048: Writer: Difficulty Printing Cards on Epson Stylus

Article: Q126048
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfaq
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print a card from Creative Writer to an Epson Stylus Color printer, you
may experience one of the following problems:

- You may receive an error message stating that the disk is full, or the
  program may stop responding (hang).

  -or-

- The printer may print a blank sheet of paper. With Creative Writer 1.x, this
  is followed by McZee's message, "I've finished printing your document. That
  was fun!"

  -or-

- The card may begin printing and hang midway through printing.

RESOLUTION
==========

Use the following steps to resolve the problem:


Windows 95
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1. Click the Start button, point at Settings, and then click Printers.

2. Click the Epson Stylus with the right mouse button and click Properties.

3. Click the Graphics tab, and set Resolution to 180 dots per inch.

4. On the printer, select the Condensed Print option. This option makes the
  print darker.

Windows 3.x
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1. In the Main program group in Program Manager, double-click the Control Panel
  icon.

2. Double-click the Printers icon.

3. Click the Epson Stylus, then click Setup and set the resolution for printer
  output to 180.

4. On the printer, select the Condensed Print option. This option makes the
  print darker.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Under Windows 3.x, Creative Writer may exit to Program Manager when you are
printing because the Epson Stylus Color printer driver versions 1.03 and 1.04
installs its own print manager.

When Epson's print manager becomes active, Creative Writer is automatically
minimized. To restore Creative Writer to full-screen, double-click the Creative
Writer icon.


Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 cards mskids error prints printing mczee hanging hangs writer homekids freeze crash low memory kids RAM locked up froze

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Keywords          :  kbfaq
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbCreativeWriter100 kbCreativeWriter200 kbCreativeWriter110
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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