Printing slides onto 8.5"x11" - landscape... PowerPoint 2003

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When I click the Print Preview - My slide is displayed in Landscape (correct), in color (correct), but is off-center (incorrect) on the 8.5"x11" paper. I have tried changing everything, even the Page Setup selections and NOTHING works!! Have to print NOW and am frustrated...!

 

[PPTMagician]

Hi Roy,

Rather than focus on page setup in PowerPoint, instead, when the Print
Dialog box pops up, click on properties for your printer and check the page
layout there.

HTH,
Glenna

When I click the Print Preview - My slide is displayed in Landscape

(correct), in color (correct), but is off-center (incorrect) on the 8.5"x11"
paper. I have tried changing everything, even the Page Setup selections and
NOTHING works!! Have to print NOW and am frustrated...!

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

PowerPoint always prints the slide area centered in the printable area for
the printer (defined by the print driver, not by PowerPoint). If that print
area is not centered on the page (uneven margins) then the slide area will
also print not centered.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide some kind of margin control (within contstraints of printer, or
course) and/or an option to print the slide centered on the page instead of
centered in the printable area, don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR
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[Steve Rindsberg]

When I click the Print Preview - My slide is displayed in Landscape (correct), in

color (correct), but is off-center (incorrect) on the 8.5"x11" paper. I have tried
changing everything, even the Page Setup selections and NOTHING works!! Have to
print NOW and am frustrated...!


My guess is that the preview IS correct, at least that's my guess if you have an
inkjet printer. Many of these can't print clear to the edge of the paper and tend
to leave a considerably larger margin at the trailing edge of the paper.

Print Preview is probably showing you this and its result on the way PPT positions
the slide on the printed page.

Some printer drivers have an option to print centered or full bleed. If yours does,
try turning the option on and see if that helps.