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Paper Size/Type Code Doesn't Work Properly
DocumentID: 10606
Revision Date: 11-Mar-97 9:22:54 AM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

You have changed your Paper Size/Type, but the new paper size doesn't take effect until the page following the new code.

Answer:

Move the Paper Size/Type code to the top of the page on which you want it to start. Make sure that it is not preceded by any text, including the codes listed above.


See Also
      Paper Size/Type in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual

Details:

When text codes precede a Paper Size/Type code, the code is suppressed until the next page.

The following codes are treated as text by WordPerfect 5.1:

      Advance Up, Down, Left, Right
      Auto Reference with Generate
      Column On
      Date/Time (things that generate text)
      End of Column
      Footnotes and Endnotes
      HRt/SRt (end-of-line codes)
      Hyphen (any kind)
      Imbedded Printer Commands
      Indent (using F4 or Shift+F4)
      Overstrike
      Page Number - Insert code
      Paragraph Numbering
      Spaces
      Tab functions (Center, Left/Right Justification, etc.)
      Table functions


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