How to make sure a printed document look the as it does on the scr

[KnowledgeSeeker]

We are working with a word object in a VB.Net and create mail merge through the application. When the user view or preview the document it looks fine but depending on the printer the user sends the file to the printed result differs in formatting and sometimes the printed page is jumbled with words been pushed together without any space. How to programmatically make sure that does not happen?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Jezebel]

It's not a programming issue. You need to configure your printers to use the
same settings and fonts. Some printers download all fonts; some may, if set
to do so, substitute built-in fonts.

We are working with a word object in a VB.Net and create mail merge

through the application. When the user view or preview the document it looks
fine but depending on the printer the user sends the file to the printed
result differs in formatting and sometimes the printed page is jumbled with
words been pushed together without any space. How to programmatically make
sure that does not happen?

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Thanks
But in a business environment where users connected to several different types of printers should they update the settings or should it be done by the network admin. I am new at all these and I was supposed to make an application work which I was able to do but these issues keep coming up and I don't really know how to solve them.
How do I know the settings that are needed on those printers and then how to change them to make sure they include every setting on the templates?
Thanks you a lot for the help.

 

[Jezebel]

It's really not practical to approach this through VBA at all. As you say,
it's a system admin issue. If your responsibility is the Word documents,
then that's where you stop. There's nothing you can feasibly do at
template-level to ensure that users have configured their printers properly.

Thanks
But in a business environment where users connected to several different

types of printers should they update the settings or should it be done by
the network admin. I am new at all these and I was supposed to make an
application work which I was able to do but these issues keep coming up and
I don't really know how to solve them.

How do I know the settings that are needed on those printers and then how

to change them to make sure they include every setting on the templates?