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Summary: PostScript printers are cool, and you can control them in Word to create all sorts of special effects. This tip explains how you can use a PRINT field to draw a circle on your page—one that only appears on a printout. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
If you are using a PostScript printer, you can use the Print field code to print a circle anywhere on the page. This field can be added anywhere within your document, and affects the current page only. If you want it to affect every page, you can place the field code in the header or footer. To make this work, you simply need to insert a pair of field braces in your document (by pressing Ctrl+F9), and then enter this information between the braces:
Print \p page " /Lsize 1 def /Left 5 def /Top 6.5 def /Radius 2 def /BeginX Left 72 mul def /BeginY 11 Top sub 72 mul def Lsize setlinewidth BeginX BeginY Radius 72 mul 0 360 arc stroke showpage "
This code should be entered within the field braces as one long line, without pressing Enter. To modify the size or position of the circle there are a few variables you can adjust. These are the values assigned to Lsize, Left, Top, and Radius. Lsize represents the thickness, in points, of the actual line used to draw the circle. The values right after the variable names Left and Top represent the position of the circle's center, in inches, from the left and top edges of the paper. The value after Radius represents the radius of the circle in inches.
Tip #398 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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