Page Border

[Elaine]

Please help. I placed a Page Border on a 1 page
document. The bottom border does not display in Print
Preview. I change the Page Border options and I still
have the same problem.

Elaine

 

[Jon Weaver]

Elaine,
This is a problem that often occurs when you're using an HP DeskJet printer.

You need to change the settings for the page border to position the inside
edge of the page border relative to the page margin rather than relative to
the outside of the page, which is Word's default

Place the insertion point somewhere within the page whose border settings
you want to change (in this case page 1)
Click Borders And Shading on the Format menu
Select the Page Borders tab
Click Options to display the Borders and Shading Options dialog box for Page
Borders
Under "Measure From," click Text to position the inside edge of the page
border relative to the page margin rather
If necessary, change the page border margins to at least 10 pts; the page
border margins are adjustable between 0 and 31 points only; 31 pts. is a
distance of about 0.5 inches; dependent upon the printer used, you may have
to experiment with the aid of Print Preview until you get the results you
want

You may also find it helpful to switch to print layout view (click Print
Layout on the View menu) and to display the text boundaries (click Options
on the Tools menu, click the View tab and make sure the Text boundaries
check box is checked and click OK). Now you're able to see where the page
borders are relative to the margins
and the edge of the paper.

Jon

 

[Elaine]

Hello Jon,

I set the page border to "edge of page" and change the
margins and the bottom still doesn't show.

Here are the settings I have:
Page Setup Margins:
Top .63", Bottom .18", Left 1", Right 1.13"

Border & Shading Margins:
Top 10pt, Bottom 4pt, Left 31pt, Right 31pt.

Thank you so much for your help

Elaine

 

[Jon Weaver]

Elaine,
This might cause you a problem but a .18" bottom margin is beyond the
capabilities of some printers.

Try .5" bottom margin minimum on Page Setup, Margin tab, File menu. Check
the results in Print Preview. Keep shrinking the bottom margin and testing
the results in Print Preview till you see what the limit is for your
printer.

Double check to make sure you have set the Measure from to Text rather than
Edge of page

Good luck, again

Jon