Weird Default Margins

[Joy Hunter]

Nearly every time, but not every time, I go to print a
new document and I get the "margins outside the limit" or
some such. It asks if I'd like to Fix and if I say "Yes"
it makes the bottom or left margin 2.67" What is going
on? I ususally shut down the computer and every now and
then it works again. Why would this be happening. And
how can I stop it.

Thanks.

Joy

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is almost certainly a printer driver issue, seen almost exclusively
with HP printers. There are "margin fix" drivers at
http://www.hp.com/pond/ljbeta/index.html that reportedly solve the problem.
If by any chance you are seeing this problem on a non-HP printer, Microsoft
would like some information from you about the driver, as they're trying to
isolate the cause of the problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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[Joy]

Suzanne, you were so right! It is an HP printer. I'll go
to the site you suggested to see if I can get it fixed.
Thanks.

Joy

 

[Lauren]

I had the same issue with 2.67" "default" margins, and
found a work-around short of installing a new driver:

1. On print dialog, select Printer Properties.
2. Go to Finishing Tab, Quick Sets box.
3. My dialog said "untitled" here. So, I selected "User's
Manual" and then changed the settings back to one-sided,
one page per sheet.
4. Press OK.
5. Press Cancel on the Print dialog (unless you want to
print)
6. Go to print preview - your problem should be fixed!