How can I go borderless

[dhiler]

I have the same problem and I am about to pull my hair out. I want to do brochers but I always have a problem with a huge ugly border that only shows up after printing. Looking at the document it seems to be borderless. I actually bought Publisher because I thought it was a problem with MS Picture-It. I have used HP and Epson printers and I can only think it has to do with settings. But which one?

 

[John Inzer]

I have the same problem and I am about to pull my hair
out. I want to do brochers but I always have a problem
with a huge ugly border that only shows up after
printing. Looking at the document it seems to be
borderless. I actually bought Publisher because I
thought it was a problem with MS Picture-It. I have used
HP and Epson printers and I can only think it has to do
with settings. But which one?

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It's not the program....you have to use a printer
that is designed to "Print to The Edge".

The following link is just an example:

Epson Stylus Photo 825 Ink-jet Printer
http://tinyurl.com/2qnlc

 

[Brett...]

I have the same problem and I am about to pull my hair out. I want
to do brochers but I always have a problem with a huge ugly border
that only shows up after printing. Looking at the document it seems
to be borderless. I actually bought Publisher because I thought it
was a problem with MS Picture-It. I have used HP and Epson printers
and I can only think it has to do with settings. But which one?

You need to determine the maximum size of rectangle that your printer can
handle.
I find this easiest to do in Word...
Draw a rectangle the size of the print (blue) border on a single page
Decrease the margins in your printer settings until the rectangle does not
print.
You will need to ensure the rectangle is full size each time the margin
settings are altered.
Use these settings in Publisher.


--
Brett

I was going to tape some records onto a cassette, but I got the wires
backwards. I erased all of the records. When I returned them to my
friend, he said, "Hey, these records are all blank."

 

[Cerridwen]

I have the same problem and I am about to pull my hair out. I want
to do brochers but I always have a problem with a huge ugly border
that only shows up after printing. Looking at the document it seems
to be borderless. I actually bought Publisher because I thought it
was a problem with MS Picture-It. I have used HP and Epson printers
and I can only think it has to do with settings. But which one?

You want to create a brochure and yet you can't even spell it. If I were
you, I'd stick to creating things I could spell! You bought another program,
it does exactly the same thing and yet you haven't stopped to consider that
it could be your printer (which it is)?! Your printer can only print 'full
bleed' if it was designed to do so. Yours obviously isn't. Nothing you can
do about it save purchase one that can.

There are no printing issues with any version of Publisher that can be
directly attributed to the application.

 

[mac townsend]

If I understand correctly, you want the colors and objects on your page to
"run right off the edge".

In printing language, this is called "bleed" not "borderless"--

There are two issues here: 1) the page and the bleeding elements have to be
set up correctly and 2) you have to print on a sheet that is larger than the
page.

First, if you have a box filled with color that you want to bleed off the
top of the sheet you want to draw it out so it extends off the page by about
1/8 to 1/4 inch. There's no point in using more and in some more can cause
problems down the line.

When a print shop prints a bleed on a letter sized paper they actually have
to use a larger sheet and then cut it down.


Most printers (even printing presses!) have areas near the edge of the sheet
that they cannot print. Sometimes these non-printing areas are used by the
printer to grip the sheet and control it's movement thru the device,
sometimes the intention is to prevent ink/toner from being deposited into
the innards of the device itself should a sheet become misaligned. Whatever
the reason, it is a characteristic of the device. Some (like my Epson C82)
have the ability to reduce the margins it requires but not eliminate them.

The so-called "borderless" inkjets, as far as I know, are intended for
smaller "photo" prints (4x6 and such) not larger sheets. But to be honest, I
don't pay much attention to these kinds of devices...my focus is on the
print shop side of things.



"> I have the same problem and I am about to pull my hair out. I want to do
brochers but I always have a problem with a huge ugly border that only shows
up after printing. Looking at the document it seems to be borderless. I
actually bought Publisher because I thought it was a problem with MS
Picture-It. I have used HP and Epson printers and I can only think it has
to do with settings. But which one?

 

[Darlene]

Thank you for your comment on my spelling skills. Dyslexics often
have poor spelling. You bring my days at school where I got daily
spanking for being to slow or not trying hard enough. I might not be
able to spell up to your standard but I find that being polite to
people, no matter how bitter or abusive they become, is far more
important pointing out others disabilities.

I am sorry if someone has been rude to you today or if someone cut you
off on the highway. If you can help me with this problem I'd
appreciaate your help, if not I'd appreciate your silence

May he who you worship give you guidance and peace

dhiler

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hi Darlene,
I have a son with cerebral palsy, he has a PhD and is teaching at the University of
Cincinnati. All his life he has not been able to write coherently, I am a master of
reading misspelled words. Thank goodness for Dragon...
If you open WordPad and input zero in the margin setup, it will default to your
margin limitations.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Hi Cerridwen ([email protected]),
in the newsgroups
you posted:

|| You want to create a brochure and yet you can't even spell it. If I
|| were you, I'd stick to creating things I could spell! You bought
|| another program, it does exactly the same thing and yet you haven't
|| stopped to consider that it could be your printer (which it is)?!
|| Your printer can only print 'full bleed' if it was designed to do
|| so. Yours obviously isn't. Nothing you can do about it save purchase
|| one that can.
||
|| There are no printing issues with any version of Publisher that can
|| be directly attributed to the application.

Wow, who pissed in your cornflakes?

--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

 

[mac townsend]

Years ago when I first "went online" it was with Compuserve.

And the rule there was politeness. If arguing, argue with the ideas
expressed not the person...

(I wish I could do it that way in all things.)

It seems that too many "newbies" seem to feel that ride and crass is the way
to go.

While it's hard, just try to ignore the idiots.<G>

BTW...the Desktop Publishing forum on Compuserve is still around and can
sometimes be a tremendous resource. It is accessible without belonging to
COmpuserve. You will need to establish a screen name ala AOL (or use an
already existing AOL screen name). but I've never seen any spam arrive
sourced from Compuserve. You might want to check it out.

(http://forums.compuserve.com/vlforums/default.asp?SRV=PubProduction)

 

[Cerridwen]

Thank you for your comment on my spelling skills. Dyslexics often
have poor spelling. You bring my days at school where I got daily
spanking for being to slow or not trying hard enough. I might not be
able to spell up to your standard but I find that being polite to
people, no matter how bitter or abusive they become, is far more
important pointing out others disabilities.

I am sorry if someone has been rude to you today or if someone cut you
off on the highway. If you can help me with this problem I'd
appreciaate your help, if not I'd appreciate your silence

May he who you worship give you guidance and peace

dhiler

I, too, am dyslexic - but at least I know how to operate a spellchecker!

And I don't worship any 'he'. I am a Pagan and my path follows the Goddess.

 

[Mike Koewler]

Sarah,

The honest truth about you has nothing to do with your religious (or
non-religious) beliefs. You are just plain a mean person who tries to
make others feel inferior in the mistaken belief it will raise your status.

It's not working.

Mike

 

[Ron Cohen]

Don't put too much stock in what she says. Most of the regulars on this
newsgroup have been flamed by her. Now, back to your original question about
borderless. It's a printer limitation. In addition to using the margin
settings from WordPad, you can easily create horizontal and vertical lines
which extend beyond the page borders. When printed, that will show you the
actual margins. The Canon s or i series inkjets do print borderless. I own
several of them and I can easily say they are great printers. Some of them
are very inexpensive, none of them very expensive. If interested, there is a
lot of info available online.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you truly have spelling problems because of dyslexia or a similar malady, no
amount of spell check will help. Once you are presented with a list of alternative
spellings out of context with the original sentence; there is no way you can be sure
you are choosing the correct word.

 

[DavidF]

Sarah, One would think that as a pagan you would be more careful about the
rudeness, lack of tolerance (especially to newbies), meanness and general
negativity you sow in this newsgroup. I would hate to get back three fold
what you put out there. DavidF