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From: Robin Lamacraft <>
Subject: Re: [FTST] Letters chopped off
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 08:21:34 +1030
References: <4.3.2.7.2.20011206133527.00c06ed0@mail.internode.on.net>
In-Reply-To: <004101c17e76$3b8b2520$a443b440@bc.hsia.telus.net>


At 08:51 6/12/01 -0800, Warren in reply to my answer wrote:

> > Use the File->Print Preview to look at what FTST (VCF) thinks that it
>going
> > to print.
> > Is there a problem showing there?
>
>Not that I can tell.
>
> > Is there a difference between what is shown there and what is printed?
>
>Yes.

<snip>

>The difference is that the vertical dividing line between pages is not in
>the same location as it is on the printed page.
>But I don't know what that means.
>Are the dividing lines on the printed page and on the print preview supposed
>to be the same?

YES - This looks like a paper properties or printable region problem. If
was text not be output in some boxes correctly it could have been the
difference in the fonts in the printer as compared with those in on the
computer - to fix this later problem you need the driver to "use downloaded
fonts".

Back to the problem - if the two printable page regions are not being seen
as the same, then it is likely that you have tried get too much across or
down the page. (Most printers cannot print right to the edge of the paper
and so have a non-printable region. So try increasing your page margins to
say I inch and print out two pages that have lines that cross the page
breaks in both directions. Now measure the actual printed size and compare
it with the printed size that you have set in the Page Setup. This should
give you an idea of what giving you the problem. If the chart prints OK
with 1 inch margins reduce them until you get the cut-off problem.

If you can't find any way to make the view in the Print Preview match the
printed output, then contact Tech Support - unfortunately, your printer
driver may still have bug in it. VCF uses a lot more of the capabilities of
printing than many other packages and sometimes finds that the driver
developer has not tested all their features to match Microsoft's specification.

RobinL (Adelaide, Australia)

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