Why is the printing on my business cards askew?

[ldrboss]

I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in "preview"
but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say. Any
suggestions?

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock thru
unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

Never fails, once a month I have to empty the Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes out of my printer.


| It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock thru
| unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.
|
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|
| JoAnn Paules
| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
|
|
|
| | >I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in "preview"
| > but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say. Any
| > suggestions?
|
|

 

[Mary Sauer]

Get rid of the sugary stuff, Wheaties won't gum up your printer.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

Never fails, once a month I have to empty the Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes out of
my printer.


| It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock thru
| unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
|
|
|
| | >I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in "preview"
| > but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say. Any
| > suggestions?
|
|

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

The things our poor posters have to put up with! ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Make a little oatmeal, with raisins, top with cinnamon use 2% milk. The
real breakfast of champions.

--
Don
Vancouver, USA

Get rid of the sugary stuff, Wheaties won't gum up your printer.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
message Never fails, once a month I have to empty the Froot Loops and Frosted
Flakes out of my printer.


| It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock
thru
| unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks
dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
|
|
|
| | >I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in
"preview"
| > but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say.
Any
| > suggestions?
|
|

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

I thought those little chocolate donuts were the breakfast of champions


| Make a little oatmeal, with raisins, top with cinnamon use 2% milk. The real
| breakfast of champions.
|
| --
| Don
| Vancouver, USA
|
|
| | > Get rid of the sugary stuff, Wheaties won't gum up your printer.
| >
| > --
| > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| > http://office.microsoft.com/
| > http://msauer.mvps.org/
| > news://msnews.microsoft.com
| > message | > Never fails, once a month I have to empty the Froot Loops and Frosted
| > Flakes out of my printer.
| >
| >
| > | > | It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock
| > thru
| > | unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks
| > dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.
| > |
| > | --
| > |
| > | JoAnn Paules
| > | MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | >I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in
| > "preview"
| > | > but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say.
| > Any
| > | > suggestions?
| > |
| > |
| >
|
|

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash Gordon®\)]

they can always change the channel
....it's the price they have to pay for free info i guess

| The things our poor posters have to put up with! ;-)
|
| --
|
| JoAnn Paules
| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
|
|
|
| | > Make a little oatmeal, with raisins, top with cinnamon use 2% milk. The
| > real breakfast of champions.
| >
| > --
| > Don
| > Vancouver, USA
| >
| >
| > | >> Get rid of the sugary stuff, Wheaties won't gum up your printer.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| >> http://office.microsoft.com/
| >> http://msauer.mvps.org/
| >> news://msnews.microsoft.com
| >> message | >> Never fails, once a month I have to empty the Froot Loops and Frosted
| >> Flakes out of my printer.
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> | It sounds like there's something causing your printer to pull the stock
| >> thru
| >> | unevenly. Look inside and see if something looks
| >> dirty/sticky/jammed/etc.
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> |
| >> | JoAnn Paules
| >> | MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
| >> |
| >> |
| >> |
| >> | | >> | >I created some business cards in Publisher and they look great in
| >> "preview"
| >> | > but when I print them the printing is askew, tiltled I should say.
| >> Any
| >> | > suggestions?
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Chrisssssss.........]

The answer to the original question may be that after a few thousand printed
pages, the printers rollers get coated with the glaze on some papers or
card. This results in pages being pulled through the printer askew. I had
the same problem recently. Only diagnosed this after much grief and several
phone calls to Epsons helpline. I tried scraping the rollers but in the end
had to replace the printer (after 35,000 pages tho, so not too bad).
Chrisssss.....