Margin in Microsoft Word doesn't match in Print Preview or Printed version

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We have a document template that we're building that looks like this:

document template in MS Word

When we click Print, the Preview window appears, and we see (note the additional whitespace at the top and left of the blue sidebar):

print preview

This Preview is what we see on the physical paper copies as well. Is there a setting that should be changed to prevent this? The left bar and the line below "Document Title" are both in the header, but "Document Title" is not.

Glen Solsberry

Posted 2016-08-15T19:49:55.890

Reputation: 363

Question was closed 2016-08-23T19:31:28.113

Maybe this...http://wordribbon.tips.net/T011850_Margins_On_the_Screen_Dont_Match_Printout.html

– Moab – 2016-08-15T19:57:27.037

A long time ago I had problems when the default printer did not match the printer used for printing (as MSWord creates the preview depending on printer properties) I think you should check you document properties also, and maybe try to make the margins larger and see if it will look the same. I don't use Windows any more and do not have MSOffice. – Zina – 2016-08-15T19:58:01.537

Very few printers support edge-to-edge printing, so unless you have a printer with the feature, you have to expect a bit of a border. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2016-08-15T20:30:50.257

Answers

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We fixed it!

If you click File -> Page Setup, the Paper Size was currently US Letter. From the dropdown, select Manage Custom Sizes. Then add a custom paper size, which will default to 8.5x11, non-printable area will default to user defined. All of the margin fields should be left at 0.

This allows you to do remove the border on the printed document.

Glen Solsberry

Posted 2016-08-15T19:49:55.890

Reputation: 363

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