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How to set and print margins to 0
I am creating a marketing brochure that I am having trouble with the margins.
On the left margin I have a table filled with color. In the middle is text and on the right side is an image. I want to be able to set the page margins to 0 (zero) so that the edges of the edges of the borchure print out to the edges of the paper. Can this be done? Is this a function of the printer? -- Thanks, enak |
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How to set and print margins to 0
Most printers have at least some unprintable area on all sides, which is a
function of the paper feed mechanism. This area is usually larger for inkjet printers than for lasers, especially on the trailing edge. No matter how you set page margins or fill the page, the printer will do no more than it can, and what it is telling Word it can do will usually be accurately represented in Print Preview. If you set the page margins to 0 and the printer driver does not support this, you'll get an error message when you exit Page Setup. If you allow Word to "fix" the margins for you, you'll see what the minimum margins defined by the printer driver are. If you have one of the few printers that *can* print clear to the edge, you may have to select a specific setting in your printer Properties. You may also find that this applies only for certain paper sizes (4x6 photos, for example, but not Letter paper). The way commercial printers print "full bleed" (the printing term for printing clear to the edge) is to print on oversize paper and then trim it to the desired size. That may be your only option for achieving the effect you want. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "enak" wrote in message ... I am creating a marketing brochure that I am having trouble with the margins. On the left margin I have a table filled with color. In the middle is text and on the right side is an image. I want to be able to set the page margins to 0 (zero) so that the edges of the edges of the borchure print out to the edges of the paper. Can this be done? Is this a function of the printer? -- Thanks, enak |