PDF printing problem

[Jared Norris]

On 24 February 2013 14:54, Geoffrey Wilfred Combes <gcombes4 at bigpond.com>wrote:

> Thanks Jarrod for the advice. I tried another viewing program but the
> result was precisely the same as I have described.
> However there is a simple way around the problem which I have used
> before but which I had forgotten about.
> It is: Open GIMP and import.
> From 'Print Image Settings' open the print dimensions fully.
> Tick the box 'Ignore Page Margins' (just to be sure)
> The print is on a full page and perfect as one would expect from GIMP.
>
> This takes a bit longer of course but is sure-fire.
> Also it allows one to adjust the image. For example I recently printed a
> PDF of text that was barely readable because it was in pale grey. I used
> the 'Threshold' colour tool in GIMP to get a dark black text print.
>
> Geoffrey
>
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At least it's found the problem you're having. For whatever reason either
the printer or your programs are set up with the wrong page margins by the
sounds of it. It might be a good idea to go through and check all your
printer settings (both in the program and via the system settings options).

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Jared Norris
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