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Q100065: Setting the Unprintable Region for Windows Printer Drivers

Article: Q100065
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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The unprintable regions of a page are regions where the printer cannot print
because they are outside the margins allowed by a particular Windows printer
driver. These regions are set either automatically (by design) or manually (by
the user) in the printer driver.

MORE INFORMATION
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If the unprintable region is set automatically, it cannot be changed. If the
unprintable region is set manually, some printer drivers allow you to set the
margins allowed as follows:

Windows 3.1 and 3.11
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1. In the Printer Setup dialog box, choose Options, then choose Margins.

2. Adjust the margins as necessary and choose OK.

Windows 3.0 and 3.0a
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1. In the Printer Setup dialog box, choose Setup, select the appropriate printer
  model, and choose Margins.

2. Adjust the margins as necessary and choose OK.

For information about finding and using unprintable regions, query on the
following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  "unprintable" (without the quotation marks) and "region" (without the
  quotation marks)


Additional query words: 2.00 2.0a area label mailing loose invalid edge edges paper 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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