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Q143229: Writer: Borders Cut Off on Cards: Alternate Layout Method

Article: Q143229
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 29-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c 
- Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c 
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SUMMARY
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When you print a Creative Writer card to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet or
DeskWriter printer, the bottom borders may be cut off.

The standard card layout and folding method puts the cropped borders at the
bottom of the cover and back pages of the card. By rearranging the page order
and using a different folding technique, you can make the printer limitation
less noticeable.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, use the following steps:

1. When you design the card, switch pages one and three, and switch pages two
  and four.

2. When you fold the card, fold the top edge to the back as usual, then fold the
  left side to the front instead of the back.

MORE INFORMATION
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The HP DeskJet and DeskWriter series printers have a large bottom page margin
that cannot be changed. This fixed margin crops some borders at the bottom of
the first and last pages of a Creative Writer card, even when the widest margin
is selected.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q126260 Writer: Borders Cut Off on HP DeskJet Series

Additional query words: kids mskids mczee max writer truncate cutoff desk jet hpdj homekids homekid cuts

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbPTProdChange kbCreativeWriter100 kbCreativeWriter110 kbCreativeWriter110a kbCreativeWriter110b kbCreativeWriter110c kbCreativeWriter110Mac kbCreativeWriter110aMac kbCreativeWriter100Mac kbCreativeWriter110bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c

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