Word file won't print text 'Centered'

[BT]

I am having some trouble formatting a word document to print the way I need
it to. It may be a problem with the printer, but if I set up a similar
document in Wordpad, it seems to print out OK.

What I'm doing should be very simple, I'm trying to print a name at the top
of a page...what could be easier. I center the text, type the name, no
problem, at 8.55" x 11", it works fine. I need to be able to print this to
varous sizes of paper, but when I try to print it on narrower paper, it just
won't work-it doesn't stay centered.

Here is what I've done:
-open a new doc
-go to Page Setup/Paper
-set width to 6" (for example)
-click OK
-click the toolbar button to "center" the text
-type name (John Q. Public for example)

If I click on print preview, I see a narrow piece of paper with the name
centered just as it should be. Now when I try to print it I get an error
message saying "The margins of section 1 are set outside the printable area
of the page. Do you want to continue?" If I say yes, it prints out, but not
centered on the paper. I don't understand this message, and it seems to pop
up regardless of what the margins are set at.

I am using a HP PhotoSmart 7260 printer and I put the paper in on the right
side of the tray as per the manual. If I put in regular letter size paper
instead, it seems to be perfectly centered. I have also tried to output the
image to a pdf file and it also shows up as a letter size image.

I know that I can trick the settings with some trial and error till I get
the output OK, but I need to be able to quickly change names and paper sizes
and this shouldn't be that difficult.

Has anyone come across this before? Any ideas?? tia

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Bt,

I've seldom had much luck with custom paper sizes (HP Laserjet 4). I've always
found it best to use a standard size paper, then set the MARGINS to emulate the
smaller size. When you center, Word centers between the margins.

If these are paper sizes you need regularly, set up a TEMPLATE for each size.
You can then use File/New to create a new document from that template.

I am having some trouble formatting a word document to print the way I need
it to. It may be a problem with the printer, but if I set up a similar
document in Wordpad, it seems to print out OK.

What I'm doing should be very simple, I'm trying to print a name at the top
of a page...what could be easier. I center the text, type the name, no
problem, at 8.55" x 11", it works fine. I need to be able to print this to
varous sizes of paper, but when I try to print it on narrower paper, it just
won't work-it doesn't stay centered.

Here is what I've done:
-open a new doc
-go to Page Setup/Paper
-set width to 6" (for example)
-click OK
-click the toolbar button to "center" the text
-type name (John Q. Public for example)

If I click on print preview, I see a narrow piece of paper with the name
centered just as it should be. Now when I try to print it I get an error
message saying "The margins of section 1 are set outside the printable area
of the page. Do you want to continue?" If I say yes, it prints out, but not
centered on the paper. I don't understand this message, and it seems to pop
up regardless of what the margins are set at.

I am using a HP PhotoSmart 7260 printer and I put the paper in on the right
side of the tray as per the manual. If I put in regular letter size paper
instead, it seems to be perfectly centered. I have also tried to output the
image to a pdf file and it also shows up as a letter size image.

I know that I can trick the settings with some trial and error till I get
the output OK, but I need to be able to quickly change names and paper sizes
and this shouldn't be that difficult.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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