When I go to page set up and change the margins (1" each), a window pops up
asking me to "fix" or "ignore" my margin settings. If I choose "fix" Word
automatically changes the bottom margin to 2.67" . If I choose "ignore" my
text does not print or is not included on Print Preview within this huge
bottom margin, even though my text shows on the page. What went wrong and
short of going back to Word Perfect (yuk!), how can I fix this once and for
all?

This is caused by a conflict between the HP drivers for certain LaserJet
printers and some versions of Word. Solutions include using Windows drivers
instead of HP (but you may lose some functionality) and using one of the
drivers from http://www.hp.com/pond/ljbeta/index.html.

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"robbin" wrote in message
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When I go to page set up and change the margins (1" each), a window pops
up
asking me to "fix" or "ignore" my margin settings. If I choose "fix" Word
automatically changes the bottom margin to 2.67" . If I choose "ignore"
my
text does not print or is not included on Print Preview within this huge
bottom margin, even though my text shows on the page. What went wrong
and
short of going back to Word Perfect (yuk!), how can I fix this once and
for
all?

The issue is the minimum margins reported by your printer driver, relative
to the paper size that Word thinks the printer has loaded. Check your
printer properties. Also, on the page set-up, check the Footer 'From edge'
distance.


"robbin" wrote in message
...
When I go to page set up and change the margins (1" each), a window pops
up
asking me to "fix" or "ignore" my margin settings. If I choose "fix" Word
automatically changes the bottom margin to 2.67" . If I choose "ignore"
my
text does not print or is not included on Print Preview within this huge
bottom margin, even though my text shows on the page. What went wrong
and
short of going back to Word Perfect (yuk!), how can I fix this once and
for
all?