Margins reported as being in error

[Robert T]

Word 2007, HP 5180 printer.

My HP printer is capable of printing to .25 in from all edges (.28 in from
bottom). I have margins set at .5 all around. Each time I go to print, I must
answer a message that margins are outside of printable area. This is a
nuisance but does not stop me from printing. I would like help in eliminating
the message.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Check the setting of the header and footer margins. Some versions don't take
these into account, but if you've changed them to, say, 0", they might be
responsible for this message, and you could easily reduce them to, say, 0.3"
without affecting your top and bottom margins.

 

[Robert T]

Suzanne; Thanks for the hint. Let me ask a real beginner (for Word)
question. Are the header [and footer] positioned in the "margin" area. In
other word, if margins are set to 1 in from top, is the header after that 1
in of between the top of page and 1 in?
--
Robert Tankersley CDP

Check the setting of the header and footer margins. Some versions don't take
these into account, but if you've changed them to, say, 0", they might be
responsible for this message, and you could easily reduce them to, say, 0.3"
without affecting your top and bottom margins.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, this is different from WordPerfect. The top and bottom margins set the
top and bottom of the document body area. The header and footer margins
establish the distance of the header and footer from the edge of the page.
So, using the default 0.5" header/footer margins, the header starts at 0.5",
and the footer ends at 0.5". If you have header/footer content and add to
it, the header or footer will expand from that point toward the document
body and actually push it down/up if necessary (this can be useful).

If your header or footer is empty, it usually doesn't make much difference
what the header/footer margin is unless Word looks at that in deciding
whether your document extends into the unprintable area (some versions
actually don't notice this, but more recent ones do).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Suzanne; Thanks for the hint. Let me ask a real beginner (for Word)
question. Are the header [and footer] positioned in the "margin" area. In
other word, if margins are set to 1 in from top, is the header after that
1
in of between the top of page and 1 in?

 

[Robert T]

Thanks for this information. I will go back to my document and check.
--
Robert Tankersley CDP

Yes, this is different from WordPerfect. The top and bottom margins set the
top and bottom of the document body area. The header and footer margins
establish the distance of the header and footer from the edge of the page.
So, using the default 0.5" header/footer margins, the header starts at 0.5",
and the footer ends at 0.5". If you have header/footer content and add to
it, the header or footer will expand from that point toward the document
body and actually push it down/up if necessary (this can be useful).

If your header or footer is empty, it usually doesn't make much difference
what the header/footer margin is unless Word looks at that in deciding
whether your document extends into the unprintable area (some versions
actually don't notice this, but more recent ones do).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Suzanne; Thanks for the hint. Let me ask a real beginner (for Word)
question. Are the header [and footer] positioned in the "margin" area. In
other word, if margins are set to 1 in from top, is the header after that
1
in of between the top of page and 1 in?
--
Robert Tankersley CDP

Check the setting of the header and footer margins. Some versions don't
take
these into account, but if you've changed them to, say, 0", they might be
responsible for this message, and you could easily reduce them to, say,
0.3"
without affecting your top and bottom margins.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Word 2007, HP 5180 printer.

My HP printer is capable of printing to .25 in from all edges (.28 in
from
bottom). I have margins set at .5 all around. Each time I go to print,
I
must
answer a message that margins are outside of printable area. This is a
nuisance but does not stop me from printing. I would like help in
eliminating
the message.