Need help with Inserting background pic for letterhead

[Aceninja]

Hi ,

I've got an image file that is 1700 x 2200 pixels (8.5 x 11 letter
size) that I would like to use as a template. So far I know of two
different ways to insert it as the background pic and they give me two
different problems: (using word 2007)

Method 1) page layout> page color> fill effect> choose picture on
hdd...

Using this method the background picture is not stretched to fit the
page and when i click on print preview the layout is all messed up. The
background appears to be bigger than the letter pad size and appears
zoomed in.

Method 2) Click Insert> Picture> and then manually stretch it to fit
the page

This method looks good on screen but during print preview the part of
the right side of the image is cut off (text is fine) and I can see big
borders on all sides. I do not want any borders as the image is supposed
to fill the entire page and I need to stop the right side from getting
cut off.

I would appreciate any suggestions you can provide me in creating this
letterpad. It's a highly graphical one and thats why I need it to
stretch to fit the whole page.

Please help!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Almost certainly, your printer will not be able to print right to the edge
of the page and that is why you get the border with the second method.

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[Aceninja]

I have a photo printer Canon IP6600D and I have selected borderless
printing, now the edges are fine but there is about a 1 inch gap on the
top and bottom. Any ideas how to fix this? to see the document i am
talking about please go to www.aceninja.com/letterpad.doc

thank you in advance.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You could try selecting folio size paper (8.5 x 13") but I think that might
only allow you to fix the bottom border problem and not the top.

The next step then would be to actually use that size paper and cut off the
borders.

If you are doing much printing onto this paper, you are going to be running
up quite a bill for ink cartridges and it might be cheaper to start with
tinted paper onto which you print your logo. You would then however have to
dispense with the darker band across the top of the sheet.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP