I can't see the bottom of the border in preview or print mode?

[carrie]

I am unable to see the bottom of the border in print preview or when the
document is printed. I have done all stated in the help file and still I
cannot see it . The margins are normal default.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BottomsDontPrint.htm

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, carrie. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BottomsDontPrint.htm.

 

[carrie]

Thank you garfield, informative but it still will not put the border on the
bottom of the page. The footer is visible but border is not it reset itself
to be 1.15 cm but still not showing on the bottom of the page.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You clearly have not followed the instructions in the article. Read it
again.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you want to see what the document will look like when printed on the
client's printer, you need to install the driver for that printer and set it
as the active printer. Print Preview will then tell you what you need to
know. But if you're printing the job to a printer that can't handle the
"From edge of page" setting (which is true of most inkjet printers), then
your only option is to use "From text." I don't pretend that this is ideal,
but it is the only solution available in current versions of Word. Depending
on what your content is, you might be able to put the document text in a
text box or frame that is smaller than the margin width/height (not
practical if it's more than one page).

 

[Eric]

Hope you don't mind my interruption, but I have the same problem.
After many happy hours trying to fix it I finally stumbled on the following
solution.
In my Printer Properties box I have an option "Minimise Margins".
Selecting this fixed the problem.
The printer is an Epsom 830U

 

[missymo24]

I just tried every single thing in that article and I still have the SAME
problem. I guess it's time to update it.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you have set the border to be "from text" instead of "from edge of page"
and not to include the footer and have established a bottom margin that is
well within the printable area of the page, then this should work. If Word
is trying to enforce an unreasonable unprintable area (especially if it's
2.67" and this is an HP LaserJet), then that is a different issue.

 

[pennyndoug]

I have been totally frustrated with this unreasonable unprintable area.
Everyone else on my network works just fine and I was too until I got a new
computer and switched to Word 2003. I am not stuck with the 2.67 default
margin. WHAT IS DOING THIS and HOW can I get rid of it? Do you have any
idea, you say that this is a different issue....how to fix this issue of the
2.67? Please help me!!!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There is a known conflict between Word 2002/2003 and the HP drivers for
certain LaserJets. There are various workarounds, including restarting Word
or Windows (temporary fix) and using the Windows driver instead (but you may
lose some printer functionality). Many users have reported that the drivers
from
http://www.hp.com/pond/ljbeta/index.html solve the problem.

 

[Carly]

Ugh I have been having the exact same problem.
My printer is an hp deskjet 3650 if that is any help to anyone. The bottom
prints at work but not from my home computer.

I've done what everyone has suggested and still no luck. I did notice that
it prints when the page size is set to 'letter', but not to A4.

 

[JCherry]

Thanks, Eric, I have two HP Office Jets and have been struggling with this.
Ms. Vice President needs to learn her program better. This was incredibly
helpful and it resolved my issues. So it works on HP as well as Epsom!

You are my heroe!
J. Cherry

 

[Mkate]

I, too, am having a problem with the bottom of my footer not printing
completely. I have an HP OfficeJet and have checked everywhere in my menus,
preference, etc. but do not see Minimise Margins. Could you provide details
on where you located this option?

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't think HP printers have this option. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BottomsDontPrint.htm for other
approaches.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[JCherry]

MKate,
Open any document, then do "File", then "Print", then click on "Properties",
then click on tab "Advanced", Under "Document Options", "Printer Features",
you'll see "minimize margins" "Off". Click it to "on" and you will probably
solve your problem. Ms Vice President really needs to know her products
better than she does, not sure how she got to be the VP of much of anything.

J.Cherry