Open your Company

Click on File| Printer/Font Setup

The ‘Printer/Font Setup’ screen will display

Two rows of tab options will display

Select either the Customer or Supplier tab from within the first row

Select the Documents tabs from the second row

By Select a Document click the drop down menu

Select each document name

At the bottom left next to Paper Style Assistant the box with text shows the Paper Style for

the selected document

Once the documents are checked click on the Statement/ Remittance tab

By Paper Style Assistant is a box with text showing the Paper Style for the statement

Once you have checked all the Paper Style’s for all customer/supplier documents click on

OK to exit the ‘Printer/Font Setup’ screen

How to change the Paper Style of customer/supplier documents

From the ‘Printer/Font Setup’ screen

Click on the Paper Style Assistant button

The ‘Paper Style Assistant’ will launch

Select the Paper Style you wish to use

Plain This prints the document on plain paper. The system prints lines and boxes to neaten the appearance.

Pre-printed You can purchase pre-printed stationery with lines and boxes printed on the paper. The paper size lets you fold the page once and the address displays in most standard window envelopes.

Header Pre-printed

You can arrange to have your company logo and other information printed on the pre-printed paper.

Click Next

Select the Paper Type you wish to use

Click Next

Click Finish

In Pastel it is vitally important that you setup your printers as well as your print options correctly. By default, most if not all printer drivers are setup to use letter sized paper. This can cause issues when printing invoices and statements from Sage Pastel Partner and Xpress.

Navigate to the Windows Control Panel

The ‘Control Panel’ screen will display:

Select the option to view by either large or small icons

Select the option Devices and Printers

The ‘Devices and Printer’ screen will display:

Right click on the printer that is being used in Sage Pastel Accounting.

Select Printing Preferences

The ‘Printing Preferences’ screen will display:

NOTE: The following steps may differ depending on the type of printer you are using

Click the Advanced button should there be one

The ‘Advanced Option’ screen will display:

Select A4 by Paper size

Click OK

If there is no advanced button, go through each tab and look for the paper size as shown

below:

Should there be an option Original Size and Paper size, both must be set to A4

Check each tab as the paper size may be located on more than one tab Once you have set the paper size on all tabs to A4 click Apply and OK

NOTE: The name of the tabs will depend on the make and model of the printer you are using.

Left click once on the printer being used in Sage Pastel Accounting

A tool bar will appear at the top of the screen:

Click on Print server properties

The ‘Print Server Properties’ screen will display:

Tick the Create a new Form box

By Form Name type in Pastel Paper

By Form description (measurements) select Metric

Insert the Height & Width.

If you use Pastel's pre-printed paper, the size is 21.59 cm x 21.59 cm (If you do not make

use of Pastel Stationary, please measure one sheet of the paper you use, and include

the perforated area on the paper.)

Enter the measurements

Click on OK to save the form

Right click on the printer and select printing preferences, change all paper styles/sizes to

the form created