Microsoft KB Archive/273987

= Drawing object is distorted when you print multiple sheets per page =

Article ID: 273987

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q273987





For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 220496.



SYMPTOMS
You print a Microsoft Word document that contains a drawing object to a printer that has a non-square resolution (such as 1440 x 720 dpi, 1200 x 600 dpi, or 600 x 300 dpi). When you print multiple pages per sheet (2 or more), the width of the printed drawing object is wider than the height of the object.

For example, if you print a page containing a 1-inch square drawing object to a printer that has a resolution of 1440 x 720 dots per inch (dpi), the width of the printed square is greater than its height.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, print your document to a printer that has a square resolution aspect. For example, print to a printer that provides a resolution that resembles any of the following resolutions:
 * 300 x 300 dpi
 * 600 x 600 dpi
 * 720 x 720 dpi

To determine whether your printer has a square resolution aspect, contact your printer manufacturer.

For information about how to contact your printer manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
To print a document with multiple pages per sheet, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Microsoft Office Word 2003 and in earlier versions of Word, click Print on the File menu.

In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, point to Print, and then click Print.
 * 1) In the Print dialog box, under Zoom, change the Pages per sheet setting to one of the following settings:
 * 2) * 2 pages
 * 3) * 4 pages
 * 4) * 6 pages
 * 5) * 8 pages
 * 6) * 16 pages
 * 7) Click OK.

Additional query words: WD2002 WD2003 WD2007

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB273987

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