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Problems with absolute positioning
I am trying to create a template document that will be used in a merge
operation. The merged data will be printed on a pre-printed form. To get all data on exactly the right spot, I use absolute positioning. However, absolute doesn't seem to be that absolute. When I enter 2.5 cm and option Page in the window Advanced Layout, the text box starts at about 3.7 cm. A text box that is printed lower on the page (at 25.5 cm) starts at 25.9 cm. Thus, the difference between the distance entered in the window Advanced Layout and the actual distance as measured on a printed document is not constant. A constant offset would have been acceptable, but this varying difference is a real nuisance. Can anyone explain this to me, and tell me what I should do to make real absolute positioning possible? Ewout |
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Problems with absolute positioning
This is the actual position of the text box or of the text in the box?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA " wrote in message ... I am trying to create a template document that will be used in a merge operation. The merged data will be printed on a pre-printed form. To get all data on exactly the right spot, I use absolute positioning. However, absolute doesn't seem to be that absolute. When I enter 2.5 cm and option Page in the window Advanced Layout, the text box starts at about 3.7 cm. A text box that is printed lower on the page (at 25.5 cm) starts at 25.9 cm. Thus, the difference between the distance entered in the window Advanced Layout and the actual distance as measured on a printed document is not constant. A constant offset would have been acceptable, but this varying difference is a real nuisance. Can anyone explain this to me, and tell me what I should do to make real absolute positioning possible? Ewout |
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Problems with absolute positioning
On Nov 3, 3:43*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
This is the actual position of the text box or of the text in the box? It is the actual position of the text box. I have given the text box a border, so that I can measure the distance precisely. Ewout |
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Could this be a printer feed issue?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA " wrote in message ... On Nov 3, 3:43 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: This is the actual position of the text box or of the text in the box? It is the actual position of the text box. I have given the text box a border, so that I can measure the distance precisely. Ewout |
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Problems with absolute positioning
On Nov 3, 4:56*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Could this be a printer feed issue? Probably. Why do these things have to be so difficult? I just want to print something on a particular spot. And I don't want to be bothered by printer issues. Shouldn't a driver be able to do the required math? Well, currently I am thinking to use positioning relative to the margins. But I'm afraid I will run into other problems. Ewout |
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By "printer feed," I mean that the paper is not being fed accurately. That
has nothing to do with the driver; you may need new rubber rollers or the like. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA " wrote in message ... On Nov 3, 4:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Could this be a printer feed issue? Probably. Why do these things have to be so difficult? I just want to print something on a particular spot. And I don't want to be bothered by printer issues. Shouldn't a driver be able to do the required math? Well, currently I am thinking to use positioning relative to the margins. But I'm afraid I will run into other problems. Ewout |
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