Cover Pages

[macuser2010]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Hi, can someone help me,
I am just wondering why don't the cover pages occupy the whole page? Is there a setting that can be changed?

Thanks

 

[macropod]

Hi macuser,

I am just wondering why don't the cover pages occupy the whole page?

They do; it's just that few printers can print to the page edges. Print to PDF with the margins set to 0 or with a page-width
graphic and you'll get stuff 'printed' all the way to the edge.

 

[CyberTaz]

If you are referring to the fact that Cover Pages do not cover the page from
edge to edge it's because most printers cannot do that type of job. There is
a margin on all 4 sides & the content is designed to fit within those margin
settings just like any other document content. You can access the
Header/Footer layer of the Cover Page where that background content is
located, then select & resize/reposition the elements in the same way you
can modify the elements in the document layer. You need to be careful about
alignment & proportionality, and whether what you move closer to the edge of
the paper will print is questionable.

With no more description of the problem it's impossible to guess what else
you might mean. If it isn't the margins you're objecting to you'll have to
provide much more detail about the circumstances.

Which specific Cover Page are you using ‹ they all have names? What part of
the page *does* it occupy? How does the actual Cover Page differ from the
representative thumbnail shown in the Elements Gallery? What is the page
size of the document (US Letter, A4, Legal,...)?

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Phillip Jones, C.E.T.]

and If your referring to not centered in the page top to bottom Click
Format > Document > Layout and click on button that says top and change
to center.

 

[macuser2010]

If you are referring to the fact that Cover Pages do not cover the page from

> edge to edge it's because most printers cannot do that type of job. There is
> a margin on all 4 sides & the content is designed to fit within those margin
> settings just like any other document content. You can access the
> Header/Footer layer of the Cover Page where that background content is
> located, then select & resize/reposition the elements in the same way you
> can modify the elements in the document layer. You need to be careful about
> alignment & proportionality, and whether what you move closer to the edge of
> the paper will print is questionable.
>
> With no more description of the problem it's impossible to guess what else
> you might mean. If it isn't the margins you're objecting to you'll have to
> provide much more detail about the circumstances.
>
> Which specific Cover Page are you using � they all have names? What part of
> the page *does* it occupy? How does the actual Cover Page differ from the
> representative thumbnail shown in the Elements Gallery? What is the page
> size of the document (US Letter, A4, Legal,...)?
>
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
>
> On 1/5/10 4:01 AM, in article (e-mail address removed)2ac0,
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>
>
>

Thanks for your answer!

With cover pages for example you chose 'cover page 6' the cover does not cover the whole page. I know that both my printers can support edge to edge printing because my windows computer print them. All I want to know is if there is a setting that you can change so that the cover page covers the whole document. The page size I am using is A4.

So what I mean is that why doesn't the cover page cover the entire page? From top to bottom, left to right? (if that makes sense)
It differs from the thumbnail, where in the thumbnail the cover page (no. 6) covers the whole document where as when applied it does not.

Hope that helps!
Thanks!

 

[Rob Schneider]

It's a limitation of your printer which cannot print to the edge. The
printer driver knows this and tells Word not to put stuff there.


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[CyberTaz]

Take a closer look at the thumbnail Difficult to see, perhaps, because
of the small size, but there is a white border on all 4 edges with each of
those which use a graphic fill. There are 2 factors you're not taking into
consideration in your comparison, though.

First, the cover pages supplied with Office 2007 & those supplied with
Office 2008 are not the same templates. I haven't taken the time to make
direct comparisons & since I don't use them in Win Word I can't debate
whether they do actually cover the entire sheet. I do know that there is a
lot of content in Win Word that appears to do so on screen but doesn't
translate to the same result on paper.

Second, even if you're using the same printer it doesn't mean that the
Windows driver & the Mac driver for that printer are the same. It's entirely
possible for a printer to deliver output differently from one system to
another if the drivers don't deliver identically.

