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# 6618 - Overprinting Caused by Text Adjustment |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
Problem
As you print a document, you notice that several lines of text print over another line on the page. |
Answer:
Modify Text Adjustment if you have selected a margin of less than 1". 1. Press Format (Shift+F8), then choose Page (2). 2. Choose Paper Size (7) to display the paper sizes and types available using your printer. 3. Highlight the paper size you want to use, then choose Edit (5). 4. Choose Text Adjustment (9), then choose Up (1) to choose up as the direction of adjustment. 5. Enter a distance less than the top margin of the page. 6. Press Exit (F7) until you return to the document editing screen. |
Details:
Printing several lines of text on a page over another line is called overprinting. Overprinting occurs when the position of text is adjusted higher than the top of the page. Overprinting does not occur with every printerùonly printers that print text line by line (line printers) create this problem. Printing begins on a page at the margins selected for the top and left side of the page. Text Adjustment moves text on a page relative to the top or left margin. When you select a distance for Text Adjustment Up that is greater than the top margin, line printers follow the text adjustment. As a result, several lines are printed over the first line of the page. For example, if you select a top margin of .5" and the selected text adjustment remained Up 1", printing would begin half an inch above the top of the page. Half an inch of text, or three lines, would overprint. If you use a daisy wheel printer, the default text adjustment for the 8.5" x 11" paper size is 1". When you use a daisy wheel printer and select a margin less than 1" without modifying the text adjustment, the first few lines of your document will overprint. For many other line printers, paper sizes selected from the [ALL Others] category on the Format: Paper Size/Type screen include a default 1" text adjustment from the top margin. Any time you choose a paper size from the (ALL Others) category and select a margin less than 1", you should modify Text Adjustment. See Also Paper Size/Type in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual Appendix O: Troubleshooting in the WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS reference manual |
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