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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] - word Document


> Hi Bjorn,
> > We generate a 'text/word' document from Universe.
> >
> > What I would like to know is does anybody know what characters I need to
> > place in the document so that when it is opened up in Word, it is in
> > landscape format?
>
> I don't think you will be able to do this from a text file -- word will
> obey line breaks but no other formatting.
>
> Have you had a look at the RTF format? It will work in any version of
> word and will let you do what you want.
>
> A file something like this should work:
>
>
> {\rtf1\ansi\deff0 {\fonttbl {\f0 Times New Roman;}}
> \paperw16834 \paperh11909
> \margl1440 \margr1900 \margt1800 \margb1800
> \landscape
> \f0\fs20
> Line 1 Page 1\line Line 2 Page 1\page
> Line 1 Page 2\line Line 2 Page 2\page
> Line 1 Page 3\line Line 2 Page 3
> }
>
> This is a three page file \line replaces CRLF and \page replaces page
> feed characters. Word takes care of wrapping. When using landscape in
> RTF, you need to specify paper size and margins (in this case A4).
>
> If you wanted to use a fixed width font replace Times New Roman with
> Courier.
>
> This information was taken from some of our RTF generating programs, but
> originally from the RTF Pocket Guide from O'Reilly.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Craig
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