Re: Print margins different from Page layout

What is the model number of that Dell printer?

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
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"Harvey" <Harvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I installed the print driver to my computer, but continue with the same
> problem. I have a second (legal) copy of Word and installed it on the
> computer the printer is hooked up to. I then created a page size in that
> copy
> of Word with the same dimentions/settings as on my other computer, wrote
> out
> a document and got the same error and results. It just seems Word is not
> compatible with this printer and odd page sizes. I am not exactly happy
> with
> this Dell printer anyway (ink to expensive)- it just came with the new
> computer. My plans are to purchase a different brand printer (probably HP)
> at
> some point in the near future and that will probably solve the problem.
>
> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Word not being on the other computer shouldn't make a different.
>>
>> Two more things... First, did you install the printer driver locally, or
>> are
>> you using the shared printer across the network without having installed
>> a
>> driver to computer with Word on it?
>>
>> Second... What happens if you connect the Dell printer directly to the
>> problem computer? Do you still get the error and skewed printing?
>>
>> --
>> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
>> http://www.herbtyson.com
>> "Harvey" <Harvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6116F080-1E41-427D-8471-1BEE007CDACD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I do not have office installed, just Word that was installed (along with
>> >MS
>> > Works) when I purchased the computer. I do not have MS Office Document
>> > Image
>> > Writer print driver, nor do I have the Adobe PDF print driver. I did
>> > start
>> > Word in Safe mode and the same error and print results were produced.
>> >
>> > I checked for a new printer driver, but there is no updated driver
>> > available
>> > from the Dell site.
>> >
>> > I do appreciate the help in trying to resolve this problem, but due to
>> > the
>> > few times that I try to use this feature, it may be less trouble to
>> > just
>> > use
>> > the work around of resetting the margins in a standard page.
>> >
>> > One thing I just thought of is that I do not have Word installed on my
>> > new
>> > computer that the printer is connected to (Dell is currently installing
>> > Wordperfect instead of Word on their computers which is a bit
>> > annoying). I
>> > don't know if that should make a difference or not.
>> >
>> > Again, thanks for helping with this.
>> >
>> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> From what you've said, it doesn't sound like you're doing anything
>> >> wrong
>> >> in
>> >> Word, since you're doing what I'm doing, and I'm not getting a margins
>> >> error, and I am getting the expected results. To confirm that it's a
>> >> printer
>> >> driver issue, though, if there is another printer available, you might
>> >> try
>> >> printing to it to see what happens. If you don't have another printer
>> >> available, another testing option is to print to the Microsoft Office
>> >> Document Image Writer printer driver (assuming it's installed) or to
>> >> an
>> >> Adobe PDF driver (if it's available). In any case, the resulting
>> >> output
>> >> should resemble the expected paper result. If you continue to get the
>> >> margin
>> >> error and things are skewed off to the right, then there probably is a
>> >> settings problem.
>> >>
>> >> If it does look like a settings problem, you might try starting Word
>> >> in
>> >> Safe
>> >> mode to see if the problem still occurs. To start in Safe mode, hold
>> >> the
>> >> Ctrl key when you start Word, and keep it held until Word shows up on
>> >> the
>> >> taskbar. Switch to Word, and say Yes to starting in Safe mode.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> >> Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
>> >> http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >> "Harvey" <Harvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:B6B88A8B-5AF9-4A5B-BD9C-7EA1283CEC45@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Thank you.
>> >> > Yes, I did use File/Page Setup and the Paper tab to set the paper
>> >> > size.
>> >> > Also
>> >> > the Margins tab to set the margins. I tried a second time to set up
>> >> > a
>> >> > new
>> >> > page with the same dimentions and saved it as a Template, but it
>> >> > still
>> >> > produced the same result. For me everything looks correct until I
>> >> > try
>> >> > to
>> >> > print.
>> >> >
>> >> > The printer is a Dell printer (which I think is actually Lexmark). I
>> >> > mention
>> >> > this because I searched around and saw a note that Word uses the
>> >> > print
>> >> > driver
>> >> > in some way to handle paper sizes and in some cases that does not
>> >> > work
>> >> > correctly. If that is, in fact, true it may be my printer/driver in
>> >> > combination with Word is not producing the correct output. At this
>> >> > point I
>> >> > have not searched for another driver as one work around is to use a
>> >> > standard
>> >> > size page and change the margins to position the output in the
>> >> > correct
>> >> > area
>> >> > on the smaller page size. I don't use this size very often so it is
>> >> > not
>> >> > critical for me to go to that bother. On the other hand if that is
>> >> > not
>> >> > the
>> >> > cause, then I would like to know if there is problem with my
>> >> > installation
>> >> > of
>> >> > Word which can or needs to be corrected.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> How did you set up the new page size? In Word's File - Page Setup -
>> >> >> Paper
>> >> >> tab? When I do that, it works as expected. Can you give the exact
>> >> >> steps
>> >> >> you're using so we can try to replicate? (Hard to solve a problem
>> >> >> if
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> doesn't occur for the solver.)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> >> >> Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
>> >> >> http://www.herbtyson.com
>> >> >> "Harvey" <Harvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:4312B44D-93BD-417D-A9F7-EE3BD9BED3F7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > Using Word 2002 I set up a new page size of 5.5" wide X 8.7" long
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > left
>> >> >> > and right margins of 0.5" each. In the print preview the data is
>> >> >> > displayed
>> >> >> > according to these dimensions.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When I go to print I get the following error message:
>> >> >> > The margins are set outside the printable area of the page. Do
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > want
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > continue?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > If I choose Yes, it prints off the page to the right and the left
>> >> >> > margin
>> >> >> > starts at approximatley 2.25" instead of 0.5". If I choose No it
>> >> >> > takes
>> >> >> > me
>> >> >> > back to the document as expected.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I am printing across a LAN to a printer connected to another
>> >> >> > computer,
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > network printer. I have no problem getting the correct page
>> >> >> > size/print
>> >> >> > when I
>> >> >> > use Wordperfect on this same computer and setup so I am assuming
>> >> >> > this
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > something specific to Word rather than my computer setup.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I woould appreciate any help to correct this problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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