However, the graphic is exactly that. The one used on cover page 6 you can
select & stretch to the edges of the sheet if you wish. The effect may not
be apparent in Print Preview but it should be evident in the Print dialog.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[macuser2010]

Take a closer look at the thumbnail Difficult to see, perhaps, because

> of the small size, but there is a white border on all 4 edges with each of
> those which use a graphic fill. There are 2 factors you're not taking into
> consideration in your comparison, though.
>
> First, the cover pages supplied with Office 2007 & those supplied with
> Office 2008 are not the same templates. I haven't taken the time to make
> direct comparisons & since I don't use them in Win Word I can't debate
> whether they do actually cover the entire sheet. I do know that there is a
> lot of content in Win Word that appears to do so on screen but doesn't
> translate to the same result on paper.
>
> Second, even if you're using the same printer it doesn't mean that the
> Windows driver & the Mac driver for that printer are the same. It's entirely
> possible for a printer to deliver output differently from one system to
> another if the drivers don't deliver identically.
>
> However, the graphic is exactly that. The one used on cover page 6 you can
> select & stretch to the edges of the sheet if you wish. The effect may not
> be apparent in Print Preview but it should be evident in the Print dialog.
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 1/20/10 5:45 AM, in article (e-mail address removed)2ac0,
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>
>
>

Yeah there is a small white boarder, that is what I want, however, when I add the cover screen it does not l

 

[macuser2010]

Take a closer look at the thumbnail Difficult to see, perhaps, because

> of the small size, but there is a white border on all 4 edges with each of
> those which use a graphic fill. There are 2 factors you're not taking into
> consideration in your comparison, though.
>
> First, the cover pages supplied with Office 2007 & those supplied with
> Office 2008 are not the same templates. I haven't taken the time to make
> direct comparisons & since I don't use them in Win Word I can't debate
> whether they do actually cover the entire sheet. I do know that there is a
> lot of content in Win Word that appears to do so on screen but doesn't
> translate to the same result on paper.
>
> Second, even if you're using the same printer it doesn't mean that the
> Windows driver & the Mac driver for that printer are the same. It's entirely
> possible for a printer to deliver output differently from one system to
> another if the drivers don't deliver identically.
>
> However, the graphic is exactly that. The one used on cover page 6 you can
> select & stretch to the edges of the sheet if you wish. The effect may not
> be apparent in Print Preview but it should be evident in the Print dialog.
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 1/20/10 5:45 AM, in article (e-mail address removed)2ac0,
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>
>
>

Yeah there is a small white boarder, that is what I want, however, when I add the cover screen it does not

 

[macuser2010]

Reply to CyberTaz:

Yeah there is a small white boarder, that is what I want, however, when I add the cover screen it does not look like the thumbnail. When I add the cover screen to the document it does not look like the thumbnail.

Can I get your email so I can scan a printed page and email it to you, so that is makes more sense?

Thanks!

 

[macuser2010]

Take a closer look at the thumbnail Difficult to see, perhaps, because

> of the small size, but there is a white border on all 4 edges with each of
> those which use a graphic fill. There are 2 factors you're not taking into
> consideration in your comparison, though.
>
> First, the cover pages supplied with Office 2007 & those supplied with
> Office 2008 are not the same templates. I haven't taken the time to make
> direct comparisons & since I don't use them in Win Word I can't debate
> whether they do actually cover the entire sheet. I do know that there is a
> lot of content in Win Word that appears to do so on screen but doesn't
> translate to the same result on paper.
>
> Second, even if you're using the same printer it doesn't mean that the
> Windows driver & the Mac driver for that printer are the same. It's entirely
> possible for a printer to deliver output differently from one system to
> another if the drivers don't deliver identically.
>
> However, the graphic is exactly that. The one used on cover page 6 you can
> select & stretch to the edges of the sheet if you wish. The effect may not
> be apparent in Print Preview but it should be evident in the Print dialog.
>
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
>
>
> On 1/20/10 5:45 AM, in article (e-mail address removed)2ac0,
> "[email protected]" wrote:
>
>
>

Yeah there is a small white boarder, that is what I want, however, when I add the cover screen it does not l

 

[macuser2010]

Yeah there is a small white boarder, that is what I want, however, when I add the cover screen it does not look like the thumbnail. When I add the cover screen to the document it does not look like the thumbnail.

Can I get your email so I can scan a printed page and email it to you, so that is makes more sense?

Thanks!