The Print field sends printer-control code characters to the selected printer. Word displays a result only when the document is printed. For appropriate printer codes, see your printer manual.
Note
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Syntax
When you view the Print field in your document, the syntax looks like this:
{ PRINT "PrinterInstructions" }
Note
A field code tells the field what to display. Field results are what’s shown in the document after having evaluated the field code. To toggle between viewing the field code and the field code results, press Alt+F9 (or, on a Mac: fn+Option+F9).
PostScript commands
You can send PostScript programming strings to your printer by inserting Print fields in the document. Word sends the commands to the printer as native PostScript code and processes them in the order in which you insert them. Use the following syntax:
{ PRINT \p Group "Codes" }
The y-coordinate space used for PostScript commands in Word is the same as for normal PostScript. The graphics origin (0,0) is in the lower-left corner of the page, and the positive directions are up and to the right. PostScript drawing instructions take place within a drawing rectangle. The graphics origin is translated to the lower-left corner of the drawing rectangle.
Instructions
\p Group
Defines the drawing rectangle that the subsequent PostScript instructions operate on.
"Codes"
PostScript instructions. If the instructions contain more than one word, enclose them in quotation marks.
Note
To print PostScript over text, select File > Options > Advanced, and then select the Print PostScript over text check box under When printing this document.