Top margin shifts when viewed in print preview

[RickeyD]

This happened in Pub 97. Just installed Pub 2003, same thing. An 8.5 x 11
landscape page with margin guides all set at .2 inches (for Minolta 3300),
also vertical and horizontal ruler guides and grid guides set at 2 columns
and rows spaced at .4 inches. The same graphic is in each quadrant filling
the bordered area. (Four postcards with an even border when the page is cut
into quarters). Looks great until I view the print preview or print it, then
it views and prints with a top margin of 6mm or about .25 inch. I don't
think it's my printer properties, as I have printed it on 2 other printers
with different properties with same results. I am hoping not to have to do
any additional trimming. Thank!

RickeyD

 

[Ed Bennett]

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Looks great until I view the print preview or print it, then it views
and prints with a top margin of 6mm or about .25 inch.

This is probably a physical limitation of your printer. Most inkjet and
laser printers are incapable of printing very close to the edge of the page.

See http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/Publisher/FAQs.htm for solutions.

 

[RickeyD]

Thanks, Ed
My lasers margins are left .195, right .208, top .208, bottom .195 inches.
I have also made my inkjets (2) the default printers and tried them. Exactly
the same position on all printers, leading me to believe it's Publisher
creating the problem. I have set the margin guides in Pub to .25 inches, and
it still gives me a thicker margin on one side. Do you think this is
something I should take to tech support?

RickeyD