Microsoft KB Archive/43261

Right Margin of Document Is Cut Off on LaserJet

PSS ID Number: Q43261 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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If a document prints out on a LaserJet with the text cut off in the right margin, verify that the font name and font size that the document is formatted for are actually available in the form of cartridges or soft fonts.

For example, if a font such as Times Roman 12 is being used, Word will use the associated width tables for that font when calculating the number of characters to print per line.

If the document is sent to a printer that doesn’t have the Times Roman 12 font available, the document will be printed with the default font (fixed-width Courier). This results in the same number of characters per line printed, but the characters extend beyond what Word has calculated for. If the text extends into the unprintable region, it will be cut off.

Another common mistake is to format for the Times Roman font with the HPLASER3 or HPLASMS driver when using a cartridge other than the Z cartridge. This mistake results in the characters printing into the margins and possibly being cut off.

The Times Roman fonts in the Z cartridge are narrower than the Times Roman fonts of other cartridges.

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