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Re: W4W: landscape tables in an otherwise portrait mode doc ?

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From: Guy Gallo
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 06:51
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In article <1991May29.095440.26902@jet.uucp> cm@jet.uucp (colin manning) writes:
>I have a document with a wide table that I do not want to split into
>multiple tables in order to fit on the page.
>
>Is it possible to print out a table in landscape mode, but with everything
>else within the document coming out in portrait mode, as normal. I.e, I
>want to put the table on its side.
>-- 
>- Colin Manning, cm%jet.uucp@ukc.ac.uk (world) OR cm@jet.uucp (UK only)
>- Disclaimer: Please note that the above is a personal view and should not 
>  be construed as an official comment from the JET project.


I believe a macro was included with version 1.1a of WinWord (in examples.doc 
or macros.doc) that inserted a section break before and after the area to be
printed in landscape -- and then printed the document.

It's awkward.

Let's hope they fix it in the next release.
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From: gg2@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Guy Gallo)
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Subject: Re: W4W: landscape tables in an otherwise portrait mode doc ?
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Date: 30 May 91 06:51:06 GMT
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