WD6x: PostScript Error -50 When Printing to File from Word 6.0.1
  
PSS ID Number: Q200166
Article last modified on 04-16-1999
 
MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to print to file from Word 6.0 or 6.0.1 for the Macintosh, the
following error message may appear:
 
   Postscript error -50
 
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:
 
 - Upgrade to Word 6.0.1a or later.
 
-or-
 
 - Upgrade to the Apple LaserWriter driver 8.5.1 or later.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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This error does not occur using Word 6.0.1a or using the Apple LaserWriter
driver 8.5.1.
 
Upgrading to either of these will resolve this error; however, users of Word for
the Macintosh 6.0.1 should upgrade to 6.0.1a or later.
 
The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.
 
Additional query words:
 
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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbdta 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbfix
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