printing business cards

[spenning]

I am printing business cards using Publisher 2000. I have no problem setting them up 10 to a page with Avery perforated card stock. The problem is that the design placement on the cards does not print correctly. The top cards on the sheet are perfect but as it gets to the bottom of the page, the design is too high. This is especailly bad whent the design includes a border that ends up not being centered on the card. I have adjusted everything there is to adjust on my printer and am wondering if it is a Publisher software issue or a printer issue. (HP says it is not a problem with the printer
Thanks
Sally Penning

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

No, it is not the problem of the printer for once. With your printer being
an HP you must expect problems as HP are the lemon brand of printer
manufacturers.

What you need to do is make the card size fractionally smaller in height.
When I say 'fractionally' that is exactly what I mean. The amount the last
card is out, is the amount that needs to be divided by 9 and shared equally
between all the 9 cards. So here we are talking about adjusting the card by
something like .2mm or thereabouts. There is 25.4mm to 1" so work that out.

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[spenning]

I have tried changing the size of the cards and/or the vertical spacing when printing 10 up and it does not work. When I change the setting that small amount, it changes back as soon as I close the window. GRRRR
This seems to be a problem for may people here
Sall

----- °°°MS°Publisher°°° wrote: ----

No, it is not the problem of the printer for once. With your printer bein
an HP you must expect problems as HP are the lemon brand of printe
manufacturers

What you need to do is make the card size fractionally smaller in height
When I say 'fractionally' that is exactly what I mean. The amount the las
card is out, is the amount that needs to be divided by 9 and shared equall
between all the 9 cards. So here we are talking about adjusting the card b
something like .2mm or thereabouts. There is 25.4mm to 1" so work that out

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[Mary Sauer]

Easy way: Arrange on the toolbar
Set the margins, .75 each side, .5 each end, 2 columns, five rows. The rectangles
will be 3.5 x 2.


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I am printing business cards using Publisher 2000. I have no problem setting them

up 10 to a page with Avery perforated card stock. The problem is that the design
placement on the cards does not print correctly. The top cards on the sheet are
perfect but as it gets to the bottom of the page, the design is too high. This is
especailly bad whent the design includes a border that ends up not being centered on
the card. I have adjusted everything there is to adjust on my printer and am
wondering if it is a Publisher software issue or a printer issue. (HP says it is not
a problem with the printer)

 

[spenning]

Mary,
THe same thing happened. It does not matter which method I use for setting up the cards, the page "creeps" so that the border is too high on the bottom cards
Sally

 

[Mary Sauer]

Gotta be how your printer feeds the paper. Is it an inkjet? Maybe loosening the
roller via the envelope setting. If it is a LaserJet using a different tray may make
the difference although good laser will not have this issue.

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Mary,
THe same thing happened. It does not matter which method I use for setting up the

cards, the page "creeps" so that the border is too high on the bottom cards.

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Sally I can categorically state that no version of Publisher has ever had an
issue with printing, or printing on card stock and not keeping the correct
margins.

Considering you have an HP which is the lemon brand of printers, anything
could be possible. However, even on an HP this is not normally as issue.
Perhaps your rollers are dirty or have insufficient roller tension.

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[Ron Cohen]

This is a problem with the printer. The only printers I've owned which were
dead on accurate were either dot matrix which have to be exact due to the
nature of their usage with preprinted continuous forms and an HP 5000 laser
accurate from day one. The Lexmark lasers I've owned all needed to have
adjustments via the maintenance menu. My current Canon inkjets are also
accurate. If possible, see if there is a maintenance menu you can access
that allows for adjustments. This is a firmware function, not mechanical.
Also, test out the amount of distortion on the page. Draw an 8" x 10" box
and center it on the page. You may also want to create horizontal and
vertical lines halfway from the top and side margins. Use the smallest line
weight possible, i.e. hairline. Measure with an accurate ruler (not all
rulers are created equal) and you can then see how much the printer is off.
As a workaround to the problem, others have suggested positioning each card
so they correspond to the actual spot on the sheet. Until the printer is
adjusted properly, this may be your only solution.
--
Ron Cohen

Mary,
THe same thing happened. It does not matter which method I use for

setting up the cards, the page "creeps" so that the border is too high on
the bottom cards.

 

[Ron Cohen]

This is a problem with the printer. The only printers I've owned which were
dead on accurate were either dot matrix which have to be exact due to the
nature of their usage with preprinted continuous forms and an HP 5000 laser
accurate from day one. The Lexmark lasers I've owned all needed to have
adjustments via the maintenance menu. My current Canon inkjets are also
accurate. If possible, see if there is a maintenance menu you can access
that allows for adjustments. This is a firmware function, not mechanical.
Also, test out the amount of distortion on the page. Draw an 8" x 10" box
and center it on the page. You may also want to create horizontal and
vertical lines halfway from the top and side margins. Use the smallest line
weight possible, i.e. hairline. Measure with an accurate ruler (not all
rulers are created equal) and you can then see how much the printer is off.
As a workaround to the problem, others have suggested positioning each card
so they correspond to the actual spot on the sheet. Until the printer is
adjusted properly, this may be your only solution.
--
Ron Cohen

Mary,
THe same thing happened. It does not matter which method I use for

setting up the cards, the page "creeps" so that the border is too high on
the bottom cards.