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Default saving to print file - *.prn ... how do I print it?

Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given the prn
extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not open it. I
'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by printing to
'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print it
from there.

Thanks, DH

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Default saving to print file - *.prn ... how do I print it?

It is no longer a Word file. All you need to do is drag and drop it onto
your printer Icon.

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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
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Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given the
prn extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not open it.
I 'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by printing to
'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print it
from there.

Thanks, DH


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Default saving to print file - *.prn ... how do I print it?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=print+a+pr n

Suggestion: Print to a .pdf file the next time. ;-)


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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
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Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given the
prn extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not open it.
I 'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by printing to
'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print it
from there.

Thanks, DH


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Default saving to print file - *.prn ... how do I print it?

Dave Horne wrote:
Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given
the prn extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not
open it. I 'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by
printing to 'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print
it from there.

Thanks, DH


Printing to the printer directly from the document is going to be much the
easiest way.

If you want to know about printing from a .prn file (which is just a capture
of the binary data that would otherwise have been sent over the wire to the
printer), see http://filext.com/faq/print_from_prn_file.php.

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Default saving to print file - *.prn ... how do I print it?

Terry, thanks. DH


"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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It is no longer a Word file. All you need to do is drag and drop it onto
your printer Icon.

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Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given the
prn extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not open
it. I 'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by printing to
'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print it
from there.

Thanks, DH





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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Dave Horne wrote:
Instead of printing the document I saved it to file and it was given
the prn extension. Just now I went to print it and Windows could not
open it. I 'associated' it with Word and still nothing.

Perhaps I don't understand how this works. I assumed that by
printing to 'file', I could then print the document at a later date.

This is not a major issue as I will open the *.doc ducument and print
it from there.

Thanks, DH


Printing to the printer directly from the document is going to be much the
easiest way.

If you want to know about printing from a .prn file (which is just a
capture of the binary data that would otherwise have been sent over the
wire to the printer), see http://filext.com/faq/print_from_prn_file.php.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.


Jay, thanks for the link, I'll check it out. DH

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