At 01:31:48 on Saturday Saturday 29 May 2010, Barbara Duprey <b...@onr.com> wrote: > Stan Goodman wrote: > > At 21:32:41 on Friday Friday 28 May 2010, Barbara Duprey > > <b...@onr.com> > > > > wrote: > >> Stan Goodman wrote: > >>> At 20:16:11 on Friday Friday 28 May 2010, RA Brown > >>> > >>> <rabr...@the-martin-byrd.net> wrote: > >>>> Stan Goodman wrote: > >>>>> At 15:56:55 on Friday Friday 28 May 2010, John Kaufmann > >>>>> <kaufm...@nb.net> > >>>>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> In a message dated 2010.05.28 03:39 -0500, Stan Goodman wrote: > >>>>>>> I see the problem now. Although the printer is set for A4 > >>>>>>> paper, the ruler at the left of the OOo window shows that the > >>>>>>> page length is 24 centimeters, i.e. Letter size. What do I have > >>>>>>> to do to reorganize the page? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> What is your Page style (F-11, click on Page icon)? In that > >>>>>> style, what is the specified page size (Page tab, "Format")? If > >>>>>> "Letter", change to "A4". Or, if you just want a one-time > >>>>>> change, go via the menu, Format>Page. > >>>>> > >>>>> I do not find a Page icon though I have examined all of them at > >>>>> the top of the window, but I made the change in the menu. But I > >>>>> do want A$ set globally; does this icon have another name? Where > >>>>> is it? > >>>> > >>>> When you press the F11 key a window pops up, usually on the right > >>>> side of the screen, this is the "Styles and Formating" window. > >>>> The forth icon from the left of the window is the "Page" icon that > >>>> was referred to in the prior post. > >>> > >>> I can press F11 anywhere, and it opens the window as you say. But > >>> the fourth icon from the left of the main window is: "Opens a new > >>> window in your default email program with the current document as > >>> an attachment...." > >>> > >>> More importantly, I do not understand why I am not getting printed > >>> page numbers. To be clear, I am looking at pages from 2 on, not at > >>> the first. > >>> > >>>> Andy > >> > >> It definitely sounds as if the problem is with the physical printing > >> -- all the non-physical aspects work as expected (print preview, PDF > >> creation, screen display), and even PDF printout (probably with > >> scaling enabled). You'll need to make sure that your bottom margin > >> is deep enough for the page number to fit in the printer's printable > >> area. > > > > Here are the pertinent numbers from the Page formatting dialog: > > Size: A4 > > Height: 296.99mm > > Top margin: 25.01mm > > Bottom margin: 12.51mm > > > > And from the Footer dialog: > > Footer ON > > Use dynamic spacing > > Autofit height > > The problem arises if the printer actually can't handle such a small > bottom margin -- it is entirely possible to define margins that the > printer can't actually honor. Mine, for example, allows a .47" left > margin (for instance, if I set everything to zero and then let it fix > them to the minimum allowable) but cuts off some text near that margin > when I print. Everything looks great everywhere else, the symptoms are > just what you're describing: missing material in spite of all > appearances of success. As an experiment, maybe you can try making the > top margin smaller and the bottom margin bigger, and see if that helps.
That did it, Barbara. I moved 5mm from top to bottom, and voila. I have learned a little about the psychology of printers. Many thanks to you and to all. -- Stan Goodman --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
